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This is where Nissan has failed with its North American model.
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i don't even
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I mean, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and everything and I understand why you dislike the road noise, but...
It's a car that starts at $29,000 that focuses on performance. You could pin a lot of things on Nissan for the 370 -- some of the brake issues people had, the lack of an oil cooler, etc. -- but road noise? One of the big things that Nissan pushed as a selling point for the new Z was a reduction in weight. In order to keep the price low and the weight down I imagine that sound dampening material was one of the first things on the list. Not to mention... Infinity! I mean, the G37 is a luxury Z, pretty much.
Look at other similar cars that aim for performance in this price range or slightly higher. The Corvette comes to mind instantly. Even on the newer ones (and ZR1) the interior is just not up to par at all -- obviously because that was a secondary thought to GM when they designed it. Same to things closer to our range like the Evo X and STi. The thing is, the Z has better interiors than these cars -- and from personal experience in all three -- equal interior noise.
but tl;dr -- I can understand you not liking the road noise and thinking it is excessive, but I would hardly call it a failing.