It's funny to me as I've seen this thread develop. I saw the 2015, sitting next to my '14 and said **** I guess I better get it because its the last of the aggressive body style. The '15 to me looked like any other Z. When I drove it, and I test drove the '15, '14, and a sport packaged '15 the '14 NISMO felt like a track prepped car and both '15s felt the same to me suspension and power wise. But comparing a Z to a Porsche, Lambo, or Ferrari? Honestly unless you reaching into a really special Porsche, caymans, and standard 911's don't fall here, the Z is going to have more value in the long run. And why they may not be as fast they will out corner them, and feel so much more like a sports car. Bottom end Porsche, feel like a bottom end Porsche. I can't explain it other than if you have driven a GT3 or Carrera turbo 4S and than you know a 911 cabriolet, let alone a boxter or cayman is not the same car. Than to say ferrari or lambo has never made a mistake, you fail to remember the great 360 spyder, no heart, no soul, and can be purchased for around 70K, 60 if you really look, or driven a Gallardo compared to a Countache or Murcielago. They are not cars in the same league but brought up as examples of manufactures with out fault. If you have driven either one of those models compared to the company standard you will know faults where made. I feel like there is a lot of opinions being thrown around in this thread with out experience other than day dreaming and drooling. While my Z isn't a RUFF prepped Porsche, it sure in my eyes is a hell of a lot better than a Cayman designed to get middle class males during a midlife crisis to over pay for a name. While the 2015 isn't the turbo charged power plant people wanted, it did remove the aggressive "boy racer" body kit and wing non-z enthusiast complained about. Nissan listened a little, softer suspension, and less aggressive is what non-z guys asked for. We already have the Z dedication we where not who they where trying to bring to the fold. Those of us who have Z's keep fueling the 10K a year purchase because we have a love affair with the car for one reason or another. I feel the 2015 NISMO was an attempt to peak sales with those without a Z history but looking for an entry level sports car. If the 2015 Z stole sales from Porsche, Benz, or Mercedes because it's a little more reserved, and softer to drive that encourages Nissan to move forward with a new design and maybe a mythical stock turbo.
But for one last dig, the only difference I see in the '13 and '14 for all those wanting to say the '13 is the best ever is paint options, which is an easy fix, and lets be honest, stock paint no matter what year kind of sucks at the end of the day. Instead of saying year x is better than year y, lets realize all Z's have created trends among the auto industry that others follow and try to compete with. As an example take a look at the 914? If you don't think Porsche didn't create that out of fear of the Z you were not paying attention. Or dare I say it the FRS and BRZ.
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