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the 2010 z4 has 300hp and is twin turbo ive driven the z4mc and a 09 370z the z4m with proper tires(not the conties) is a truly unbelieveable car in the bends, so to is the 370 but the better m diff in the z dose a better job, both are realy great cars and the z4m is faster but not by much. i will be picking my z4mc up within the next month. my vote is for the z4m but to everyone there own... :driving: |
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1. The N54 BMW engine is a 3 liter TT Inline-6, not a V6 2. It has 300 bhp, not 250. 3. The official 300 bhp figure is underated. It's more like 330-340 bhp, according to dynos. 4. The 2010 Z4 has 335 hp, not 300 hp. |
^^ true
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^^ it's a I6...as in a straight "6"...as stated above!!
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(looking at porn)
Err: Oh man, you gotta check this out. Meatwad: Oh yeah baby, that's a neat car she's washing. You think that's a straight 6? Err: I think I have a straight 6. Ignignokt: Ooooo. Err, your sexual innuendo is priceless. Sorry, couldnt resist. |
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going to look into ordering my wife's for euro delivery tomorrow.
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Another positive with the N54 engine is that torque is maxed from like 1250 rpm to redline.
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You are going to love the z!
Turn off vdc when you go for a test drive! >:] |
Update re: Z4M Coupe ---> 370Z
I went to the Cleveland auto show this past Sunday. The Cleveland show has always been a big one as this area is second to Detroit in automotive businesses. The turn out was huge, with most marques having large displays (BMW's was an exception with a very small display).
I talked at length with a Nissan specialist who really knew the 370Z (or at least seemed so to me). He punted on my question about over heating if the car was tracked and gave me Nissan's tech support phone number for further conversation. The car would be my daily driver and occasional track and auto-X car. He seemed to say that car was designed for spirited driving, but not a track weekend. This statement was really soft, as the 370Z is a sports car, and I am not talking about racing, but a few "Driver's Education" weekends. He was still hesitant. When I asked about the NISMO, he said that was much more like my ///MCoupe and should be fine on the track, but he advised against the car by saying he wouldn't trade 5 days/week of comfortable driving for spirited weekend or track time. With all his expertise, he didn't inspire confidence. Any thoughts or comments? BTW, the Lotus Evora was the star of the show to me. Wow!, but expensive. The dealer has 12 coming in and 3 are pre-sold, but at 2.5 time the price of a 370Z. Thanks. EB |
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Absolutely necessary is an oil cooler, whether or not you get the Nismo version. Also, it does tend to stall out in hard right turns with less than 3/4 tank of gas on the track, even earlier with R compounds. Other than that, its a great track car. |
I am on my second Z4, 6 years, and the lease expires on my '07 in April. The new Z4 is gorgeous, and imho has three issues - its overpriced, if you look at how poorly these cars are dropping in value, the trunk is pretty much useless, and the options are way overpriced (and they downgraded the audio system this year, so you have to buy the premium audio (another $1800). The Boxster is a better choice as a pure sports car, it drives better in every respect and costs about the same, depending on how you equip it. I still love the new Z4 though. Killer styling.
However I'm ordering a 370Z Touring roadster instead. BMW is not bending on the price yet, but they will. The Z4's are not selling (see the numbers on the Bimmerfest forum) they were knocking $10,000 off the leftover '09s, gave up on the '10s, and are now only making '11s. Guys on the Z4 board were shocked to find out what there cars are worth now. (I'm glad I don't have to sell or trade mine). The 370 has a great driving feel, very similar performance (but only if you chose the more expensive twin turbo Z4) and can be purchased at near invoice, so about $10,000 less than the BMW. A new Z4 with wicked CA taxes, license, & insurance, say adios to about $60,000 all in. If I was prepared to spend that much it would be a Boxster. I struggled with the same decision for the last three months and read just about everything written on these two cars. I came down on the value side. If B of A stock hits $50 maybe I'll go German again. Make sure you drive each car more than once. |
the Z4 we are buying is for my wife, so its all about style, not performance, even though were are getting the 35. USAA buying service has it at 500 over invoice, so that is what I am shooting for at the dealer later today.
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BTW I love the USAA car buying thing, I was looking at it last night and they say they can get the GTR premium for $76K. |
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Re: buying plans, The American Express Car Buying program is painless and not much to fill out. I did it on the 370z roadster and got three responses immediately all under invoice. The best was $600 under. Not all dealers participate. The dealer is not allowed to haggle the price they quote. I liked the plan, others on this board have used it, but I am going with the VPP program by way of the courtesy of poster Robert Nash, which is even better. Search VPP and you'll find the thread. The only issue is the program ends on 3/31so ordering from the factory is a non-starter.
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so we wound up not doing euro delivery, but taking one home tonight instead. Got it for about 1000 under invoice, but it was still twice what my base+sport was. Its a very nice car though and my wife is ecstatic, so its all good. 2.9 financing is also pretty good.
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ecstatic???? you better have a smile on your face every morning you wake up. |
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oh ok thats better. hows the power feel compared to the Z
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thats getting close to used GT-R territory
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Which is also why its hard to say which is faster. I think the Z4 might be a little, but its hard to tell since it has the 7 speed double clutch automatic, so it drives totally different. That and I haven't really gotten on it too much since its not broken in yet, and I have only driven it to the grocery store and back so far. |
Besides...the new Z4's are ******* dead sexy. I want pics...what color, Mike? Man, if they had Laguna Seca Blue.....
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That DSG is awesome, had it on my Audi and I loved how fast it shifted. So are you going to get it chipped? |
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i guess people who don't like driving a manual feel the opposite: they think they are doing too much. |
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http://www.the370z.com/members/mike-...2-stable-2.jpg Zsteve, I just had to go pick up her birthday cake. Then we went out drinking, so the car stayed home. Probably won't get it chipped though. Only cosmetic mods for this one. |
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