Nissan 370Z or BMW Z4 s35i
 

Tried to find if there was any discussion threads comparing the two cars but nothing turns up.

Lets say you have a budget for a brand new Z4 s35i plus another $5k for mods, will you choose it over getting a 370Z convertible with the difference in cost going towards modding the 370Z?

I see this is your first post on this site so welcome aboard.There are many good articles and tips that have been thrashed over and over about comparisons with the Z and other cars.Also options for the Z and performance.
My opinion is the Z!
My advice to you is search this site and read up on the new Z and make your own decision!

The 370Z...hands down.

My experience driving both:

Z4 was very refined, the folding top is cool. The new design is far superior to the old one. The engine is very smooth.

370Z (touring/sport, not the roadster) was raucous, relatively unrefined compared to the BMW.

Both cars handled very well.

I preferred the 370Z. I'm buying one in a few weeks. Why? because the experience raised the hairs on the back of my neck. Fun factor 10 out of 10. That didn't happen with the Z4. It won't be a daily driver, the purchase is just for a toy. If it was a daily driver, I might have gone for the BMW.

Go drive both, it's the only way to make a rational decision. :tiphat:

Both. When the lease is up on my wifes Z4, she will be getting the new one. A well equipped S35i is going to be in the mid fifties though, once you put sport and premium packages on, maybe even close to 60. You can have a very modified Z for that amount of cash.

I don't know what type of mods you are planning for the Z. As far as the cars go, they are in two very different price ranges.

The 370Z roadster with touring and sport is around 45k whilst the Z4 is around 65k similarly equipped.

You could look on youtube for an episode of Top Gear where they compared the 370z (coupe) to a Z4.

This was your first post in this forum, and I guess I can assume that your considering to buy one of these cars...

If you considering which car to buy, please buy BMW Z4.

I rather see my Nissan 370z less in the street.

Please, buy BMW Z4...:tup:

Check out the Top Gear comparison.

YouTube - Topgear 370Z vs Z4 HQ

lol if only top gear ever made a serious road test

i think if you want to just cruise around town get the Z4 and an AT. if you want to drive it, then 370Z.

ok, here in Aus the z4 is approx $120,000 and the 370z Convertibkle when it comes out will be approx $80,000. Big difference. The Z4 is not $40,000 better.
IMHO the Z4 has the folding hardtop which in my eyes is better thsan a cloth top for many reasons, although one drawback is that the metal roof in the Z4 when erect increases the Z4's centre of gravity, more weight up top. Both look great , although I think the 370 looks better, btw I amagine you'll be seeing lots of women driving the Z4s'. please don't flame me, but I see so many women driving slk and z4 it is amazing. The 370 I beleive will be a more rewarding car to drive and will stir up great emotional feelings, the Z4 with its clinical approach will not be able to match. Features? the 370 wins hands down, BMW will charge you an arm and a leg for items already standard in the Z. for the money you are paying for the 370, I beleive you are buying substance. For the money you are paying for the Z4 you are buying a badge, image and some substance too, just not sure of the exact mix. In the end I belive the 370 wins hands down, it is a lot of car for the money, being so often compared to cars in magazines etc with cars costing double and up.

Personally I never really liked the Z4. 370Z hands down.

370z for me!

Yep, I'm in Australia too. I compared the 370Z with the Z4 s35i but to get the Z4 with all the options I would have wanted I was looking at approx $120-130k AUD, almost double the price of a Z. Had the BMW Z4 been in a closer price range as the Z my decision may have been different.

370Zed = raw

Zed4 = refined

In retrospect, I should have gotten something a little more refined. dont get me wrong, i love my Z.. but if i could do it all over again, i would have bought a G37.

My 2 options were the g or the z. After spending the last week with my Z, I have zero regrets. To each their own, I guess. I have some g-owning friends that all beg to ride in my Z!

With a BMW you're paying a lot for the name. Don't get me wrong, it's a great car, but there are so many Z4's driving around . . . I rarely if ever see another 370 on the road.

Both are great cars, much better bang for the buck with the 370, and I personally like the looks of the 370 more.

The new Z4 went on sale in May and I have yet to see one on the road. I think it will be a very low volume car.

Here in the UK BMWs are pretty standard and you'll a Z4 everyday. Purely on exclusivity, id pick a 370z!

Having driven both cars and going through the same thought process, I picked the 370z. Its a very very good sportscar!

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/s...nshitonbmw.jpg

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Two different cars in two different price ranges. The new Z4 is a really nice car, but you could get two Z's if you put any options on it. The one I was shopping in comparison to the Z was $62,xxx. Ridiculous.

HAHAHA :rofl2:

LOL, nice job, wrong Z4!! I think you need to put a picture of Triumph in there as well.

Only if the Bimmer has a more compliant suspension. Like Steven says, the Bimmer tends to be a bit more refined than the Zed. Otherwise, I'll go with Nissan/Infinity over BMW, mainly 'cause of the reliability issue.

Wrong Z4 or not, it's still BMW and that's all that matters! HAHAHA! I should have just sh$t in a BMW logo and that would have said everything!

But in all honesty, I like the new 3 series a little. They are all refined for sure, but upkeep on them you can forget about it! If you like to work on your own car then get a 370Z, if you don't and you wnat all the work done by the dealership then get a BMW and a BIGGER wallet! HAHA!

actually, as long as you aren't modding, BMWs come with all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance included for the 4 year warranty period, so there is no additional cost.

How can you compare:
http://www.the370z.com/members/370z_...-2010bmwz4.jpg
with this:
http://www.the370z.com/members/370z_...1446-large.jpg
The hood on the Z4 is too long, just does not look proportional to the rest of the car. The Z wins hands down!

Z4 is a good bit quicker than a NISMO 370Z around a short track like Tsukuba. One can conclude it's significantly faster when compared to the 370Z Roadster:

Yes the 370 really looks hot, man i wish i had the dosh now.

not according to the English Top Gear.

You know that scheduled maintenance is free with a new BMW, right?

Nothing is free, you pay for it one way or another. Plus it only last for 4 years or 50,000 miles. The oil change is one thing, but doing anything else to that car will void the warranty. I am in Germany and I know a lot of people with BMWs and they are money guslers when it comes to up keep and maintenance.

Like I said before, if you like to work on your own car get a Z, if you want someone else to do the work for you, get a BMW.

I don't know man, I owned BMW's up until my G35 and now my Z, and I did all the work on them. A car's a car for the most part when it comes to that. Just because most BMW drivers are 328i-driving sorority girls doesn't mean they're hard cars to work on :tup:

Crap, speaking of which, when I had my 2000 MZ3, I don't remember ever seeing another M, and every "normal" Z3 was some old lady in an automatic :ugh2:

Have a buddy who has a 335, before that a 328

Not sure why people would spread false information about the free maintenance. Only thing you take care of is the tires, period.

These Z versus BMW threads should really be Infiniti VS BMW threads as they are more closely matched.

I really fail to see how you can drive both, rather it be a 1,3,Z and a Z34 and not understand the differences.

Really a simple test drive should illuminate the luxuries and refinement of the BMW versus the focused and raw nature of the Z.

I would think a glance at the sticker price would illuminate it as well.

I found the 370 because I was initially looking at the Z4. The Z is much more affordable and from everything I've seen or read it outperforms.

I found the Z because of my initial look at the G37 Coupe. I was dead-set on that G, until a friend said "why not a 370z?"....I hadn't even seen or heard of the 370z at that point. One look at nissanusa, and I was a changed man!

My wife and I drove the Z4 3.5 and the 3.0 before going back to the 370Z. The Z4 just felt too tame for a sports car and the 370Z offered a nicer feel, throatier exhaust... no real comparison considering the $20,000 price difference. I DID like the Z4 Nav system in hi-def though. That was nice. Surprisingly, i thought there was more trunk space in the Z4 than the 370Z!

Hell yeah it illuminates!!

No offense but when I went to the automall in my area and looked at numerous of cars, none of them had the, "wow factor," the 370Z has. Saw a nice RX-8 and Genesis but it didn't quite catch my attention. I was crazy over the Audi TTS but when I saw it up close, it's not that nice. The interior is worse than a Honda. This applies for most of the cars I see nowadays, unless it's something real nice like a R8, I would still say the 370Z steals my heart away.

But, everybody is different. Instead of asking others for their opinion, you should go and see the cars yourself. Test it out. Coming here and asking us what we would pick is kind of an obvious answer. No duh most of us is going to say the 370Z, why else did these people purchase the car? LOL.

Exactly, At Zdayz last year, I saw the 370 in person for the first time, and I bought mine the day after we got home. The new Z4 does the same thing for my wife, and who am I to deny her?