7 Best Handling Cars and No Z?

shadoquad · 10-03-2010, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by blue660r01

ProfessorDave · 10-03-2010, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Modshack

Ever drive a Cayman/Boxster? Then you'd know. They're pretty magical..

I am certainly not questioning how the porsche and elise came out on top in this article. Nor was it my intention to create another "the Z is better than X because..." thread. Just scratching my head about the test. It has to cost a small fortune to perform such a test (the article mentions 10k in tire costs alone). So to spend money on this type of comparison (the kind of comparison that often gets flamed on this forum) just seemed so odd to me.

jaedub · 10-03-2010, 01:57 PM

this article is so bs. Wheres s2000 and nsx? and ofcourse....the Z. and seriously....a GTI and a m3?.....really? gimme me a break

theDreamer · 10-03-2010, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jaedub

this article is so bs. Wheres s2000 and nsx? and ofcourse....the Z. and seriously....a GTI and a m3?.....really? gimme me a break

This, the lack of s2000 kills the list instantly.

shadoquad · 10-03-2010, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jaedub

this article is so bs. Wheres s2000 and nsx? and ofcourse....the Z. and seriously....a GTI and a m3?.....really? gimme me a break

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

This, the lack of s2000 kills the list instantly.

But the NSX and S2000 are discontinued models, and I'm assuming that this is a new car comparison. All things being equal, though, I agree that those are amazing handling machines!

frost · 10-03-2010, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

I read it. Pathetic article. Based on opinion/SOTP "feel" instead of performance/lap times.

This ^

kenchan · 10-03-2010, 04:03 PM

C&D can test drive my Dyson Ball. It handle all sorts of curves and corners like no other. Not sure why it didn't make the list.

ProfessorDave · 10-03-2010, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

C&D can test drive my Dyson Ball. It handle all sorts of curves and corners like no other. Not sure why it didn't make the list.

dad · 10-03-2010, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jaedub

....a GTI and a m3?

How did those two get in there?

daleks · 10-03-2010, 05:04 PM

Who knows if the article was meant to be definitive. You could easily expand the list of cars listed into classes of vehicles. The GTI is a cost-conscious hot hatch, the Corvette a high-end muscle car, the GT-R the Japanese counterpoint, BMW M3 a luxury sport sedan (consider C55 AMG, RS4, or possibly CTS-V instead), the Mazda RX-8 a ~$30k import coupe (consider 370Z or Genesis Coupe instead), and so on. There would be little reason to have both the Boxster and Cayman.

optiontrader · 10-03-2010, 08:52 PM

Was it C&D or MT that did a similar article (pure subjectivism) a year or so back? I remember the BMW 135i placing LAST, something an owner of was, of course, very against.

But as before, it was just a "seat of the pants" test. Get a bunch of different cars together and race 'em around the track. Vote what's best. Seemed a random sample then - same here.

I find it interesting reading. Of course, I'd find it more interesting to see how the Z would fare. Mebbe they can't test as many as we'd like due to time/$$$ concerns?

kenchan · 10-03-2010, 09:06 PM

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klubbheads · 10-04-2010, 01:14 PM

They crashed a Z, so its handling sucks d!ck...

GZ3 · 10-04-2010, 02:46 PM

well its easy to drive a car that just doest have the balls to make you lose control to begin with, but yeah, rx8's "handle" well i guess to say

bullet1 · 10-04-2010, 02:55 PM

Looks like they chose the GTR and the Boxster, and to not play favorites to one brand or company, they left off the Z and the Cayman. And they said in the article that they voted the GTI as their favorite FWD car, so it had nothing to do with its performance compared to the other cars in the test. They just wanted to look at all platforms. Still seems pretty pointless. At least they actually did the tests so you can see the results.

10-03-2010, 08:52 PM	#26 (permalink)
optiontrader Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Smog Hell, SoCal Posts: 595 Drives: 40th Rep Power: 16	Was it C&D or MT that did a similar article (pure subjectivism) a year or so back? I remember the BMW 135i placing LAST, something an owner of was, of course, very against. But as before, it was just a "seat of the pants" test. Get a bunch of different cars together and race 'em around the track. Vote what's best. Seemed a random sample then - same here. I find it interesting reading. Of course, I'd find it more interesting to see how the Z would fare. Mebbe they can't test as many as we'd like due to time/$$$ concerns? __________________ 40th Anniversary Z - 3M Paint Protection Film, CA Legal Tint! (70/40)

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klubbheads Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North Hollywood, CA Posts: 221 Drives: Very slow Nismo 370 Rep Power: 16	They crashed a Z, so its handling sucks d!ck... __________________ g35driver OG.

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GZ3 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: SATX Posts: 3,296 Drives: Z Rep Power: 21	well its easy to drive a car that just doest have the balls to make you lose control to begin with, but yeah, rx8's "handle" well i guess to say __________________ 09 GT-R 12' 370Z 7AT HANDED DOWN 12'+13' 5.0 SOLD

10-04-2010, 02:55 PM	#30 (permalink)
bullet1 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 101 Drives: 370Z Black - Touring Rep Power: 15	Looks like they chose the GTR and the Boxster, and to not play favorites to one brand or company, they left off the Z and the Cayman. And they said in the article that they voted the GTI as their favorite FWD car, so it had nothing to do with its performance compared to the other cars in the test. They just wanted to look at all platforms. Still seems pretty pointless. At least they actually did the tests so you can see the results. Last edited by bullet1; 10-04-2010 at 02:57 PM.

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10-03-2010, 01:57 PM	#18 (permalink)
jaedub Track Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 906 Drives: 2010 Black 370Z MT Rep Power: 305	this article is so bs. Wheres s2000 and nsx? and ofcourse....the Z. and seriously....a GTI and a m3?.....really? gimme me a break

10-03-2010, 04:03 PM	#22 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	C&D can test drive my Dyson Ball. It handle all sorts of curves and corners like no other. Not sure why it didn't make the list.

10-03-2010, 05:04 PM	#25 (permalink)
daleks Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: St. Louis Posts: 424 Drives: 2011 Evo X MR Rep Power: 15	Who knows if the article was meant to be definitive. You could easily expand the list of cars listed into classes of vehicles. The GTI is a cost-conscious hot hatch, the Corvette a high-end muscle car, the GT-R the Japanese counterpoint, BMW M3 a luxury sport sedan (consider C55 AMG, RS4, or possibly CTS-V instead), the Mazda RX-8 a ~$30k import coupe (consider 370Z or Genesis Coupe instead), and so on. There would be little reason to have both the Boxster and Cayman.