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Old 06-12-2011, 12:11 PM   #46 (permalink)
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Yeah... maybe I should sue Blades for Plagerism.
I think you should!
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Dodge improved the Viper right up until 2010.
GM improved the C5 right up until 2004.
Ford is STILL improving the mustang line-up even though a re-design is on the horizon for YM'14.

For Nissan to use that excuse is petty. If they want to say that due to the damage their country sustained they were unable to perform YM12 changes, you have to either respect that--or buy something else if you don't like it, but if the stance is "We are killing it in a few years--screw the customer" then that would explain WHY they don't sell very many of them.



companies rotate through their models with changes it seems.



I think Nissan is about out of tricks for getting more power out of the VQ short of DI or FI. If they did what they did to the IPL and NISMO to the base Z, they would have nowhere to go with the NISMO.



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Stang, camero has over 400hp for about the same price as the 370z so why pay more for a car that has less power hasent had any decent updates? The genesis is cheaper as well. I dont think nissan really understands the american market or they dont care. If they want to sell more nissan needs to.get there heads out of there *** and start making more improvements bumb the dam hp torque add di and stop raising the price. Fire th ceo of nissan and hire someone from ford lol.
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Stang, camero has over 400hp for about the same price as the 370z so why pay more for a car that has less power hasent had any decent updates? The genesis is cheaper as well. I dont think nissan really understands the american market or they dont care. If they want to sell more nissan needs to.get there heads out of there *** and start making more improvements bumb the dam hp torque add di and stop raising the price. Fire th ceo of nissan and hire someone from ford lol.
Because there's a lot more camero's out there than the Z. Even with less power, its unique. Every time i've driven with people, if they see mustangs or camero's, i don't see any special reactions. But, every time they see a 370z. They're always in awe.
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Stang, camero has over 400hp for about the same price as the 370z so why pay more for a car that has less power hasent had any decent updates? The genesis is cheaper as well. I dont think nissan really understands the american market or they dont care. If they want to sell more nissan needs to.get there heads out of there *** and start making more improvements bumb the dam hp torque add di and stop raising the price. Fire th ceo of nissan and hire someone from ford lol.
I did better than two Camaro SS's at the drag strip 2 days ago
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Because there's a lot more camero's out there than the Z. Even with less power, its unique. Every time i've driven with people, if they see mustangs or camero's, i don't see any special reactions. But, every time they see a 370z. They're always in awe.
I agree to an extent. The Z turns heads, but the other brands are selling like hotcakes. Makes me wonder if Nissan has something up their sleeve or if they really don't give a hoot.........
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Stang, camero has over 400hp for about the same price as the 370z so why pay more for a car that has less power hasent had any decent updates? The genesis is cheaper as well. I dont think nissan really understands the american market or they dont care. If they want to sell more nissan needs to.get there heads out of there *** and start making more improvements bumb the dam hp torque add di and stop raising the price. Fire th ceo of nissan and hire someone from ford lol.
Why does eveyome compare just HP? My Z is designed better, looks better, handles better...I can go on for a while. American Car manufacturers think straight line. Japan and Europe think, "How will this drive on a track?"

On a side note, the corvette is one of the very few if not only American sports car I'd buy.
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Isn't this the truth. I just got back from a 1000+ mile drive and drove to some hick towns. I was amazed at the responses I got on my car! It was like they never saw a 370Z before. In sacramento, Mustangs, BMW's, MB, challengers and chargers are everywhere but rarely do you see 370Z's. I want to drive something unique.


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Because there's a lot more camero's out there than the Z. Even with less power, its unique. Every time i've driven with people, if they see mustangs or camero's, i don't see any special reactions. But, every time they see a 370z. They're always in awe.
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Why does eveyome compare just HP? My Z is designed better, looks better, handles better...I can go on for a while. American Car manufacturers think straight line. Japan and Europe think, "How will this drive on a track?"

On a side note, the corvette is one of the very few if not only American sports car I'd buy.
Well the Stang is a pretty good handler these days, it can't be knocked for that any longer. Funny recently I had an SS Camaro as a rental on a business trip (got a free upgrade) and got more looks in that than in the Z and this was in Phoenix..
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It's not all about horsepower. The Camaro looks like GM hired designers from Pixar. And if it's built like anything else from GM it's will be falling apart at 50K miles, have no resale value and will be relegated to being driven by Joe Dirt looking meth heads. The Mustang is...well...it's just a Mustang. Always has been. No excitement since 1964 and a 1/2 other than when Carroll Shelby got his hands on some.
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Stang, camero has over 400hp for about the same price as the 370z so why pay more for a car that has less power hasent had any decent updates? The genesis is cheaper as well. I dont think nissan really understands the american market or they dont care. If they want to sell more nissan needs to.get there heads out of there *** and start making more improvements bumb the dam hp torque add di and stop raising the price. Fire th ceo of nissan and hire someone from ford lol.
Montez, I am surprised you got looks in Phx with a Camaro. They are a dime a dozen and I seem more of them than Civics these days in Phx.

Even today I would take the Z over a 5.0 or Maro. Yes, the Stang's handling has improved, but still not Z level. The Z look better stock and modded (subjective). I just prefer Japanese sports cars (for example: if I was told I could get ANY car $ not an option, it would be the R34 Skyline GTR Nismo Z Tune). And, it is not all about going fast, hanging your rear end out, or doing donuts. The Z is a drivers car that I have much fun in. To be honest, I do not have as much fun in my buddies' Z06 than I do my Z.

These are all subjective, and to each his own. That said, I do give thumbs up to 5.0 owners; they are almost as rare as 370s in Phx.
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It's not all about horsepower. The Camaro looks like GM hired designers from Pixar. And if it's built like anything else from GM it's will be falling apart at 50K miles, have no resale value and will be relegated to being driven by Joe Dirt looking meth heads. The Mustang is...well...it's just a Mustang. Always has been. No excitement since 1964 and a 1/2 other than when Carroll Shelby got his hands on some.
yup, no excitement at all.
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How much improvement do you all think would be realized with DI, I wonder?
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Why does eveyome compare just HP? My Z is designed better, looks better, handles better...I can go on for a while. American Car manufacturers think straight line. Japan and Europe think, "How will this drive on a track?"

On a side note, the corvette is one of the very few if not only American sports car I'd buy.
I would add the CTS-V coupe
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Why does eveyome compare just HP? My Z is designed better, looks better, handles better...I can go on for a while. American Car manufacturers think straight line. Japan and Europe think, "How will this drive on a track?"

On a side note, the corvette is one of the very few if not only American sports car I'd buy.
Than the Camaro, yes. Than the mustang? I don't know.

What is the 370Z's PPH? The mustang is in the 70's IIRC.
The mustang GT also out-performs the 370Z as a whole. The BOSS annihilates the NISMO.

*If you care about "better designed" regarding interior, I wouldn't get a corvette. The corvette is ALL about the chassis and the engine. The interior is an afterthought and "an embarrassment" (per GM!). The C7 is going to be a LOT! better on the inside, similar power, and more nimble/lighter, according to the best guesses at the moment.

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Montez, I am surprised you got looks in Phx with a Camaro. They are a dime a dozen and I seem more of them than Civics these days in Phx.

Even today I would take the Z over a 5.0 or Maro. Yes, the Stang's handling has improved, but still not Z level. The Z look better stock and modded (subjective). I just prefer Japanese sports cars (for example: if I was told I could get ANY car $ not an option, it would be the R34 Skyline GTR Nismo Z Tune). And, it is not all about going fast, hanging your rear end out, or doing donuts. The Z is a drivers car that I have much fun in. To be honest, I do not have as much fun in my buddies' Z06 than I do my Z.

These are all subjective, and to each his own. That said, I do give thumbs up to 5.0 owners; they are almost as rare as 370s in Phx.
What do you find more fun about the 370Z than the Z06, objectively?

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The 370Z kicked *** in 2009. If this were 2009, it would still be kicking ***--because it hasn't changed ONE BIT, but it's not 2009 anymore (okay...okay...you guys now have back-up cameras OEM optional, and several more titillating shades of gray from which to choose.)

I am waiting for Nissan's next Z platform. I have a feeling that it's going to be epic. One way or another. The next "370Z" and the C7 are the two cars I am looking to choose between for 2013/2014.

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