Positive new Motor Trend Review 4/1/11

AlphaSnacks

I think Nismo pads come standard on the 40th.

I have Nismo pads on my fully loaded Touring.

They dust a little more, but the amount of heat they can withstand is absolutely amazing.

cossie1600

Yes, that's why everything has to be put in a relative scale. Heck, my wife's SUV did 13.8 when I was at the dragstrip. It feels way more powerful than my 370 even though it is slightly slower.

DIGItonium

Steve's Mustang can't beat my car with unicorn blood. Mine runs on Ethanol-free tiger blood!!!

On a side note, have you guys read about the G37 IPL? It's not that impressive... heavy and pricey.

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Montez

Yep, way to pricey. All show and no more go!

b1adesofcha0s

Kind of like the Nismo Z. Has a new body kit, a few suspension upgrades, and I think same amount of HP as the Nismo.

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sonic370

i thought it pretty well hit the mark on the 370..............

if anyones pays msrp they should get their head check out...............

wish i had a nickel for every time someone said the 3 grand for the sports package is the best value on any car made today period...............

as far as the grin factor goes my face was sore months ago.......

FromG2Z

Yeah, here's a couple of articles about the IPL G. I still loved my 2003 G35C shape better. And this new IPL is around 50g's? whoa... Why pay 50g's for a car that's much slower and heavier than our Z's? IPL 0-60 I think is 5.3-5.4. I know our Z's vary from 4.7-5.1. Plus no synchro rev!!! I guess you do gain a back seat, and the fact that the IPL is more geared to compete against the M3 and S5...

Infiniti G37 Review: 2011 Infiniti IPL G First Drive ? Car and Driver

2011 Infiniti IPL G Coupe Test ? Review ? Car and Driver

Still, give me my Z any day.

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b1adesofcha0s

I would rather get a regular G37 than the ipl. It's like how there's a base Z and a Nismo Z. I like to look at the IPL as the Nismo equivalent for the G37.

IPL is no where near the level of the M3 or S5. Maybe more like 335is.

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DIGItonium

The G37 IPL doesn't look too bad, and it comes with nice features. More power + weight + price... meh. I was close to trading in the 350Z for the G37, but was happy to back away from it. It was priced around $33k-35k at the time, which wasn't bad at all. The same with our Zs... it's approaching the 40k mark. O_o

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b1adesofcha0s

I was looking at cars just 3 months ago. I was going to get a used 09 G37 coupe for around $32k. Then out of nowhere, my parents finally said yes to me getting 370Z and I bought one like 2 weeks later

Note: Before some one tries to flame me by saying that my parents bought me the car, let me say that this is not the case. I payed for my car with all of my own money including gas, insurance, maintenance, etc. My parents were not comfortable with me getting a sports car since they didn't think it would be safe. After much convincing from me and my uncle that the Z was perfectly the same and pretty much a G37 with 2 less seats, they were finally OK with it

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gbrettin

People are foaming at the mouth defending the Mustang and Camaro honor in the comments section.

hmmmm...Maybe they are hating because a 3.7 300hp Datsun is hanging in close to a 5.0 412hp Mustang and a 427hp Camaro SS? Oh well, I guess haters gotta hate. It's their job.

b1adesofcha0s

OMG, just read through the comments and someone linked to my 1/4 mile thread to prove a stock 370Z can run 12's.

The haters didn't believe it though.

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b1adesofcha0s

Lol, I had to register just to comment on the article

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FromG2Z

40k if loaded... I got my base for well under 30 with the sport package even

So Digi, btw, (sorry off topic), did you get your car fixed from that accident? I hope so... yours was one of the most beautiful set ups here.

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