Car and Driver Crashes a Nismo 370Z

theDreamer

Why though?
~Oil heating issue - only on the track
~Brake heating issue - only on the track

Neither of these are within what Nissan advertise the coupe/roadster/Nismo at. They have never said the word "track" for this car, it is viewed by many as a track ready car and is very close to being track ready but it is not.

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ricky bobby

i have oil temp issues on the street and my rotors are purple, never been on the track

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pulpz

To me not a big deal to track prep my car. But I assumed the Sport Brakes would be track ready (the 370Z equivalent to the 350Z Track Brembos). I really assumed this would be the case, considering that Nissan didn't make any changes to the Sport Brake setup for the Nismo.

I agree. Doesn't discredit the Z in my mind, but it is disappointing and embarrassing knowing the Nismo 370Z cant hang with a stock Mustang after a few laps on the track.

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kannibul

Agreed, and AFAIK, Porsche doesn't advertise their cars as track queens.

In terms of street use, it hangs with the big boys quite well.

370Zsteve

Name one other car right down to the cheapest ones in the test that had a problem with brakes. Did any of them have the word "track"? Were they viewed as track ready? What is your point?

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theDreamer

Do any of the have the power the Z has, which requires it to stop from a higher MPH?
I am not saying either is to blame, but Nissan has done everything fine in advertising this car (370z). The magazines, public view, etc. have put it on the track because the Z comes from a heritage of being a track oriented car, but this is a street car first. Nothing wrong with that, but when it comes down to it there are going to be sacrifices.

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370Zsteve

According to the article, the Nismo finished mid-pack in just about every area of the track. I don't see where it was pushing a higher MPH anywhere. I love my Z, I'm very disappointed it's performance vs every other vehicle in this test, that's all.

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theDreamer

What I am saying is that the Z can reach a higher MPH and must brake from a higher MPH than other cars. It might have lost in other situations on the track which contributed to the slower time, like hitting a wall.

I am not overly disappointed in its results, it seems like the driver attempted to push the car, but in the end we see what really happened. He crashed it for whatever reason.

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