Hope Nissan is watching this...

CBRich

ImportConvert, I was polite in the thread that you started but I'm starting to get the feeling that you're trolling. If you are not interested in or will not own a 370 maybe you should head back to LS1Tech.com.

Red__Zed

I'll never understand why everyone on this forum is so sensitive when anyone says something negative about the 370...

ImportConvert

Exactly. I love the car and would buy it in a heartbeat over a corvette. I am more wishing than knocking the car. Yes, I am knocking Nissan for producing the weakest sports car in it's class by 100whp, but the car itself is very nice. If Nissan evolved its powerplant a little, I would buy.

Here is the problem:

My Ws6 was paid for and put 300whp to the ground.
I have no twisties where I live.
I don't care about Nav systems and heated seats.

Why pay $600/mo just so I can enjoy a newer car with features I don't care about that won't do anything my WS6 wouldn't do, when I can pay $950 a month for a Z06 that will do WORLDS more than my WS6 ever dreamed of?

$350 a month isn't a big deal.

HOWEVER---the Z06 isn't as "solid" feeling as the 370Z. It does't have nearly the nice interior (seat support? What support...) as the 370Z. I could give up 100whp and the $350 more a month note for the much nicer experience of the 370Z, but I can't give up $600 a month for the nicer experience of the Z over the identically performing WS6 that I owned free and clear.

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The question:

Why can't Nissan put a brawnier engine in the car? I understand weight/V8, but Porsche pulls 385hp out of their 6-cylinder. Porsche followed Nissan's lead from the GT-R with all the DCT, torque sensing diff, etc. and incorporated it into the 911TT. Why can't Nissan follow Prosche's lead with regard to engine smoothness/output?

Again, if they offered a 400bhp 370 for $45K, I would buy. Not knocking the car at all, I just can't see why Nissan stuck would could be a world-class sports car into the pony-car class by virtue of its powerplant when the style/suspension/interior all reek of a $50K+ car.

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I am stuck with:

Spend $600 a month more than you used to for the same thing in a different (albeit nicer) wrapper.

-or-

Spend $950 a month for something most people only dream about, that does 0-60 in under 4 seconds, lapped the 'ring without overheating (and in record time at one point), and still gets 24mpg with a 100K mile warranty to boot.

shadoquad

I can completely understand it. If you have just spent considerable money on a car, or are considering dropping it, or are just a big fan of it, there may be some emotional bond there.

I'm a performance car enthusiast, so I'm not afraid to admit that my car has flaws or that others are faster. But I could definitely see why this car inspires emotional connection.