How can you even make that assessment when you admit you've never driven a Corvette... or any other RWD for that matter? It's not possible.

I am floored right now. All of this time you have been talking about the Z out classing other RWD cars and now you admit you've never even driven any other RWD car but the Z. Oh lawd have mercy. :icon14:

The VDC will definitely keep you out of a ditch if you respect the car. With that said, I have managed to swing the tail out with VDC on (I did this intentionally to learn the limits of the system). The Z is very predictable with VDC off, but not nearly as forgiving to those who panic or are idiots. If you have driven any RWD car, understand the basics, and respect the machine........you will have no problems with it. I cannot vouch for the others out on the road though. They may actually hit you staring in your window or at your car, lol.............

it comes with a little bit of understeer. corvettes have quite a bit of oversteer. for driving on the road, a understeer is more predictable and easier to handle than oversteer. especially when traction is low and the road is slippery.

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If you haven't driven any RWD car other than the Z, how can you possibly compare it to anything else? It's one thing to have an opinion on a comparison between two cars if you have experienced both of them, but making a comparison on a non-existent experience just makes no sense.

I've only once lost control of my Z and that was because the tires were a little wet after driving through some puddles. Also because I turned VDC off and pushed it hard on a sharp turn. I was able to get the car under control, but not before I ran out of road. I would blame my inexperience with RWD cars for that one though.

speed kills. plain and simple. its not the car that pushes the gas pedal and steers. the person behind the wheel has to do it. if you dont speed. it wont get wrecked plain and simple., drive smart:tiphat:

no. they still understeer, just not horrendously.
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Nice theory, but go out and put it into practice before you make assessments like this. A Corvette will not run into a snap oversteer condition like you described unless you give it too much throttle... just like the Z. In fact, the Vettes themselves are fairly neutral with a bit of understeer... unless you overpower the rear tires.

And whether understeer or oversteer is easier to control is 100% up to the driver.

hahah. yea seriously. so, in your opinion, the Z handles better than a car that you've never driven? And you know exactly how to cure the understeer at the track, which based on the fact that the Z is your first RWD Car, i seriously doubt you've taken it to auto X, much less a road course, and even if you did, you probably drove it gingerly (as anyone would if they are an inexperienced driver). but please, continue talking about the handling characteristics of a car you've never driven, and continue talking about how to handle a Z on a track, a place you've probably never been.

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well, overpowering the rear tires won't be too hard when you have 500 hp on tap. i definitely would never drive a vette on snow, even with snow tires and all the electronic nannies active.

also, understeer is easier to control in a panic situation. it's a natural reflex to freeze up and slam on the brakes when in panic mode making split second decision. it's counterintuitive and needs a lot of practice to countersteer, and avoid touching the brakes. it takes a much more experienced driver to deal with oversteer in an emergency. that's why most cars, even rwd cars, come from the factory with understeer dialed in.

You're still ignoring the primary point, which is the fact that the 370Z is the ONLY RWD car you have ever driven yet you feel qualified enough to assess it as a better balanced car than something you have never, ever driven.

The only reason I even dare to compare the 370Z to a 5.0, Cayman, Vette, 911, etc. is because I have driven them all!!!

even though i owe you nothing, i did in fact drive the z on the track about a dozen times. and yes, i was pretty fast. not the fastest. but fast enough to lose control a few times and spin off. there are youtube videos of me. but we're not talking about track here. we're talking about driving on the street going to get groceries or going to the movies. that's my point, which is that on the street, on rain, or even snow, a z is an easier and friendlier car to drive than a 500 hp z06 corvette.

so if it's a monsoon out there, with flooded roads and lots of rainfall, and you have the keys to a 370z, and a corvette z06, which one will you take?

It doesn't matter... either one would be fine for me. The Z06 only has 500hp when you want it to have 500hp...

There's a difference between better balance/handling and easier to control.