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Old 02-20-2009, 08:48 PM   #1 (permalink)
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In the lower left hand corner there's an icon that opens a table of contents, then find the Z and click on it. It will take you right to the article.

Winding Road Magazine | Issue 42
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Old 02-21-2009, 01:57 AM   #2 (permalink)
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nice find! Good article!

So basically to sum it up:

By the 6SPD
the transmission and handling is impressive
road noise is pronounced
and the interior needs more improvements.

This article was good because, while critical, they gave good reasoning for complaints and reminded us that for all the complaints, it is a sports car.

I also love some of the quotes, “This Nissan coupe, an unmitigated and rich aural experience.…auditory splendor”
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Old 02-21-2009, 02:01 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Yeah, good article. Never heard of that magazine but I actually enjoyed it and read more than just the article about the Z.
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Old 02-21-2009, 02:08 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Thanks for posting. Good article.

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nice find! Good article!

So basically to sum it up:

By the 6SPD
the transmission and handling is impressive
road noise is pronounced
and the interior needs more improvements.

This article was good because, while critical, they gave good reasoning for complaints and reminded us that for all the complaints, it is a sports car.

I also love some of the quotes, “This Nissan coupe, an unmitigated and rich aural experience.…auditory splendor”
yea, another car review saying that Manual, SyncroRev feature is simply amazing....
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This review says the Mustang has a better interior? What are they smoking? Every 2005+ Mustang I've seen has the lowest-grade, klunky plastic dash imaginable.
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Interesting tidbit about the Nissan engineers considering the 54/46 weight distribution to be perfect because it becomes a perfect 50/50 under the load of a hard corner. I've never thought of it that way. Not sure if I really buy the argument, but it's definitely food for thought.
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Interesting tidbit about the Nissan engineers considering the 54/46 weight distribution to be perfect because it becomes a perfect 50/50 under the load of a hard corner.
They said this about the 350z in '03 too.


Going back to the excellent review by Winding Road, as far as sound is concerned, the guy I throttled it past this afternoon would testify that sound is indeed an important element in a sports car - he nearly jumped out of his seat, poor thaing
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Yeah, good article. Never heard of that magazine but I actually enjoyed it and read more than just the article about the Z.
They became nextautos.com I have loved their online magazine prior to them doing the website. If you use my.yahoo you can have them as a news source and get headlines delivered. Pretty cool way to stay on top of auto news.
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This review says the Mustang has a better interior? What are they smoking? Every 2005+ Mustang I've seen has the lowest-grade, klunky plastic dash imaginable.
I was surprised at first, but then I realized they were talking about the 2010 Mustang, which is supposed to be way better than the 05-09s in all aspects.

Anyways, good article.
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