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Old 12-01-2008, 08:55 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I think it is clear that this car is an excellent/proper sports car. It is also apparent that the better driver you are, the more you will be able to extract from the Z. I thought these were interesting comments by the Road and Track staff:

"The 370Z sprints to 60 mph in a scant 5.1 seconds, which bests the old car's mark by almost a half second, and to the quarter mile in 13.7. We performed our tests at an elevation of 1500 ft., so don't be surprised if the car runs a 5.0 or better when we get our hands on one here near sea level."

"Yukawa's crew used the Porsche Cayman S as the 370Z's handling benchmark. At Nissan's proving grounds in Rikubetsu, Hokkaido, the new Z shined, keeping pace with the Cayman S on the road course's many tight corners. Turn-in response is much crisper than before, and the steering exhibits a livelier feel."
"The car recorded phenomenal handling numbers, eclipsing those of the Cayman S. It registered 0.97g on the skidpad and ran through the slalom in 71.4 mph."
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