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Originally Posted by kenchan
fr-s might be even more fun to drive than a 350z..gotta put appearance and fun to drive factor in your metrics for street cars.
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I did -- I listed that and the MX-5 as slower but very attractive. Fun kinda goes without saying, but to clarify my commentary, those are both very fun cars, for sure!
And, I can say with pretty much 100% certainty, if the 370Z had never been made, I would have gotten a FR-S and slapped a roots blower on it (my original plan before going for the 370Z).
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Originally Posted by czirrfb
Dont think i'd use the term "spanks" it BARELY beats the 350z by only 1-2 seconds. I imagine a properly modded 350z HR will be neck and neck with a stock 370z in a straight line and on the track.
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1-2 seconds is a pretty defensible "spanking" in terms of automotive performance metrics... and no offense intended here.
A few 10ths isn't much, by comparison, but consider how much hoopla usually resuls when someone pulls that small advantage out of their hat.
Accordingly, think how much extra power, tire, suspension, etc needs to go into shaving a full second, whether in a straight line or in a turn.
The 350Z is no slouch, but the 370Z is just a much better designed car. Nissan aimed to 1-up themselves on their Z car, and they succeeded.
Modded, as always, speed is just a question of money...
EDIT: Regarding the C&D LL's, that 350Z was the track edition. Not sure if it had better suspension than the "regular" 350, but it did have more power -- allegedly 300 bhp. The newer Nismo 370Z is rated for 50 more ponies, so a .5 sec lead sounds about right. To be fair, that's only a minor paddling, if not a spanking, in that particular shoot out.