370 vs 135

initialgemini

If you want to bench race the two, the 135 and the 370Z have near identical acceleration times from 0-60, travel time to come to complete stop (the 135 has 6 piston brakes), and similar peak HP and TQ numbers.

However, the 370Z is said, according to several magazine reviews, to take the cake in skid pad tests and track times.

So lets compare the engines. The N54 is a beast of an engine. The stock power band on that engine is near linear. It responds very well to mods. For a twin turbo engine, its a doesn't have a problem with turbo lag and both turbos spool very quickly. Keep in mind, at stock settings the boost is only at 6psi which is fairly conservative for a twin turbo engine.

The VQ37HR is an NA engine. great power band as well. At this point it comes to drivers preference. Do you like the feel of a turbo car or NA. Rule of thumb goes that turbo cars have great high end power. If you take a look at some turbo dyno queens, the powerbands look like linear graphs. However, NA engines are known for having instantaneous power on tap. A well tuned NA car can do probably do circles around a typical "dyno queen" turbo engine powered car.

I've test drove both cars. You're not really gonna feel the difference comparing low ends of the car. If this is your daily driver, you don't want something that snaps your neck every time you accelerate from a stop light, or seem like its gonna launch into the car in front of you in stop and go traffic. Neither of these will do it.
My only gripe with the 135 was this: The 135 has a shorter wheel base than the 370. It also doesn't sit as low as the 370. This causes it to fall below in handling performance than the 370. Comparing the drive between the two, I personally enjoyed the ride in the 370. It felt more sports oriented, exhilarating, and more willing to slighshot around corners.

Sorry for the wall of text, but I hope this helps.

tvfreakazoid

Have you test driven the 335? If so, what do you think about the 335 compared to the 370

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alefcole

The 335 is heavy and more of a family oriented luxury sedan/coupe, with its 40K plus price tag is unfair to be comparing this car with the Z.

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alefcole

In the 135-Z comparison the price tag is similar, the performance is almost the same, the deciding factor comes up to the driver and if you have made some mods.

But again people can say that they are different cars since the Z is a 2 seater sports car, and the 135 is a true 4 seater luxury coupe. So it depends on what do you need.

As much as i love to drive my Genesis, a 135 with a simple Jb3 upgrade will kick my ***, but if I encounter a Z I may try to catch up and hope that it overheats

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frost

Ok, that was pretty funny.

cstr_Cali

IMHO: Two completely different animals. The Z is a genuine sportscar, the 1 a genuine cut-price GT in subcompact format.

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Bibimbap

Your comparing a sports car to a sports coupe.

Diversion

I drove both the 135i and 370Z extensively over a few weeks time.

I love both cars for various and different reasons.. I think they are BOTH a sound buy.

The biggest factors you need to think about are going to be:

-Do you need a back seat?

-Are you going to leave your cars stock? Lots of risk toying around with a Turbo vehicle (I've blown a few in my time)

-How important are looks to you? The BMW is very very low key.. it's got a look that says "I'm your average BMW, nothing more".. 370Z screams "I'm an attention whore, look at me!!"

-Do you value handling more straight line performance? 370Z will out handle the 135i in stock fashion all day long and every day.

-Options on the BMW will destroy all your hopes and dreams about keeping the cost down.. If you equip the 135i just like the STANDARD features of the 370Z.. it will end up costing you an extra 4 grand or more. However, I will say a fully loaded 135i is a bit nicer than a fully loaded Z sans the Navigation.. Nissan's Navi system is leaps and bounds better than BMWs iDrive + GPS system. BMW has a few options (which all cost extra) such as the electronic folding mirrors (god I loved these for parking in garages) and a telescopic steering wheel which is nice for various sized folks and don't forget the heated mirrors, windshield wipers and steering wheel if you please. So many awesome features at a HUGE premium.

-Mod for mod, 135i will out pace the Z, at a cost of reliability.. You'll contract "Boost fever" and risk blowing turbos and your engine.

On a personal note, the BMW was much nicer commuting in than the Z is... there's no blind spots like I have on the Z and it was overall a more lofty, floaty ride and the Z is rock-hard and you feel every bump in the road along the way.

The Z fits like a glove and the BMW felt a little less wrapped around my body..

Price kept me away from the 135i at the end when a fully equipped model was 46k and the Z was 37k. I couldn't deal with paying 9 thousand more dollars.. just didn't seem worth it.

-Div