2014 Jaguar F-Type - really?

Driftomodachi

Well, the z's target when they designed the 370z was the Cayman...

bvl

Swing and a miss

The price points are so vastly different that I am not faulting Nissan: they brought a very specific car to market segment devoid of competition, though not a large market segment.

The F and the P cars are priced similarly (though I would expect the Jag to come out 10-15% less expensive, in the ball park)

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Driftomodachi

I meant performance wise

bvl

Right...and if they used say a Cayman S as a benchmark the missed.
A base car will be at a pretty big HP disadvantage but I would bet a good steak that most people after driving both cars for a week would take the underpowered car as it provides a better driving experience.

The Z is:

1. Porkier then Kardashian calves
2. Lacks steering feel (its good, not great)
3. Ridiculously sensitive on/off TCS for a sports car

You are not going to get around the fact that a big honking 6 is hanging over the front axle vs a mid-engine car: tough to fight the physics there.

I seem to be in the minority on this site, but I wanted the Z to be a return to its roots, lighter, fun to toss, and absolute power not a requirement as its a street car. Heck I had hoped the Z33 was a NA I-6, 250 HP, 3000 lbs. Boy was I waaay of base on that. If you are going to charge 35-45K for it, then it should have better interior for its class. Missed that too.

Perhaps its hard for Nissan to do with the amount of platform sharing that may be mandated by corporate management. Driving the Z, I feel like it is a good GT car that wants to be a sports car. Driving the 987, I feel like I am driving a sports car that just wants to be pushed harder.

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Shamu

I m a life long porsche owner. Have owned and driven several 986/987 Boxsters and Caymans. Raced a Boxster too. Cayman S to me is a very boring car. It makes terrible low end power as well. Way to expensive for what it is in my opinion.

With a few simple mods 370z is just as fast if not faster than a a cayman S on track. In my opinion I enjoy way 370 handles better than a Cayman. My Nismo is stockish form ate up Cayman S on track. Now it blows them away. My 370z is closer to GT3 performance now at less than a 1/3 rd the cost.

And cayman s even out of box requires some mods to make them decent track car so youre going to spend money over base price to get the car to work properly on track. I'd much rather spend mod money on a $30k car than on $70k car.

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Grant

370Zsteve

And the Z beat the Cayman in performance, but lost in overall scores. I know one thing, the Z will be ridiculously cheaper to maintain, and the value of the Jaguar will drop off a cliff when it is driven off the lot.

OK. Make that two things.

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SOLD MY Z MARCH 2018 - another Core OG moves on - new ride 2019 Z Corvette Grand Sport - no mods necessary but already have eyes on HFC and intakes LOL IT NEVER ENDS.