Is the Z faster then it's given credit for?

Jeffblue

yea its pretty easy to get max torque when your max torque is 220tq at the wheels. the 335 has a very flat torque curve as well. and it feels very quick down low. at 5500 RPM is where the 370z starts to produce more torque than the 335. it's not about bragging rights. go drive around town in a stock 335, not necessarily trying to thrash every ounce of hp out of it, then drive the 370z the same way and you'll find yourself needing to give the Z a lot more gas to get it to feel as quick for normal driving. this is a debate about low end. the 370z stock is definitely faster than the 335, but just low end for normal driving it definitely feels dead down low.

a lot of times what makes a car feel fast isn't about how quick it is at full throttle, but how torquey it feels in just normal driving. the 370z never felt surprisingly fast in any gear at partial throttle below 4k rpm

honestly it doesn't even matter what you compare it to. you can't honestly tell me that at 3k rpm in 3-6th gear the 370z really feels like its just ready to unleash the fury. i mean how can you say a car that makes 190whp/220tq at 4.5k rpm has a nice low end? the 370z is very fun to drive but only within its power band. if you are below it it feels slow. i dont understand why this is such a hard thing to comprehend?