Z06 vs. 370Z

wstar · 10-27-2011, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Armonster

-clutch smoothness (or lack thereof)
-clutch chatter
-knotchy shifter
-engine harshness above 5-6k

FYI, these are all 6MT-specific. The 7AT doesn't share these problems

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-incompetent traction control system

This is a big one to me. They really could have done a better job making it less-invasive than it is. It tries to nanny you too soon and too harshly. At the very least, maybe a programmable option to make it default-off instead of default-on would have been nice.

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-big blind spots (you get used to this quickly though, with proper side-mirror alignment)

The "proper" side-mirror alignments are indeed proper, and there is no blindspot when you set the mirrors correctly. The problem is not with the car, it's with the 95% of the population that's apparently never learned to adjust a side mirror correctly.

I'll add two more complaints to your list:

- Power sockets. One hidden where passengers will inevitably damage it with their feet (or anything plugged into it) and the other hidden inside the center console? They should've killed the one under the glove box, and replaced it with one in the center stack near the ac/radio area. That or just dropped it and put a couple of USB power-outs there.

- Dangerously Addictive. I swear this Z is like crack. It's just too much fun to drive and too easy to mod. Look me up in 5 years and you'll find me selling body parts to keep up my Z addiction. I can hear it now: "I'll give you a kidney for a set of brake pads and a track day fee".