370Z Sport Package vs Mazdaspeed 3 GT vs S2000 vs Cayman S vs Mazda Rx-8

zZSportZz

I think I'm going to go post on the GT-R forums and debate how a 370z "feels" faster, handles better, and is overall a better car.

Because we all know they are in the same class and are basically the same car...amirite?

Lets not let the fact that they are totally different get in the way.

mook

Still, I think many people, including me, would prefer 370Z over GT-R for the street and not just because of the price difference.

FricFrac

I prefer the Z because of the $$ and the looks. Performance wise I'd rather have the GT-R but as others have explained they are a totally different class of car.... the GT-R is in super car territory with the Z06...

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Mercennarius

And why is that???? That's the same thing as saying you'd perfer a Porsche Cayman over a Porsche 911 Turbo for the street

mook

Actually, I would prefer the 09' Cayman S over all three.
Firstly, there is more involvement with the car at lower speeds. Test drive a fast Corvette on the back streets, if you can't get a hold of a 911 Turbo. You only 3/4 way through the 1st gear and you already have to hit the breaks. Might as well get an automatic. Same problem with litter bikes.

Try to slide one of those things on the street, too. Pretty tough with all that rubber at low speeds, isn't it.

You are also attracting just a bit too much attention. Don't know about you, but I don't like that for many reasons. Sometimes, it's just not practical when all you want to do is have fun.

GT-R is also a bit on the big side for the street.

And the biggest problem - AWD vs RWD. Of course, I'd rather stick to RWD on the street, even if I live somewhere where it rains or snows all the time. Hmmm, especially if I live there =).

Of course, there is a limit to this reasoning a car like Miata or S2000 makes you want more power.

kdoske

I hope this thread tears a hole in the Internet Continuum and gets sucked into the same dimension as the Even Horizon where it will be greeted by chaos, pure evil, and Sam Neill...


ex inferis-liberate tutame

travisjb

^ Whisky tango foxtrot!

Can someone please translate Satin's post for me? lol

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kdoske

yes, perfect translation.

joeyz10

Guys why arfe you wasting time on this Mook guy? He is just playing with us, ignore him. Let hime keep his MS3. And now he is asking how much to mod the 370z to 300+ torque? Why are you asking? you don't like the Z anyway. Go buy your USED CAYMAN!!! Why are you not taing RCZ's challenge? you guys are both from FL? Enough of this non-sense afterall we are just probably talking to a boy with fantasies on cars....LOL lol

mook

The discounted Cayman ended up being not very mechanically sound, so I backed out. The real price range makes it a lousy value when it does not have an LSD. Like I said, I will wait a couple of years for the 09 model to become cheaper.
I am not about to spend $70k (with options) on a car, whether I can afford it or not.

Now that the S2000 is discountinued and the cheap Cayman S is a pipe dream, for me there is no alternative to 370Z at this price range for RWD. So, I am back thinking about getting one and getting used to the extra weight.
Maybe wait till 2010 model comes out, see what is gonna change.

Never been to a racetrack, so can't take any challenges, sorry. Would be interesting to sit shotgun on a track in a Z that has been only minimally modified to see just how the thing feels at real speeds.

shabarivas

lol @ this thread... if you have ever driven a Z - thats any Z not just a 370... you will take back your silly comparison so fast lol

shabarivas

I dont know where people get off comparing the Z w/ a goddam grocery getting MS3... I mean sure- its turbo.. but jeez

RogueDPS

I promised myself I wasn't going to do this, and here I am on only my second post. I have both an RX-8 and a 370Z. I love them both. I've had the RX for a few years now. I've had the Z only a few weeks. They're both great cars and they both put a smile on my face . . . they just go about it different ways. The RX is like like dancing with a ballerina - subtlety and poise that can really get you in a zone. The Z is more like one of those hot beach volleyball players - balance and grace in spades, but man she can knock your socks off.

Threads like this encourage us to stand up for the cars we love but at the same time Mook is trying to bait us into dumping on other great cars.

Here's a couple of crappy photos.

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Lug

Oh, I hate you now!

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