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shadoquad · 09-20-2011, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Lemers

That's kinda funny. Car and Driver just did an article covering the best handling cars under $40,000 and it rated the mustang 3 of s6 and the Z 4 of 6.

Actually, I wrote them an angry email about that article. Not because I have hate for the stang or any other car in that comparison, but because I think they went too far in their negativity about the Z.

Like, ok, I get it, they hit limp mode and cooked the brakes, but Csaba said something like, "The 370z is simply not a good car." I mean, come on...

It was overboard.

And I've driven and ridden in 5/6 cars in that test. I'd stack the Z's handling up to any one of them. I'm not saying it's the best, but better than 4 imo.

Also, in the objective statistical results, the Z's stats were first and second across the board.

Red__Zed · 09-20-2011, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

Actually, I wrote them an angry email about that article. Not because I have hate for the stang or any other car in that comparison, but because I think they went too far in their negativity about the Z.

Like, ok, I get it, they hit limp mode and cooked the brakes, but Csaba said something like, "The 370z is simply not a good car." I mean, come on...

It was overboard.

And I've driven and ridden in 5/6 cars in that test. I'd stack the Z's handling up to any one of them. I'm not saying it's the best, but better than 4 imo.

Also, in the objective statistical results, the Z's stats were first and second across the board.

I think they over-stepped in the z criticisms too...but I put almost no stock in their opinions or results...so it doesn't matter.

I don't give a **** if stock brake pads don't hold up. If I track on stock pads, I deserve to hit a wall...then no mention of things like fuel starvation...sure, I pulled over 1g on my z autoXing...and then it wouldn't start to drive me home.

m4a1mustang · 09-20-2011, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

I think they over-stepped in the z criticisms too...but I put almost no stock in their opinions or results...so it doesn't matter.

I don't give a **** if stock brake pads don't hold up. If I track on stock pads, I deserve to hit a wall...then no mention of things like fuel starvation...sure, I pulled over 1g on my z autoXing...and then it wouldn't start to drive me home.

Yeah, brake pads and fluid... w/e. Though it is interesting that of all the cars, only the Z had issues on track. The others were fine. :/

And you're right about fuel starve...

Red__Zed · 09-20-2011, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Yeah, brake pads and fluid... w/e. Though it is interesting that of all the cars, only the Z had issues on track. The others were fine. :/

And you're right about fuel starve...

I always forgot about it since it is not mentioned on here much, swapped out my tires and only completed one run... Dead on second run.

I dunno why the z was the only one with issues though... Wonder if they saw ice mode rather than fade?