2013 review by Cnet

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alcheng

honest....

UNKNOWN_370

Not making this a whats better thread, just an opinion and thats it....
Pretty good review. And though i understand the need for the reviewer to over-emphasize the enthusiast transmission of choice. Only thing is Reviewers, unfairly keep knocking this auto. It's arguably the best "slush-box auto" out there and I happened to choose it because the auto felt significantly more torquey, (though numbers are the same) DRM added what i needed to replace manual and was easier to drive in traffic.
Other cars like gencoupe, 128i, camaro and mustang v6 would probably never make it on my auto option list. But in the case of the Z. This thing felt different. It was closer to the 135i and Evo DCT which i consider to be amazing autos

Felix 808

There will always be the elitest. Personally I was a manual only guy until I drove the Z, that & my wife wanted an auto so she could drive it . Like that is going to happen I almost didn't consider the car when she put her auto clause in there, but after driving it I quickly found how nice it was going to be.

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kidkotic2001

I have been driving manuals for ever but when I got my Z I test drove both and ended up with the Auto. I fell in love with it and no more changing gears through crazy traffic every day. Plus my wife likes that its auto so she can drive it.

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UNKNOWN_370

On the tech side though he's right. Our nav interface was outdated by the 2011 model year. Base models don't have bluetooth and ipod connections. Seriously? I disagree with the sound system part. I think the 240w bose should be a base system and nissan should have put something in the 360w range for our touring Z's.
Our interior is severely eclipsed in features by lower end cars. The z would have been a better seller if they didn't go so bargain basement on the base model. I been saying for years what this reviewer said.

LakeShow

I have one, I love it!

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Quick370z

Good review for sure, though people get mad he covers too much about the Nav package etc - it is a tech show..

Is it just me or is that color awesome! The new bumper actually has grown on me and the red calipers.

He outlined basically though what we already know and maybe even hinted at what Nissan will be doing in the future (smaller displacement engine possible turbo etc) to save weight.

The price well ya has gone up but since 2009 but I guess inflation (though yes maybe Nissan could have added something else).

I still would choose this car over a Genesis (sorry too girly) and mustang (sorry to well lets say not special).

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JungleZ

I wish I got an auto, but for the 299 lease deal it was only the 6mt, it's such a clunky shifter and the auto I drove my very first 370z fealt alot more torquey. I don't think I'll ever get manual again unless I can afford a porshe one day..

binary0x01

You can make the manual a lot better with an after market clutch pedal swap and a heavier shift knob.

Also changing gear oil or upgrading to a lighter clutch/flywheel will do wonders. Out of the box this car is not what it should have been that's for sure.

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ProfessorDave

I agree that the color of the Z featured is beautiful (although I'm partial to blue cars). I really like the nose refresh, too.

Overall, seemed like a fair and generally positive review. Thanks for posting it!

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alcheng

uh..... the reviewer actually DID NOT bash the auto, go back to the video at the 4:10 mark, he said, "The automatic by the way is a 7-speed I'm sure it's a lovely automatic but it doesn't make sense in this car...."

He doesn't agree an automatic transmission in a sports car, that's more like his personal preference on a sports car, and from his statement, I believe he would say the same thing on another sports car.

But he did praise the 7sp-AT

UNKNOWN_370

Ok do we really need the drama print? All i'm saying is, as a auto, its features compliment a sports car well. He may prefer a manual I'm just saying i don't see why people think a sports car shouldn't have an auto if the auto is worthy? That's when i explained in which cars, auto's would not be an option and which one's would. Lastly the knocking sentence was a general statement to all reviewers, that somehow find a way not to credit this auto for it's performance.

Thanks for coming to the reviewers rescue, but I have the right to my opinion as well.

lemon-fresh

lawl, it's ok that you drive an auto dude. Let the last of the manual trannys die in peace.