Hello, I'm new to the forum and am seriously considering buying a 370z. The one thing holding me back is the road noise factor. I know people are knocking the
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06-17-2015, 10:30 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Hello, I'm new to the forum and am seriously considering buying a 370z. The one thing holding me back is the road noise factor. I know people are knocking the 2016 for having the ASE system, but does it actually help cancel out some road noise? Has anyone driven one yet to compare? Thanks
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06-17-2015, 10:57 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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I said that the first time I read about all the complaints about the road noise on the Z. I actually leave the radio off just to hear all the engine noise and road noise when I drive. Why worry about road noise when driving a sports car? I just keep on
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06-18-2015, 02:26 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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Get nice exhaust and be the creator of noise.
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06-18-2015, 07:48 AM | #8 (permalink) |
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If you're worried about road noise, a 370Z might not be the right car for you.
I do notice the noise, but consider it to be a minor inconvenience and a more than reasonable trade-off to get that kind of performance for that price. Funny thing is that my winter driver (2015 GMC Sierra 2500HD) is the quietest vehicle I've ever owned, and my Z is the noisiest. |
06-18-2015, 08:31 AM | #9 (permalink) |
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If you want a raw great performance car get the Z. I usually turn the radio off to make sure that I can hear the engine and stuff around me. Remember, this car is not a 100K Mercedes Benz.
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06-18-2015, 09:08 AM | #10 (permalink) |
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I test drove a 2016 Nismo last week. It didn't seem appreciably quieter than the 2015 I drove last month.
I didn't really notice the fake engine noise, either, but I mostly had the windows down. |
06-18-2015, 09:18 AM | #11 (permalink) | |
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06-18-2015, 09:21 AM | #12 (permalink) |
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If you need to be coddled about road noise, any form of raw sports car isn't the correct car for you.
Now excuse me while I go dynamat my Harley....
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06-18-2015, 11:00 AM | #13 (permalink) |
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I own a 16 Touring Sport Coupe, 6 spd. I noticed that I hear a lot of the dirt hitting the inner wheel wells but I think that can be attributed to the fact that there is not a lot of sound deadening material between the metal structure and the interior plastics. As far as hearing road noise...never been a problem for me I want to hear the engine.
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06-18-2015, 12:45 PM | #15 (permalink) |
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I Dynomatted the rear and the doors and it got rid of a massive amount of road noise.
Now the engine is what I get to listen to instead of all of the crappy roads here. |
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