we need some more comparison vids.. all we got is the z vs. 135i

From Japan

DigInfo : 370Z/Fairlady Z

[QUOTE=bigdog1250;14116]Actually it does help on up shifts as well. I read that on one of the official Nissan documents.

And the man said "one" of the best manual transmissions on the market.


This is what I thought that I read as well, thanks for the info.

Uhhhhhhhhhhh....

^^^ wow. its not even a WANT anymore. I NEED a 370z.

LOL! I love how they're comparing it to a Pontiac G8! "This thing will blow the hell out of the G8." :D

I don't know if they realize that the G8 is going to be SERIOUS competition for the 370z. The G8 is putting a LOT of power down and LSx motors are REALLY easy and cheap to mod. The G8 just has a bit more weight, but it makes up for that in torque.

However, I wouldn't take a G8 even if it had 500HP. It's ugly, especially next to the Z.

Very ugly but very fast. I have seen them running now in the low 13 second range.

Found some videos that I didn't see posted here. Don't know if its been posted in other places but I thought I'd share.
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This is one of the videos from the fairlady japanese website. I think many of us have seen this, apologize if its a repost.


edit: another one


another.

Bored and Youtubing.

Motor Trend say US z wont have rear fog light?
 

On 1:47 he mentions the rear tail fog lamp wont be in us Z only euro Z could they be wrong???

No, he is correct. The rear fog is not available for the US market. There is a black plastic cover instead of the fog lamp for US models.

Yeah if you really want that lamp you would have to buy it then put it on.

looks nice at night

YouTube - Nissan 370z Test Drive

rev matching

YouTube - 370Zs-drive

Haven't seen this one on here yet

It was posted in the Mine's 370z hits Fuji thread.

Good video though. Wasn't in this thread.

Yup. The us would rather have us be rear ended in the fog than keep the drivers safe :shakes head:

I am probably going to buy that rear fog lamp and install it so I will be safer in the dense arse fog we get sometimes.

He got it to 60 in 5 seconds without even going to redline.

[watch from :48 seconds] Here's a guy who bought the new 370Z but he absolutely hates it since it's "too powerful" and "you can't do nothin' with it" :ugh2: . Hopefully he doesn't sign up here.

That kind of crap cracks me up. There is water and snow on the ground in parts of that video and the car has pure sport tires and RWD. What is this guy smoking? Of course the car is going to lose traction if you hit the gas hard on wet or ice or snow not to mention if the roads are sanded. If he tried it on a dry road I bet he would love it.

What a douchebag. He should learn to drive before making stupid comments. Ignorance...

You're right about the wet roads. Of course it'll go sideways if you push it around a corner on wet roads. What RWD vehicle doesn't?

Why did he get one if he doesn't like it? That is just stupid, guess he would really hate the fwd cars where he lives, talk about not being able to get the power to the ground.

come on...what an idiot, I actually hope he does sign on this forum so I can tell him how much of an idiot he is. Too much power? I wonder if he's coming from a 180hp honda..HMMMmm?

Real Cute...Lights are on but nobody is home!

WOW holy crap this guy doesn't know anything, says the rear brace is just for looks and is hollow so it doesn't do anything. He obviously doesn't race on a circuit or anything for that matter. By the way for this moron s-mode is syncro-rev matching mode. He really made me laugh. Oh well I probably shouldn't be soo mean, but when on his youtube he is saying that he is going to whoop up on some ferrari's then he obviously races, he should know that most braces made now are hollow and exhibit better support due to the materials they are made with.

Sorry, anybody else's gaydar blaring?

The walk-around wasn't THAT bad except for the part where he said the bracing was "only there for looks". Also, the S should stand for Sport, or Sport Mode...whatever you want to call it...it says "S-Sport"...why is this such a complicated concept?

As far as the hollow bracing goes...depends on the torsional rigidity of the material/shape and what the purpose of the brace is. For example, hollow bars do tend to be weaker in the case of swaybars. You may need a 22mm hollow swaybar to provide the same rigidity as a solid 20mm bar. Swaybars are, by design, supposed to give a little as the suspension and chassis shift. Other bars such as the strut bars on the Z are meant to be solid contact points/connections to increase the torsional rigidity of the chassis. The optimal design for a chassis bar in the rear of a car should technically be as close to the struts as possible...where it used to be on the 350z. The new design of the 370z rear chassis brace, a little bit in front of the rear struts, is more practical for marketing purposes. That's not to say the chassis can't be stiffer than the 350z...I'm sure that Nissan engineers spent a good while looking for the perfect place to put it and the perfect material/shape/thickness as well as a balance between weight and rigidity. They must have figured out that they could achieve the same stiffness using a hollow bar as they could using a much heavier solid one....or at least damn close to it...while at the same time keeping the NVH/comfort levels acceptable for the non enthusiast.

This is why I like race cars...you don't have to deal with people's comfort....just make everything as light/strong/purposeful/pure as possible...this is also why supercars like Ferraris and Paganis are so expensive...instead of making compromises...they just figure out a way to have their cake and eat it too...might cost an extra $100,000 but who cares.

I dont know guys, I'm kinda starting to see a trend here with the ppl who are buying the first Z's....





hahahahahaha I lolled on this one...:rofl2::rofl2::rofl2:

lol, i was waiting for somone to do this. ahhaha:inoutroflpuke:

Was that Will Smith in the passenger seat?!?!? I could have swore I heard "I gotta get me one of dese" at towards the end?

Going around a corner sideways is called 'fun'. He should try to have some sometime.

^ It's because he is used to slow *** cars that can't get out of their own way.

Looooool!!!

Walk around click Watch in HD

YouTube - *NEW* Nissan 370Z Touring Walkaround 0-60 in FAST

The last video frickin annoyed the snot out of me.

One of the main reasons why I want to be there when they unload from the truck and wont do dealer trade. Then again, they could use pdi as an excuse to rag the $hit out of it...

^^^ Another reason to buy once the hype cools down.

+ over 9000!

I would like mine joy ride free...