New Car and Driver review of the 370z... oil temp fail!

Snakes709

wow, cant believe i missed the party. Haters gonna hate...simple as that. Only people that have owned both cars should be able to put any input in this. I'm going to say it straight out. The Evo is alot better for track use. I dont care what people can do with mods....straight from the factory the Evo is better. The 370z has the horrible issues with brake fade and oil temps. People say "oh the evo isnt even a sports car, its just a pos 4 banger...blah blah blah" Yea well a real sports car shouldnt be going into limp mode on the track due to oil issues. The 370z is suppose to be track ready from factory. But no, its not. Even if you want to weekend warrior your car you cant. My local track is 1.5 miles long. We get about 6-7 laps each run. I found using 3rd gear through the whole track and 4th on the rear stretch didnt give me the power i needed when i came out of the turns. So i had to use 2nd...which puts me at about 4000rpm during the turn. By lap 5 i was hitting limp mode. Total bs...cant even enjoy the car the way its suppose to be driven.

And to the guy bitching about the quality of bumps and **** like that for daily driving....if you are worried about that, go buy a mini van.

While i had my 370z, i only spun out once on the track. I've been to the track with my Evo and got a little squirly....see said video....

EvoX @ Stratotech - YouTube

Now that was my first time out at the track with the car and my second run. Not taking my lines correctly and not pushing the car to hard. One of my rear tires hit the edge of the track making me loose traction. The S-AWD system kept me from killing myself.

The Evo is ALOT more forgiving the the 370z when it comes to mishaps. I hated the VDC system in the Z. It caused more issues then it did good things. But with the SAWD system in the evo...with the traction control off...its amazing. The Evo doesnt need a oil cooler or better brakes or this or that. Its ready for the track from the factory...the 370z isnt, simple as that.

Now im not hating on the 370z...im just putting up straight facts. The Z does have better interior...i think any Evo driver will agree. Whether you like the design of the evo or z better..thats up to you...im 50:50 about it.

But when the day ends. This 4 door sedan Evo beats the 370z sports car on the track. Now you can lock the thread.

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