Official 370Z Convertible Pictures Released 4.7.09

o0javi0o · 04-07-2009, 09:38 PM

Like the new interior color, but I don't feel the convertible yet.

There's something in the rear fenders that I don't visually like

Anatoray · 04-07-2009, 10:22 PM

The 370 vert definitely benefits from the longer nose, but it still doesn't compare to the coupe, imo. The enjoyment of the open air can't be denied though... Why not meet half way and bring back the sport tops that were so popular in the 80s and 90s?

epod86 · 04-07-2009, 11:06 PM

I like the effect of the cherry color paint, but I've never really been a brown/red/purple color scheme guy, I tend to black/blue/grays. It's kinda like the pearl white has a hint of pearlescent effect in it. maybe they'll try another color at some point.

Oh yah, I WANT those seats. The exclusivity has me a little concerned when (hopefully not if) it'll make it to the coupe.

I wish I would ever consider buying soft top. Verts don't like me, not since my parents took sis and I from Vegas to Hoover damn with the top down. We were in the unprotected back. I think our eyes were swollen for 5 hours. Faces hurt like hell. It's strained our relationship (parents and verts).

o0javi0o · 04-07-2009, 11:21 PM

In my opinion, it would be nicer to design a hard top, convertible, instead of an soft top.
It would be competing in another league also, with the new BMW Z4, Mercedes SLK, Lexus SC 430, etc... giving Nissan another sport-luxury perspective 2 seated.

brisk · 04-08-2009, 12:28 AM

+1
this would have looked so much better if it was a hard top with the coupes roofline.

lemans350 · 04-08-2009, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by o0javi0o

In my opinion, it would be nicer to design a hard top, convertible, instead of an soft top.
It would be competing in another league also, with the new BMW Z4, Mercedes SLK, Lexus SC 430, etc... giving Nissan another sport-luxury perspective 2 seated.

hard top = more weight and the roadster is already a heavier car, as-is, with the soft top. also, we're only going to see 324 hp in the roadster, right?

lemans350 · 04-08-2009, 10:47 AM

porsche, corvette, viper, all high-end cars with a soft top

MutantChicken · 05-25-2009, 12:09 AM

Thanks for the pics, I'm really torn. I'm looking for my first Z and my first spots car, I've always been a muscle car owner, so I am torn. I'm used to riding a motorcycle and like the open air experience, and I imagine that the small cost of performance won't be that bad, it's not like I'm racing it.....

Lug · 05-26-2009, 10:06 AM

The 350Z roadster added 200 lbs. Vettes and Vipers are designed as convertibles in the first place and the roof doesn't have to add structural support. Cars that aren't originally designed as convertibles require a large X frame underneath or some similar setup to make up for removing the roof. This is what adds the weight.

nrs111 · 06-02-2009, 09:59 AM

Love it! I was looking for roadsters but kept coming back to the 370 coupe and almost bought one. I'll see if I can hang in there until 9/10/09. Hope it doesn't get pushed back.

AJChubbs · 06-02-2009, 04:08 PM

If Nissan made this a hardtop convertible I'd definitely have waited for that, but soft tops never really impress me. Especially living in DC, we only have so many days of the year to put the top down, the car better blow me away.

I originally was going to buy the new Pontiac Solstice hard top, well that didn't work out.

370Z_Fan · 06-02-2009, 11:15 PM

Plasmaball · 06-13-2009, 05:56 AM

meh

bomberman · 09-07-2009, 03:24 AM

i wish they'd make a hardtop i find all soft top cars ugly

Lug · 09-07-2009, 10:46 AM

Adding a hardtop to the G37 also added over 400 lbs to the car.

04-07-2009, 09:38 PM	#16 (permalink)
o0javi0o Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 458 Drives: '15 ///M3 6MT Rep Power: 16	Like the new interior color, but I don't feel the convertible yet. There's something in the rear fenders that I don't visually like Last edited by o0javi0o; 04-07-2009 at 11:23 PM.

05-26-2009, 10:06 AM	#24 (permalink)
Lug A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 1,926 Drives: 2006 350Z Rep Power: 19	The 350Z roadster added 200 lbs. Vettes and Vipers are designed as convertibles in the first place and the roof doesn't have to add structural support. Cars that aren't originally designed as convertibles require a large X frame underneath or some similar setup to make up for removing the roof. This is what adds the weight. __________________ keep Chubbs in your pocket - Chubbs

09-07-2009, 10:46 AM	#30 (permalink)
Lug A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 1,926 Drives: 2006 350Z Rep Power: 19	Adding a hardtop to the G37 also added over 400 lbs to the car. __________________ keep Chubbs in your pocket - Chubbs

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04-07-2009, 10:22 PM	#17 (permalink)
Anatoray Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 794 Drives: 09 BLK 370Z Rep Power: 17	The 370 vert definitely benefits from the longer nose, but it still doesn't compare to the coupe, imo. The enjoyment of the open air can't be denied though... Why not meet half way and bring back the sport tops that were so popular in the 80s and 90s?

04-07-2009, 11:06 PM	#18 (permalink)
epod86 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 229 Drives: 06 Mustang GT BK M5 Rep Power: 241	I like the effect of the cherry color paint, but I've never really been a brown/red/purple color scheme guy, I tend to black/blue/grays. It's kinda like the pearl white has a hint of pearlescent effect in it. maybe they'll try another color at some point. Oh yah, I WANT those seats. The exclusivity has me a little concerned when (hopefully not if) it'll make it to the coupe. I wish I would ever consider buying soft top. Verts don't like me, not since my parents took sis and I from Vegas to Hoover damn with the top down. We were in the unprotected back. I think our eyes were swollen for 5 hours. Faces hurt like hell. It's strained our relationship (parents and verts).

04-07-2009, 11:21 PM	#19 (permalink)
o0javi0o Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 458 Drives: '15 ///M3 6MT Rep Power: 16	In my opinion, it would be nicer to design a hard top, convertible, instead of an soft top. It would be competing in another league also, with the new BMW Z4, Mercedes SLK, Lexus SC 430, etc... giving Nissan another sport-luxury perspective 2 seated.

04-08-2009, 12:28 AM	#20 (permalink)
brisk Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 132 Drives: 370z? Rep Power: 16	+1 this would have looked so much better if it was a hard top with the coupes roofline.

04-08-2009, 10:47 AM	#22 (permalink)
lemans350 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: mantoloking, nj Posts: 17 Drives: Nissan 350Z 6MT Rep Power: 16	porsche, corvette, viper, all high-end cars with a soft top

05-25-2009, 12:09 AM	#23 (permalink)
MutantChicken Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NorCal Posts: 40 Drives: 2004 Ram-2007 Harley Rep Power: 16	Thanks for the pics, I'm really torn. I'm looking for my first Z and my first spots car, I've always been a muscle car owner, so I am torn. I'm used to riding a motorcycle and like the open air experience, and I imagine that the small cost of performance won't be that bad, it's not like I'm racing it.....

06-02-2009, 09:59 AM	#25 (permalink)
nrs111 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bistol, CT Posts: 3 Drives: 2004 Subaru Forester Rep Power: 15	Love it! I was looking for roadsters but kept coming back to the 370 coupe and almost bought one. I'll see if I can hang in there until 9/10/09. Hope it doesn't get pushed back.

06-02-2009, 04:08 PM	#26 (permalink)
AJChubbs Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Washington DC Posts: 32 Drives: 09 370Z Red A/T Rep Power: 15	If Nissan made this a hardtop convertible I'd definitely have waited for that, but soft tops never really impress me. Especially living in DC, we only have so many days of the year to put the top down, the car better blow me away. I originally was going to buy the new Pontiac Solstice hard top, well that didn't work out.

06-02-2009, 11:15 PM	#27 (permalink)
370Z_Fan Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 238 Drives: 2010 MB ZR sport pkg Rep Power: 16

06-13-2009, 05:56 AM	#28 (permalink)
Plasmaball Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 113 Drives: 6sp PG 370z Rep Power: 16	meh

09-07-2009, 03:24 AM	#29 (permalink)
bomberman Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: hell Posts: 2 Drives: bugatti veyron Rep Power: 15	i wish they'd make a hardtop i find all soft top cars ugly