Mustang vs. 370Z vs. Genesis Coupe
 

Battle of the Sixes: Ford Mustang V6 takes on Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 and Nissan 370Z — Autoblog

meh...??

did you really just do that... :facepalm:

incoming LMGTFY's and such

Odd comparo.

hamburger vs sushi vs bibinba

we finally got a win..haha

fixed..lol

Korean vs Japanese vs American


I'll take Japanese.


Oh wait, we're talking about cars?! Japanese then.

tough call between korean and japanese, but yeah i'll take japanese.

japan makes some pretty nice cars too i guess. O_o;;

oh god dammit vipor beat me to the joke already.

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Interesting, positive comments on the brakes (with Nismo pads).

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It's bad when AK wtf2's.

All I read was " Simply and honestly put, the 370Z is the best sports car of the three, hands down"

haha in all fairness the Z is the only TRUE sports car in that comparo xD. if it didnt win on home turf i dunno what those guys are thinkin then.

Honestly I think these car mags just run out of ideas and come up with crap.

Next month we'll see "Ford Expedition vs. Honda Element"

"Well, for what the Element lacks in towing capacity it certainly makes up for it in fuel economy, although it's hard to beat the cargo capacity, towing capability, and general utility of the Expedition."

^ Waits for the Motortrend job oppertunity

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So it seems the Genesis might have won if it had wider tires and a less intrusive traction control gimmick.

Interesting read.

Odd comparo, definately should have had the the G37 coupe to level the playing field a bit instead of the 370. I say that because they obviously did not care about price & 4 seater to 4 seater is just more fair.

That feature of the "comparo" was months ago!

Months??? That was like a year and 2 months ago. I have that magazine in my archive... lol

People keep saying the 370z is the only true sports car. Its like people dismiss GT's totally. GT's are the more balanced vehicles to drive at extremely high speeds. I've driven cars that were better balanced than 2 seat sport coupes. GT's n 2seaters have a different focus. I understand that. But a 2 seat sports car isn't automatically superior cuz it has 2 seats.
The comparo wasn't done to be a direct comparo. It was actually done just to get an idea of how much power a genesis coupe can produce.
The genesis coupe topping out in price where the other two cars begin I think did rather well. And having driven the GC. You will find its steering to be as balanced as the Z and better than a G37s. (I kno cuz I own the G) it can't outrun a G but its handling is near identical. (I've driven the GC a few times) with the right tranny and ecu fixes the GC in 2011 may be a bigger threat than it is now. As far as the mustang. 2011 brought a new stang and those numbers aren't valid. The GC will probably always be 5% or 10% behind the competition. But at 25% to 35% less than the comp. Its still a great value.
Your preferences lie where they may. My preference is nissan myself. But a spade is a spade. The genny is a true contender, and in the future, a GC fully modded? Nay-sayers will get slapped with some reality.
Any car company putting out a balanced high power sport coupe at a reasonable price is ok in my book.

Those saying that this article is old...

you realize it was posted yeterday? :V

This isn't a mag article, it's from autoblog which typically has better reviewers than Motortrend/C&D/R&T/etc. :p

by Jonny Lieberman (RSS feed) on May 17th 2010 at 11:56AM

When I saw the pictures of the front for all the cars it became apparent where the Genesis Coupe got it's design inspiration from..

The long sloping hood, headlights far apart and cross-eyed looking...It's got a severe case of the downs!

I almost feel insulted that we were compared to the other two.

:icon18: not even close.

Did you read the article? Driven both?

I'm not talking just numbers

every word. Loses in looks and power department, did you read the part with "As hard as the genesis was pushed, the pesky Z was always at the tail pipes"

and as far as numbers go, i'm a numbers kind of guy, how many podiums has the genesis won anywhere....
check the track, 1/4mile threads, the Z in stock and modified form is taking trophies.

Good read. The price difference between the Z and the Mustang make the Mustang seem like a pretty good value.

congrats!!! u finally got your internet connected! :p u got an idea how old this thing is?

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I bet the GT owners, particularly the 2010 GT owners are f'in pissed that the new V6 owns them :icon17:

Anyway that autoblog came from that article.

Where is the link??

Haha... since when was the 2011 V6 faster than the previous GTs? They weigh the same and the 2010 GT has a bit more hp and more torque over a flatter curve. It should be faster. :tup:

But yeah, they can't be happy considering how the GT vs. V6 environment was. GT owners used to rag on the V6 models like mad because they were always at least 2 seconds faster from the factory. Now they've got a V6 that can dip into the 13s stock... pretty wild considering my 2002 V6 automatic could only do 16s stock!!! :tup::tup:

thought the new mustang was a lot lighter, especially the v6 models moving from iron block to alum.

May be a little bit lighter than the 2010 GT because of the engine, but that's not enough to compensate for the GT's extra power and torque. Not to mention the lowest gear you can get on the V6 is a 3.31 with the performance package. Standard is a 2.73.

Ford was careful to make sure the V6 wasn't too quick. I have to say, though, that V6 should respond pretty damn well to bolt-ons!

...but seriously...

Well the 2011 ford v6 is a huge upgrade in hp. Especially the V8 GT.
Come on 370 how about a power boost. Let's follow ford mustang direction.

glad to see we get a win.