370z sports car?

Zenmaster · 02-23-2013, 01:01 PM

Well a miata is a sports car, so i'd hope to god the Z is too.

Ziggyman · 02-23-2013, 02:59 PM

Car and Drivers take in 09.

"At the track, the 370Z easily outpaced its predecessor: 0.3 second quicker to 60 mph, a half-second quicker to 100. What we have here is a $35,000 car that accelerates to 60 mph a mere 10th behind a Porsche Cayman S. The new Z’s 30-to-50 passing potential is now about a second better, and it picked up 0.9 second in its 50-to-70-mph burst. Skidpad grip has risen from 0.93 g to a tendon-bending 0.97 g, and the new brakes (no longer Brembos but Akebonos) have tightened stopping distance to 159 feet—race-car territory, kids."

[URL"http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2009-nissan-370z-road-test"/URL]

Read T · 02-23-2013, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Zenmaster

Well a miata is a sports car, so i'd hope to god the Z is too.

A sports car (sportscar or sport car) is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for spirited performance and nimble handling.[2] Sports cars may be spartan or luxurious but high maneuverability and minimum weight are requisite.[3]

I'd argue the miata is the epitome of a sports car (as is the lotus elan). The Z is one too. Although it is a porker.

CDepp · 02-23-2013, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Read T

A sports car (sportscar or sport car) is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for spirited performance and nimble handling.[2] Sports cars may be spartan or luxurious but high maneuverability and minimum weight are requisite.[3]

I'd argue the miata is the epitome of a sports car (as is the lotus elan). The Z is one too. Although it is a porker.

You! You, don't get to quantify your Z as a sports car: not when you start threads like "Fit 4 people in the Z". You classify your car as a "powerful small-sized midget transport vessel". The rest of us can call it a sports car.

Read T · 02-23-2013, 06:04 PM

Hahaha

I think you used quantify when you meant qualify lol. It does handle better than my Mog or S14 even if it is heavier.

02-23-2013, 02:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ziggyman Base Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: North Shore Posts: 176 Drives: 11 SR Tour/Sport MT Rep Power: 14	Car and Drivers take in 09. "At the track, the 370Z easily outpaced its predecessor: 0.3 second quicker to 60 mph, a half-second quicker to 100. What we have here is a $35,000 car that accelerates to 60 mph a mere 10th behind a Porsche Cayman S. The new Z’s 30-to-50 passing potential is now about a second better, and it picked up 0.9 second in its 50-to-70-mph burst. Skidpad grip has risen from 0.93 g to a tendon-bending 0.97 g, and the new brakes (no longer Brembos but Akebonos) have tightened stopping distance to 159 feet—race-car territory, kids." [URL"http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2009-nissan-370z-road-test"/URL] PapoZalsa and Eagle like this. Last edited by Ziggyman; 02-24-2013 at 08:44 AM.

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Zenmaster Base Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: North Carolina Posts: 68 Drives: 10 370z M6 40th Rep Power: 15	Well a miata is a sports car, so i'd hope to god the Z is too.