I would like to know more about the 370z's Paddle shifters.

Amuse370z

What RPMS do you guys normally shift up at? What speed do you downshift?

How do you take care of turning fast on a large intersection when you cannot reach for the paddles because your steering wheel is turned?

DEpointfive0

My car is in D 99% of the time,

As for the second part, you should be in the correct gear BEFORE the turn, you shouldn't be changing gears halfway through it, and our paddles are MASSIVE compared to a lot of other cars as well.
Finally, do as all the manual guys do. Use the stick

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4r3s

I'm in manual mode 100% of the time because I can't stand the lag of the transmission deciding what to do when I smash the gas. I used to try and switch between full auto and manual mode but I got so used to shifting and then when in auto mode I'd accidentally push it forward meaning to up shift and end up throwing the car in neutral. Not good at intersections that you need to get through quickly.

For normal driving I tend to upshift inbetween 3-5k rpms. If I'm coming to a stop I don't bother down shifting because it will automatically do that for me.

If I need to down shift for moar powa its usually between 2.5 - 4k rpms. any lower and the system may have already been in the process of down shifting resulting in two down shifts which gets interesting quickly.

the paddles are nice and long and reaching them has never been an issue. I really just tend to use the stick shift to do all my shifting though.

ElVee

I don't often actually look at the tach when I'm in Manual mode (which is 100% of the time). I just go by how the engine feels and sounds; I use Manual mode largely to have the power availability exactly where I want it (and to hear the engine/exhaust when I want to), so it's a feel thing.

I've found despite turning, I can still hit the paddles at any time as needed. If for some reason things are awkward, I use the gear shifter about 50% of the time anyway. I'd say if things are awkward and you're going a bit closer to the limit, you don't want to be shifting in a turn anyway, but in normal at-speed traffic and turns just do it whenever. If you use the paddles enough, it just becomes second nature to shift hands to switch, if they're out of their normal place.