2009 Nissan 370Z Automatic - Short Take Road Test

MarcusMIA · 04-28-2009, 11:54 AM

shabarivas · 04-28-2009, 01:16 PM

Ha ha lol.. priceless... modern day autos are getting to the point where the tq converters are doing AMAZING work. I am not surprised at all.. but with that said... only time will tell which is faster... there are only like 4-5 recorded qtr mile times ... so lets wait n see... but im sure they are VERY close

cg370z · 04-29-2009, 08:37 AM

hmmmmm... perhaps it is the 7AT but in MANUAL MODE!!! oh no, now what, it's some sort of freak of a transmission, what do we classify this as??? 7AT MM???

we could have 3 sets of 0-60 times, one for 6MT, one for 7AT, and one for 7AT MM...

Maybe putting the 7AT in manual mode is like when Sylvester Stallone turns his hat backwards in "Over the Top".

I'm just kidding of course. This thread is halarious, and the best part is other car forums are talking about this too. I "googled" it, and found a Subaru forum having the same debate regarding the 370z... this is great.

t-ray · 04-29-2009, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by cg370z

hmmmmm... perhaps it is the 7AT but in MANUAL MODE!!! oh no, now what, it's some sort of freak of a transmission, what do we classify this as??? 7AT MM???

we could have 3 sets of 0-60 times, one for 6MT, one for 7AT, and one for 7AT MM...

Maybe putting the 7AT in manual mode is like when Sylvester Stallone turns his hat backwards in "Over the Top".

I'm just kidding of course. This thread is halarious, and the best part is other car forums are talking about this too. I "googled" it, and found a Subaru forum having the same debate regarding the 370z... this is great.

I think this is quite an interesting discussion - academically of course. I don't dispute the fact that stock for stock, the 7at might show slightly quicker ET's than the manual counterpart. The 7at has more aggressive final gearing in the first four gears, the only gears that will be used all-motor. The 7at won't put down as much power to the ground as the 6mt, but the difference would be offset by the shorter gearing. And the 7at will just flat out launch better, with more consistency.

However, the 7at will not out-trap the 6mt. Not gonna happen. Not stock.

shabarivas · 04-30-2009, 11:59 AM

GTR is a manual with 2 computer controlled clutches... the 370z auto has a torque converter and a trans thats just really good... DOES NOT COMPARE... the GTR will shift 1/2 as fast as the FASTEST manual driver... the auto isnt that quick...

Lug · 04-30-2009, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shabarivas

GTR is a manual with 2 computer controlled clutches... the 370z auto has a torque converter and a trans thats just really good... DOES NOT COMPARE... the GTR will shift 1/2 as fast as the FASTEST manual driver... the auto isnt that quick...

Current GTR shifts < 200 milliseconds
370Z Auto shifts at 500 milliseconds
Good manual driver should hit about 300 milliseconds (or so I have read)

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04-28-2009, 11:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
MarcusMIA Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cap Hill, Seattle, WA Posts: 71 Drives: '14 370Z Blk MT Rep Power: 18

04-28-2009, 01:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 916	Ha ha lol.. priceless... modern day autos are getting to the point where the tq converters are doing AMAZING work. I am not surprised at all.. but with that said... only time will tell which is faster... there are only like 4-5 recorded qtr mile times ... so lets wait n see... but im sure they are VERY close

04-29-2009, 08:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
cg370z Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 99 Drives: 2010 370z Rep Power: 18	hmmmmm... perhaps it is the 7AT but in MANUAL MODE!!! oh no, now what, it's some sort of freak of a transmission, what do we classify this as??? 7AT MM??? we could have 3 sets of 0-60 times, one for 6MT, one for 7AT, and one for 7AT MM... Maybe putting the 7AT in manual mode is like when Sylvester Stallone turns his hat backwards in "Over the Top". I'm just kidding of course. This thread is halarious, and the best part is other car forums are talking about this too. I "googled" it, and found a Subaru forum having the same debate regarding the 370z... this is great.

04-30-2009, 11:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 916	GTR is a manual with 2 computer controlled clutches... the 370z auto has a torque converter and a trans thats just really good... DOES NOT COMPARE... the GTR will shift 1/2 as fast as the FASTEST manual driver... the auto isnt that quick...