Test drive 2012 MY11 370z 0-60 5.9s

shadoquad

The Automatic transmission is generally faster than the manual, but also keep in mind that the Nismo is slightly more powerful (20hp or so) and is capable of carrying more tire in the rear stock.

Either way, I tend to agree with "who cares" as the leading argument here.

UNKNOWN_370

I've gotten as low as 4,3 and as high as 5.6 in my auto. Staying below. 5 is common for me BUT all the factors mentioned above will affect you. When I get in the range of 5.3 to 5.6 though. I almost always have fvked up a shift point or two on the paddles.

Red__Zed

how are you measuring this?

UNKNOWN_370

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An app my friend has. We done a lot of 0-60 and a few quarters.

Red__Zed

using the accelerometer in a smart phone?

UNKNOWN_370

He had it on his laptop. So now what? Laptops aren't good either... so I need a 10hertz gps. I do know this though. The time I hit at the motorplex was 12.9 when I had around 6000 miles and 1000 miles with my intake, res delete and custom Y pipe. 12 noon 79 degrees. 24% humidity 5mph winds, Royal purple oil change at 5200miles on stock tires,car temp 190 degrees, partly cloudy.

As much as manual guys REFUSE to believe it. A properly broken in auto with the stillen wire kit and minimal breathing mods picks up pretty good gains in ambient weather.
I probably won't be able to produce numbers like that again until october unless I keep modding. At least during the day. My engine bogs down in this texas heat... but these cars can run on the low end pretty well.
I'm pretty sure for a lot of you its not putting sub5 sec shifts on a shytty Z manual when so many of you are used to buttery smooth bmw's, hondas, mazdas and perfect mustangs. . Also, a lot of you are coming from 09's with the different spring rates on the suspension and other minor tweaks to the motor that 11 and 12 received. That's why there are differences in grip from year 1 and 2 vs 3 and 4.

But a well broken in auto will put it down with key mods. Location and climate permitting.


header and full exhaust & tune. 12.6-12.7 will be possible on the autos at least.

Chteelers

Also, if you start your timer when you first press the accelerator from a dead stop at idle, it will be very slow. Since you were driving an AT, there's a good chance that's how the OP started accelerating. To get a good launch, you need your revs up around 3k before setting off. That's easy in a manual, not so easy in an auto. In an AT, you'd have to brake-stand or neutral drop to achieve this, which I doubt he did.

dpriceslc

The 0-60 time for a stock 370Z is around 5.4 secs. The people on this site claiming sub 5 seconds are either driving heavily modified Z's or are high.

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lol1234

agreed

just because one magazine posts a 4.6 or sub 5 doesn't mean everyone who jumps into a Z will be pulling a sub 5 0-60

UNKNOWN_370

I can tell you know a lot.

http://www.zeroto60times.com/Nissan-0-60-mph-Times.html

I happen to beat there time from mods I've done. 4.3 I done once. 4.6-4.9 I done plenty.

IsaacSG31

Base auto maybe. Otherwise you are very wrong.

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Lug

Actually the auto tends to test out at the same or slightly faster 0-60 than the manual. For example Car and Driver got a 4.6 in the auto and a 4.8 in the manual.

2009 Nissan 370Z Automatic - Short Take Road Test - Car Reviews - Car and Driver

Stock 370Z drag times.....
http://www.dragtimes.com/compare2.ph...ame=Compare%21

The 5.4 number is more in line with a 350Z than a 370Z in most tests.

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dpriceslc

I agree that the auto is quicker than the manual. Does anyone think they can shift faster and smarter than a computer using today's advanced transmissions? But 0-60 in 4.6 seconds for a stock 370Z? Seriously? You don't actually believe this do you? A $100,000 BMW MW barely pulls 4.6-4.7 seconds. Hell, a Nissan GTR does it in 4.2, you really think a Z is only 4/10ths of a second slower?

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Lug

The new GTR just tested 0-60 in 2.7 seconds...older ones are 3.2, don't have any idea where you got that 4.2.

for the 370Z 0-60 a quick sampling...

Top Speed - 4.5

Car and Driver - 4.6

Motor Trend -4.7

Road And Track (NISMO) - 5.0

Edmunds - 5.1

0-60 calculator 0-60 mph Calculator for Cars - 4.6

All these guys must be wrong so let's go look at Dragtimes 1/4 miles above.....wait, their times bear out theses 0-60 numbers reflected in their times as well.

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BigT

Um, the GTR does it in 2.9.