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Old 08-29-2012, 11:28 AM   #53 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Compdoc777 View Post
Driving both the Nismo and the 370 sport I can tell you the handling on both is great. The Nismo is much more stiff and the rebound leave you able to feel the road a little more. I know when I get on the cars they both perform great yet when I get insane with the car the Nismo shows its prowless. The Nismo is bumpy and loud, but in the correct hands it's a powerful car and properly setup.

Add some r spec tires to the mix and your are on rails. The Nismo feels like i am glued to the pavement. The other day I took a corner I could only do about 40 around in them 370 sport and took it at 60 in the Nismo. The car never under steered or over steered and I was pulling so hard in the turn that I realized that I need a 5 point harness and nothing loose in my car.
Yeah, it almost reminds me of those civics you see with cut springs going bouncebouncebounce after they hit a little ridge in the pavement. People can say what they want about the composite transverse leaf-spring, but unless you are corner-weighting the car, it's far superior. Progressive, and insures equal rate over each wheel, and absorbs stuff like this flawlessly. Nissan could take a few lessons from GM in the suspension department. Ferrari has.

My dream car:

GM MRC suspension/PTM
Ford FI motor.
Ferrari body airflow management.
Audi interior
BMW transmission
Porsche's chassis
Dodge rear-end/axles
Kia's price structure
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