Esquire Review and recommendation on the 370Z

[BanningZ]

Esquire:

The Greatest followup of the decade: NISSAN 370Z

THE $30,000 PRICE RANGE offers a lot of interesting choices. You have your Camaro, Mustang, and Challenger: the BMW 1-series: the upstart Hyundai Genesis coupe. But the Nissan 370Z stands out as the only true sports car in the crowd. The Z alone is a tightly wrapped two-seater, with a trim curb weight of about thirty-two hundred pounds and hardcore options like forged Rays wheels and a manual transmission that automatically blips the throttle for perfect rev-matched downshifts. In terms of performance, mission, and hardware, the 370Z is right on top of the Porsche Cayman S. But it's half the price.

With the 370Z, Nissan has pulled off that hardest of tricks-the successful follow-up. I honestly thought Nissan had painted itself into a corner with the 350Z, an instantly recognizable car that won an immediate loyal following. I figured that the next Z would either look so much like its predecessor as to beimperceptibly different (as in the current Jag XJ), or it would be so out of left field that it would alienate existing fans and everyone else (as in Speed 2: Cruise Control). The 370Z though, pulls it off: It looks like a Z car, but with its boomerang headlights, and swollen fenders, its obviously not a 350Z.
Well played.

It wont lay rubber like a Mustang: it can't play the role of a family car like a 128i. But itgives the average guy access to big-league, hard-edged performance. Is the Cayman S better? Sure. But is it $30,000 better? Definitely not.
-E.D.

[SiXK]

I love reading writeups like that. The 370Z got so much right, and I agree with this guy, for all its faults the 350Z was a hard act to follow. Nissan had to improve a well liked design.

[CBRich]

Esquire . . . is that a women's magazine? If so does this increase my chances of picking up the ladies?

Shhhh. Don't tell my wife.

[jakoye]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking... what's Esquire doin' reviewing the 370Z?

Will this make the Z more likely to be considered a yuppie car? [ducks]

[antennahead]

Originally Posted by CBRich

Esquire . . . is that a women's magazine? If so does this increase my chances of picking up the ladies?

Shhhh. Don't tell my wife.

Esquire is a men's magazine, caters to educated and slightly more sophisticated males than say Maxim.

John

[AK370Z]

THanks for the review.

I don't know if you guys know, but Gaywheels.com announced that 370Z is the best club car for the 2009

370z wins "Best Club Car"

Originally Posted by MC@MYGTR

on Gaywheels.com - The Gay-Friendly Automotive Resource - gay cars, gay trucks, Gay Friendly Cars, gay wheels, Finance, Insurance & Reviews

Best Club Car: Nissan 370Z
The new 370Z from Nissan is an attention grabber, for sure. Heads will turn when you pull up in front of your destined swanky club spot of choice. It's the slick design that gives it a "Bond, James Bond" flair or "Sex and the City" edge. Whether you're stepping out in a hot LBD (little black dress) or rocking your GQ look, you'll look good emerging from the 370Z.

[semtex]

Originally Posted by AK370Z

THanks for the review.

I don't know if you guys know, but Gaywheels.com announced that 370Z is the best club car for the 2009

370z wins "Best Club Car"

I'm not clicking on the link to Gaywheels.com. Don't want their cookie on my system.

[jakoye]

So I'm gonna throw a guess out there that the Lesbo Car of the Year is the Subaru Outback (for the 5th year running)? [double ducks]

[BanningZ]

Originally Posted by antennahead

Esquire is a men's magazine, caters to educated and slightly more sophisticated males than say Maxim.

John

Yes, its a mens magazine for the kind of guys that can afford a $12,000 watch and $9,000 suits. My dad got a subscription to some other magazine and got a free subscription for another magazine, he just picked Esquire, sent em' to me and I started getting it like 3 years ago. Its actually and excellent magazine, that is funny, intelligent, and has some of the best writers in the industry, and excellent reviews. If you appreciate pinup girls, Esquire, Elvgren, and Vargas started it all.



I canceled my subscription to Maxim, it was just kind of sad, and trying too hard. I think I'm getting older.

Keep in mind that the Z was the lowest price car they reviewed, that and the Camaro.

Anyways, it was nice to see it in there, and I thought I'd share.

Originally Posted by AK370Z

I don't know if you guys know, but Gaywheels.com announced that 370Z is the best club car for the 2009

Oh BTW, A gay friend of mine and I were talking about the Z and he is in love with it, and he said so are most of his Femme buddies. Just FYI

[jakoye]

Originally Posted by BanningZ

Oh BTW, A gay friend of mine and I were talking about the Z and he is in love with it, and he said so are most of his Femme buddies. Just FYI

Well, I guess we're all screwed now (metaphorically-speaking).

Actually, a gay friend of mine gave me props for considering a 370Z. And he's usually pretty picky when it comes to cars. So I guess I got the "rainbow" seal of approval?

[fly yellow]

Great. Now we will have a bunch of gay men driving around in Zs. I hope Details doesn't review it or we will really be screwed.

[semtex]

Hey, it could always be worse . . .

[CBRich]

Originally Posted by semtex

Hey, it could always be worse . . .

That woman in the red must not know she could get swine flu from hugging up on that pig like that.

[jakoye]

Originally Posted by CBRich

That woman in the red must not know she could get swine flu from hugging up on that pig like that.

Looks like Laura Flynn Boyle. Pretty nice if you like white, extremely skinny girls. Which I do. (or brown, or black, or whatevs.. skinny is the important part!)

[khtso]

You should see FABULOUS review of the 370Z in this month's Oprah Magazine.