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Originally Posted by bigdog1250
Chris Harris is arguably the best automotive journalist out there right now. Yes the FR-S has a better driving position than the Z, if you doubt that go sit in one. The wheel is better placed and their seats hug MUCH tighter than ours.
While the overall review seemed harsh on the Z, the points he made were totally valid and have been made over and over across all the auto media companies, such as the course engine note/feeling above 5k rpms. But again, a lot of his gripes can be easily fixed with simple mods... as an all around car the Z is a much better value. Check out my threads reviewing the FR-S vs. the Z.
He's really not bias at all. If actually listen to what he has to say it's good content.
And to those of you who say he doesn't know how to push our car... you are foolish. Check out his other videos. He drifts $100k+ cars on tiny back roads all day. He can push our car no problem, it just does get a little squirmy around the limit (in stock form) and loses some composure, thus the 8/10ths.
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I think a lot of reviewers of vehicles judge them without knowing the bloodline or history of all sports cars they review. The 370Z is the most refined Z car ever made, and the engine becoming course after 5K RPM is just apart of the Z bloodline, a personality trait for driver integration, i love it, but i also know the full history of the Z. Chris Harris is cool with me, just think he needs to do more research on the history of Japanese sports cars, just as much as he does for German sports cars and Italian super cars. Also, he should have had a 370z at least with a sport package, to make it more fair, and one with Z1 Motorsports MAF tubes, and a Tanabe exhaust ( I am biased like Chris when it comes to CBE's and my other mods).
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Last edited by Streetlife; 08-16-2012 at 12:48 PM.
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