M/T testing of the 2011 stang GT

370Z_Fan

Get a Stillen or GTM supercharger and call it a day if you're worried about being outdragged.

Endgame

Right, over 2MPH faster to go a bit further.....

Z eliminator

Can not wait to meet one at the drag strip.
370 sport 7AT with all the N/A toys and drag radials+ 4.08 gears.
the stang will have to go low 12.5s to get by my Z.

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Zsteve

Again someone trying to compare a FI upgraded car to a stock car so they can win. If you up yours they up theirs and you still lose. Face it the new stang will be faster stock for stock as it is a newer year. A year later someone else will be faster. Its a cycle we have our turn now and will get ours again in a few years.

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m4a1mustang

12.5 will be easy for a bolt on GT. My guess is DRs would be enough...

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WICKED_GRIN

^^ Here we go again……2 seat sports car vs. 4 seat muscle car....V8 vs. V6!

semtex

While it's only natural to feel a little forlorn at the prospect of being one-upped by the Mustang, I think it's beneficial to keep the big picture in mind. What drives Nissan -- or any car company for that matter -- to improve their product is competition. They're not improving their cars with each successive generation just because they're bored or because they're feeling altruistic. They're doing it to compete. Competition drives progress and innovation.

On a side note, this is why I'm reluctant to sink the coin into going F.I. As much fun as I'm having with modding my current Z, I know that sooner or later the next best thing is going to come out, at which point my current car is going to get kicked to the curb because I'll view it as obsolete. That's just me; it's how my mind works. I used to deny it and tell myself that I'd keep my car forever in order to justify the expense of modding it. But I know better. For better or worse, I have an 'out with the old and in with the new' mentality. So now I try to exercise moderation when it comes to how much I spend on modding.

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Old Chuck

until they go head to head. The buzz is that the new Mustang 5.0 will run over 70 mph in the slalom so it is two mph faster then the old 4.6. With those nuumbers and its over 420 HP, it could give the 370Z a good run on the track. Folks that run the old Mustang in AutoX say that they can be tuned to do much better on the track and turn in better times then the 370 for not much cash. However, the only thing that should matter is which car you enjoy driving and which one puts a bigger grin on your face..

elixxxer

You can use this argument all you want, that doesn't make it logical. If you don't think people cross-shop the two because of rear seats and a different engine, you are out of your mind (especially considering the Mustang rear seats are virtually useless). V6 vs. V8? Comparable because they are priced similarly. The new Mustang V6 is about as fast as a G37 and will be immensely less expensive. The V8 will kill the 370Z in the straights for similar money. They are both sports cars that look good and go fast, so stop getting defensive when people compare the two.

WICKED_GRIN

Some food for thought…..sports car vs. muscle car…..just saying

Sports car - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Muscle car - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

WICKED_GRIN

^^ Pony Muscle Car = Mustang……….can’t wait to test drive the 5.0

TheWeatherman

Overall, the Mustang, performance-wise, would beat us. Good job Ford. I'm proud of ya. It's about time. Semtex, great comment above. As a lot of us have been taught, there will always be something better. (I still love the Z's looks and performance.) Don't even flex guys. Anyone out racing, watch what stock GT vs. stock 370 will do on any track. Again. I'm proud of Ford. I even like the 2011 Ford Edge Sport over my new FX35. Always something newer. That's the way it works. Some just do it better than others.

CBRich

A bright yellow raincoat is much better at protecting me from the rain than my coat. But it's just not my style. I am not the least bit upset about any other car besting my Z. There are so many reasons to purchase a car and performance is just one.

Zsteve

My last car had a back seat and had more trunk space than the Z and it is the same size give or take about 2 inches (Audi TT). The back seats couldnt be used for an adult but a child seat or small child can fit in the back and I could put the seats down and have 3x the space the Z has. I considered it a sports car just like the Z and if you get the TTS its just as fast, so 2 seat and 4 seat can be sports cars/muscle cars and will be looked at by both sides. Todays cars are really a combination of sports car and muscle cars. Cuz now most muscle cars are getting comfort things added to them to make them more pleasureable to more people. Difinaitions change as times change.

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WICKED_GRIN

You can call any car a sports car…….but you cannot argue with the true definition of what makes a car a sports car! Audi TT is nothing but a GTI……are you saying a VW is a sports car?