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Originally Posted by italy3541
For me the only things I have to complain about my Z are this:
2. Clunky noisy gearbox. Altho its a very strong gearbox, its lack of refinement is annoying. It can make the best manual driver look like a noob until he gets the hang of the unique way the Z must be shifted. Add that in with the amount of noise it makes at idle and it can turn off a lot of people. But if you are familiar with Z cars you know that this is something common in almost all models of the Z. They were never known for having a silky smooth transmission.
3. Lack of premium materials used in the interior. With the price point the Z is at you would think that they would have made more of a effort to use better materials, and pay more attention to the fit and finish of the interior. I love the layout but hate the cheap feel of most of the components. And if you spend the extra money to upgrade to the touring you don't get much. 2 leather power seats and a cheap bose audio system. I wish Nissan would take a page from VW and refine the interior so it is a nicer place to spend time.
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I notice a significant difference in the way my 2014 shifts compared to the way my 2011 shifted (6MT). There is still a slight "notchiness" on a fast 1-2 shift, but I don't feel any grinding. The clutch engages MUCH smoother and SRM is EXTREMELY accurate with this 2014. I find my 2014 to be a joy to shift, without the jerkiness that I would occasionally getting on my 2011.
Interior...I honestly can't agree with the above. I've found the materials to be more that adequate and the fit/finish to be good, and all of it to be durable. I have the Touring model with Nav. Bose audio isn't the top of the line, but IMHO it's pretty good...more than adequate for the non-audiophile. I'm not a big fan of the Nav package. The navigation itself is pretty lame, with most of where I live in rural Minnesota not covered by the loaded map. Navigation is much, much more functional with a $2 navigation app (MotionXDrive) for my iPhone. Likewise, the Nissan voice control for the electronics is overly cumbersome and non-intuitive. Supposedly, Nissan is a participant (or will be) in Apple's CarPlay app. THAT would be excellent. I hope my nav package can be retro-upgraded via firmware update to use that app.