05-31-2009, 05:05 AM
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Location: Bavaria, Germany
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Drives: '05 Evo VIII
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Originally Posted by Phimosis
Amen brother. I had a 2006 (Z51) with intake/exhaust and tune, which made around the same power as a stock 2008. It is definitely faster, scarier and more exciting than the 370z, but a generally un-fun driving experience. the clutch is heavy. The steering is heavy. The shifting is heavy AND notchy. There is hardly any steering feedback. There is snap oversteer which gets you from full power to bogging quicker than you can respond......or spinning out if you turn traction control off. At 50k miles the targa top squeaked over every bump. The chassis was not as stiff as the Z. At low speed it sounds like....well Jeremy Clarkson said this best; "someone threw a bunch of spanners (wrenches) into the engine". Oh... I forgot.... the interior is cheapy plastic. The Corvette is so infamous for its cheap interior that I forgot to mention it.
If I can get my 370z, which is already modded in quite a few ways, down to a 12.5 second quarter mile, it will be superior to the Corvette in every aspect except "chick magnet" status.
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A little bit off topic, but I wonder if the revisions made to the '08 version made any improvements to the general feel of the car. Even though the C6 may not be as fun to drive as the Z, it still pulls very respectable numbers handling wise, if not better. About the "infamous cheap interior", I think that you are referring to the C5 version, right? The C6 interior is not BMW, but the materials are pretty decent IMO.
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