Originally Posted by mab864

Nissan has benchmarked the Cayman S since the inception of the 370. I get tired of folks comparing our cars to muscle cars. Of course it's not as fast in a straight line as a muscle car. Who cares?? That's not why we buy this car. I'm not saying I wouldn't like my car to be a little faster, but faster compared to what? Comparing straight line performance against a V8 muscle car is just dumb. Our cars will match a Cayman S in straight line performance and 90% of their performance on a track at about 50% of the cost. Which is exactly what Nissan was aiming for.