370Z at Nurburgring

spearfish25 · 04-11-2009, 10:40 AM

Does anyone know the 370Z's lap time at Nurburgring? I recall hearing it did a sub-8 minute lap, but that seems impossible given the list of the top 200 lap times (posted as a sticky in this forum).

AARC51 · 04-23-2009, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Does anyone know the 370Z's lap time at Nurburgring? I recall hearing it did a sub-8 minute lap, but that seems impossible given the list of the top 200 lap times (posted as a sticky in this forum).

No possible way its sub 8. The Cadillac CTS-V barely cracked 7:59 and it has 556HP with a 3.9 0-60 and a 12.0 1/4 mile.

spearfish25 · 04-23-2009, 12:16 PM

Yeah. All I could figure is the road holding of the Z beats the caddy. Doubt that would make the difference though.

shabarivas · 04-23-2009, 12:44 PM

LOl and how does that mean the Z does it slower than the caddy? Its a freakin boat for crying out loud

alan93rsa · 04-23-2009, 01:23 PM

I don't think they counted the oil cooler timeouts on the Z.

AARC51 · 04-24-2009, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by shabarivas

LOl and how does that mean the Z does it slower than the caddy? Its a freakin boat for crying out loud

Because the CTS-V is the fastest production 4 door car in the world.

shabarivas · 04-24-2009, 12:10 PM

speed in a straight line means nothing in the ring... do you have any idea how many turns it has? I am sure a Z would do better than a SL55... why not a ctsv?

shabarivas · 04-24-2009, 12:10 PM

and FQ400 > CTSv and its 4 doors too

AARC51 · 04-24-2009, 12:35 PM

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speed in a straight line means nothing in the ring... do you have any idea how many turns it has? I am sure a Z would do better than a SL55... why not a ctsv?

Well, we'll just have to wait and see I guess.

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Originally Posted by shabarivas

and FQ400 > CTSv and its 4 doors too

Not until it's been around the Nürburgring.

shabarivas · 04-24-2009, 12:50 PM

you really think a fq400 would do less well on the worlds most technical track than a caddy?

AARC51 · 04-24-2009, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by shabarivas

you really think a fq400 would do less well on the worlds most technical track than a caddy?

No, I'm just saying it's not the case until it happens - you understand? I should just veto any results from that car since you really can't consider it a production vehicle given all the tuning shops it has to go through before you can purchase 1 of the 100 being produced.

armensti · 04-24-2009, 08:48 PM

m3 csl (e46) gets a better time then the m3(e90) and the e90 has more hp so im sure that hp doesnt matter as much as the handling of the car.

spearfish25 · 04-24-2009, 09:04 PM

Track setup is clearly important. YouTube confirms this in the GT-R vs 370Z battle with the gtr only besting the z by a second or two on a short curvy course. The cts-v has 0.9g road holding while the Z is 0.98. Now the Nurburgring is the mother of all tracks as it incorporated almost every track element. How straight line acceleration competes with road holding isn't so clear. You can also compare braking as well where the Z also prevails. In the end, the Zs superior handling may mean a lot more than the caddy's hp.

Someone get a Z on the nurburgring already!

armensti · 04-27-2009, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Track setup is clearly important. YouTube confirms this in the GT-R vs 370Z battle with the gtr only besting the z by a second or two on a short curvy course. The cts-v has 0.9g road holding while the Z is 0.98. Now the Nurburgring is the mother of all tracks as it incorporated almost every track element. How straight line acceleration competes with road holding isn't so clear. You can also compare braking as well where the Z also prevails. In the end, the Zs superior handling may mean a lot more than the caddy's hp.

Someone get a Z on the nurburgring already!

i completely agree. the new z is gonna do some damage

wstar · 04-27-2009, 01:11 PM

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i completely agree. the new z is gonna do some damage

I love my Z, and the handling is great, but I think a stock Z isn't going to rank very high on the 'ring, it lacks the raw power for it.

04-11-2009, 10:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	370Z at Nurburgring Does anyone know the 370Z's lap time at Nurburgring? I recall hearing it did a sub-8 minute lap, but that seems impossible given the list of the top 200 lap times (posted as a sticky in this forum).

04-23-2009, 01:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
alan93rsa Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 412 Drives: 16 Cayman GT4 Red Rep Power: 220	I don't think they counted the oil cooler timeouts on the Z. __________________ 16 Cayman GT4, Carmine Red, Buckets, PCCB etc.

04-24-2009, 09:04 PM	#13 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Track setup is clearly important. YouTube confirms this in the GT-R vs 370Z battle with the gtr only besting the z by a second or two on a short curvy course. The cts-v has 0.9g road holding while the Z is 0.98. Now the Nurburgring is the mother of all tracks as it incorporated almost every track element. How straight line acceleration competes with road holding isn't so clear. You can also compare braking as well where the Z also prevails. In the end, the Zs superior handling may mean a lot more than the caddy's hp. Someone get a Z on the nurburgring already! Last edited by spearfish25; 04-24-2009 at 09:07 PM.

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04-23-2009, 12:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Yeah. All I could figure is the road holding of the Z beats the caddy. Doubt that would make the difference though.

04-23-2009, 12:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	LOl and how does that mean the Z does it slower than the caddy? Its a freakin boat for crying out loud

04-24-2009, 12:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	speed in a straight line means nothing in the ring... do you have any idea how many turns it has? I am sure a Z would do better than a SL55... why not a ctsv?

04-24-2009, 12:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	and FQ400 > CTSv and its 4 doors too

04-24-2009, 12:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	you really think a fq400 would do less well on the worlds most technical track than a caddy?

04-24-2009, 08:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
armensti Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Posts: 447 Drives: 370Z/Tring/Spt/6MT Rep Power: 16	m3 csl (e46) gets a better time then the m3(e90) and the e90 has more hp so im sure that hp doesnt matter as much as the handling of the car.