That sounds like a High Speed Ring type course. On a road course like Tsukuba or Leguna Seca would test the limits of the vehicle (and driver). I doubt you coud average near 3 digit speeds on those courses. Just another point of view to consider when compairing vehicles...........

The GT is no slouch in anyway, but I am still not so confident in it's "improved" suspension setup.

The GT would beat the 370Z on anything bigger than than auto-x course. This car is quite insane.

Laguna Seca? Are you serious? The Z would not stand a chance against the 2011 GT - You must not have been @ Seca much.

Tsukuba - would be close between the two perhaps but have you looked @ seca? there are some serious 80 -> 110 sprints where we will loose a LOT of time to the stang. A roughly average speed of about 80 mph (for the track) will not help us at all...

You are comparing different animals - what the stang looses in the turns it will MORE than make up for in the straights.

I could see Tsukuba being close, but the GT will still win.

And yes, there'd be no chance for the Z at Laguna.

I don't know. The Z probably has its best chance at a course like Tsukuba. Would probably get blown out at Laguna Seca, though. And most likely owned anywhere with a nice, long straight. Oval courses are completely out lol.

It does have a better shot at Tsukuba, but the GT has more power and better brakes, so it's going to pull the Z from the final hairpin all the way through to turn one, and out of 1 into the next left hand hairpin... There are very few bits of Tsukuba where the Z would be able to make up time as it's really just hairpins connected by short straights.

Like I was saying before. A real road track... GT wins 99% of the time.

Auto X... Z.

Thank God you dress nice, so that I don't have to respect you for your mind. :icon18:

j/k

Actually, now I'd really love to see a Nismo Z (or even sport package) take on a Stang GT (with similar sport trim/packages), and hash it out at Tsukuba! Because I don't think the Stang would win, at least not by a large margin. I think a Z stands a fighting chance.

It would not be a large margin but it'd still win. :icon17:

I'm getting my passport, we're shipping our cars to Japan, and we're duking this out. :bowrofl:

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Not fair, though, since you have base brakes.

I make no excuses. :bowrofl:

Well, I'm going to give you a head start and spin you out NASCAR style.

Bump 'n run!!!!!!!!

LOL.... I dont get why people get so up in arms about their car being the FASTEST EVER!!! Seriously - every year there will be a newer faster and better car in the market. The competition is what keeps the HP up as years go by.

I got my Z for one reason - driving experience - I mean yes she is fast and handles amazingly - but you have to be honest withyoursef and give credit where credit is due. The new stang is one bad MFer - honestly if I had an extra 30k lying around it would be spent on a stang. Ford has done AMAZING things in the last few years and I look forward to Nissan responding.

Dont get me wrong - I will eventually SC my Z and make up for that difference - but that debate will go on for ever - what if he SC's his 2011 GT lol

But my car is faster, done! :p

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Well if you want to get an idea of a basic SC and suspension upgrade on the 5.0, look at the Shelby GT350 (don't actually LOOK at it because it's hideous, but check the numbers.) It uses Ford Racing's stage 1 blower (525hp) and does 0-60 in 3.7, 1/4 in 12.0 @ 122, and corners at 1.05G. :yum: