Well I went and test drove the 370z last night..
I drove it for roughly 15 maybe 20 minutes and ran it pretty hard. I'll start with what I thought were positive: Exterior styling looks pretty sharp and a little more compact than I thought. Inside, the shifter / clutch operation is good. It's got plenty of power so that's obviously not an issue.
Handling wise it's got a lot of grip and and easy to drift and pretty much goes where you point it. The ride was in my opinion pretty nice not overly jarring for a sports car. Then again I drove it on smooth roads so I have no reference for how it handles bumps / imperfections.
Negatives? To be honest I'm not a big fan of the interior styling/ gauges. The seats could use more lateral support. The engine does start sounding strained in the upper RPMS. The steering response is good but feedback wise it could be better in my opinion. Outward visibility is kinda ehh but not too terrible.
Overall I liked it despite what I felt are short comings. When you consider the price and total package it's not a bad deal but I can't say it's going to be my next car. I still got to test drive the new 13' GT/302, EVO X and perhaps BRZ/ FR-S. If in the end I'm not satisfied I'll probably just end up getting a MX-5 or CPO S2K because I've driven them and know they are a lot of fun despite not putting down really impressive #'s.
I just want to give all the cars on my short list a fair shake before I make a decision. Anyways the Z seemed pretty cool but it didn't exactly blow me away or anything. I'll probably drive it again right after I drive the Boss 302 to get a better prospective
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