2009 Nissan 370Z Automatic - Short Take Road Test

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Nissan 370Z - 332 HP - 270 ft/lb torque Curb weight - 3232 lbs base
2004 C5 - 350 HP - 375 ft/lb torque Curb weight - 3210 lbs base

Unless it's impossible for a good driver to utilize more than 270 ft/lb of torque and the Vette's extra 105 ft/lb of torque are wasted, there has to be some really good magic fairy dust to get that 4.6 and 13.1 1/4 mile. Forget the 0-60 for a sec, these numbers have a heavier car with 105 less ft/lb of torque and less hp trouncing the vette in the 1/4 mile (the vette is reported at 13.3 to 13.5). This could all well be true and the other numbers we've seen for the auto could be all lies, but I'm still waiting for a reasonable explanation as to why besides "they said so".

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