About to buy a 2012 370z - road noise improved?

dbodner22

I've driven about 5 or so different 370z's, all but one of which had the sports package. I think I've settled on a 2012 Z, with touring, sports, and nav.

Obviously, I've read all the reviews mentioning the abundance of road noise, but I didn't seem to have too much trouble during my test drives. That being said, I'm of course worried: maybe I just haven't hit the right road type, or maybe I've just been so fucosed evaluating other aspects of the car during the test drives, or maybe it's just something that the longer I have the more it will annoy me.

I did read somewhere that starting with the 2011 model year they added some sound insulation material. Does anybody know the details of this? Has anybody with 2011+ with sport packages had major gripes on the road noise?

I'm obviously not expecting luxury sedan levels of quietness, I just don't want something overbearing to the point where it detracts the fun of the car.