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Positive new Motor Trend Review 4/1/11

Did not see that this has been posted yet, M/T gave it a pretty good review overall with some discprepancies! Of course there are tons of hater comments in the

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Old 04-01-2011, 06:07 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Did not see that this has been posted yet, M/T gave it a pretty good review overall with some discprepancies! Of course there are tons of hater comments in the personal comments below...oh well.

6spd touring tested
4.9 sec to 60
13.4 @ 105.2
1.01 g skipad

2011 Nissan 370Z Touring First Test - Motor Trend

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Old 04-01-2011, 06:10 PM   #2 (permalink)
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"A rocket it isnt" lol. That seems pretty fast to me.
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They should have tested the 7AT -- it would have been a little faster
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They should test the Nismo - it would've flown.
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Yea but they would have fallen asleep during the test drive.
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Yea but they would have fallen asleep during the test drive.
But then may have said its a "rocket"..hehe
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the MSRP on a fully loaded Z is pretty ridiculous, I'll give them that.
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Did not see that this has been posted yet, M/T gave it a pretty good review! Of course there are tons of hater comments in the personal comments below...oh well.

6spd touring tested
4.9 sec to 60
13.4 @ 105.2
1.01 g skipad

2011 Nissan 370Z Touring First Test - Motor Trend
"Compared to our long-term 370Z Roadster, the coupe serves as the ideal long-distance tourer by virtues of side visibility, overall civility, and [U][B]
cabin quietness."

Cabin quietness??? That's a stretch but I guess everything is relative.
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^ *shrug*

you guys complain too much about road noise. its to be expected with wide 19" tires... my 2006 corolla daily driver, now that is LOUD.
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The 2011 model year also brings the 370Z Roadster's synthetic suede door and seat inserts to the coupe. The soft, cozy material gives the comfortable, attractive cabin a higher-quality feeling. Leather-wrapped electronically adjustable seats remain standard in the top-level Touring, and support your bum and back with firm cushioning.
This is actually wrong. My 2010 has this too. I thought 2009s did too?
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the MSRP on a fully loaded Z is pretty ridiculous, I'll give them that.
You can get a Z for invoice no problem, that's like $3500 below MSRP. And if you get lucky and land a VPP (like me)...that's another $2000.
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I might have to upgrade to get that vicious LSD - I don't think my viscous one competes.

My 2009 has alcantara in the doors and the seats - it really is a pretty bad article.
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Hahaha, yeah the vicious LSD sounds pretty bad ass.
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