Anyone else not too impressed?

Red__Zed · 08-13-2012, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

How are people measuring the 0-60 time? How do you assure the road is flat and speedo is accurate?

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cossie1600 · 08-13-2012, 10:31 PM

at 1hz per sec, you aren't going to get down to the tenth every time unfortunately....

KERMIT · 08-13-2012, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

at 1hz per sec, you aren't going to get down to the tenth every time unfortunately....

Hertz = one per second... Per second!

Shamu · 08-13-2012, 10:59 PM

I solved the problem.

Hoopa hillclimb 2012 - 370z - YouTube

That's a redline 3rd to 4th shift uphill.

cossie1600 · 08-13-2012, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KERMIT

Hertz = one per second... Per second!

Good point, but you get my drift.

UNKNOWN_370 · 08-14-2012, 04:45 PM

check out the defective Z
Nissan 370z 0-60 attempts - YouTube

cossie1600 · 08-14-2012, 06:51 PM

There are roughly 30 frames per sec and the stock speedo reads 1-2mph high too. You got to have some great eyes to calculate 0-60 time. This is not even adding the curve of the road too

Tazicon · 08-14-2012, 07:15 PM

With a 0-60 of under 5 seconds a Z is no slouch. Start pushing it and you might feel differently. The car will need to learn your new driving habits post break in. Come back in a month and see if you feel the same.

Oh and keep your AC off when "pushing" it.

UNKNOWN_370 · 08-14-2012, 10:02 PM

I find the Z to be drastically different under varied temps. Summer temps it bogs down like crazy...
50's to 70's weather i extract way more acceleration out of it. mid humid 40's weather does well, but 30's and below it begins to re-bog itself. another factor... Tires, tires and tires. you only get great performance out the stockers, the first 5000 miles. After that, its average. Also, the intake must be modified for increased response time. it helps slightly. With perfect shifting you can pull some good times. At least out the auto .And no, you wont shift perfectly every time. Not even in full auto. You can even here the car make mistakes sometimes in D.

chevytrucker · 08-16-2012, 04:58 PM

I'm a little late getting back to this, but I'm actually surprised my comment was noticed. I wasn't trying to knock the 370 at all. I'm on here because I love the car, not to bash it. I chose differently for my own reasons, but I'm still a Nissan fan.

In response to my car not keeping up with my brother's, I wanted to share some 0-60 times from the same source, both from Road and Track on each car. If you look at the results in this test, they tested the Cobalt SS sedan at 5.4 0-60, and that's a little heavier than my coupe:

A Time for Turbos: Chevrolet Cobalt SS - Comparison Test - RoadandTrack.com

In this test, they tested the Nismo 370Z at 5.0 seconds 0-60:

The Best Production Drift Car - Full Comparison Test with Road Test Data at RoadandTrack.com

I would say, especially given that neither my brother nor I could launch his car without having the TCS come on and spoil the fun a bit, there's no reason not to say that his automatic 370Z will usually be ahead of me, but not always.

Torque steer and understeer are not a huge concern on my car. Sometimes in first and second it will pull the wheel on a rough road, but hard shifts and full power on a smooth road don't do it. In the turns it has the balance of an AWD car and doesn't push when I go full power. The 370Z, however, always felt to me like it wanted to kick the tail end out and required a lot more throttle modulation in corners. Granted, this is fun, but didn't inspire much confidence for me the way my car does.

As for exterior styling, um, sports car vs. economy car. That's not really debatable. I like that mine blends in, besides the park bench on the trunk.

If you guys really want to trash my car, let's talk interiors. I have great seats in it, but the rest of the car is pretty much base Cobalt. Cheap plastic, I can't get the trim to stay on my sunroof switch to save my life, poor fit and finish all around. The 370Z, however, has a really nice interior, definitely on par with most cars twice its price. Nice leather, great styling on the dash, intuitive layout, and nice materials all around. My only two gripes are that the sound system was kind of weak, and the fuel gauge would never show full!! Neither of those are reality interior complaints anyway.

Actually one more complaint, how come my Cobalt came with Bluetooth standard, and the 370Z didn't? Even with the sport package, his didn't have it, and being that my standard response when I get stuck in traffic is to call somebody and chat, no Bluetooth drove me nuts in his car.

KaienZ34 · 08-16-2012, 05:13 PM

Bluetooth comes with the touring model.

ZMan8 · 08-16-2012, 07:10 PM

Bluetooth is not necessary in a z. You should be driving it not talking.
; and then listening to beautiful exhaust notes not your mother on the phone

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using Tapatalk 2

OMGiGOTaZ · 08-16-2012, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by chevytrucker

I'm a little late getting back to this, but I'm actually surprised my comment was noticed. I wasn't trying to knock the 370 at all. I'm on here because I love the car, not to bash it. I chose differently for my own reasons, but I'm still a Nissan fan.

In response to my car not keeping up with my brother's, I wanted to share some 0-60 times from the same source, both from Road and Track on each car. If you look at the results in this test, they tested the Cobalt SS sedan at 5.4 0-60, and that's a little heavier than my coupe:

A Time for Turbos: Chevrolet Cobalt SS - Comparison Test - RoadandTrack.com

In this test, they tested the Nismo 370Z at 5.0 seconds 0-60:

The Best Production Drift Car - Full Comparison Test with Road Test Data at RoadandTrack.com

I would say, especially given that neither my brother nor I could launch his car without having the TCS come on and spoil the fun a bit, there's no reason not to say that his automatic 370Z will usually be ahead of me, but not always.

Torque steer and understeer are not a huge concern on my car. Sometimes in first and second it will pull the wheel on a rough road, but hard shifts and full power on a smooth road don't do it. In the turns it has the balance of an AWD car and doesn't push when I go full power. The 370Z, however, always felt to me like it wanted to kick the tail end out and required a lot more throttle modulation in corners. Granted, this is fun, but didn't inspire much confidence for me the way my car does.

As for exterior styling, um, sports car vs. economy car. That's not really debatable. I like that mine blends in, besides the park bench on the trunk.

If you guys really want to trash my car, let's talk interiors. I have great seats in it, but the rest of the car is pretty much base Cobalt. Cheap plastic, I can't get the trim to stay on my sunroof switch to save my life, poor fit and finish all around. The 370Z, however, has a really nice interior, definitely on par with most cars twice its price. Nice leather, great styling on the dash, intuitive layout, and nice materials all around. My only two gripes are that the sound system was kind of weak, and the fuel gauge would never show full!! Neither of those are reality interior complaints anyway.

Actually one more complaint, how come my Cobalt came with Bluetooth standard, and the 370Z didn't? Even with the sport package, his didn't have it, and being that my standard response when I get stuck in traffic is to call somebody and chat, no Bluetooth drove me nuts in his car.

I dont think anyone was trashing it, I just grabbed the 2009 times from what you were talking about as a baseline comparison, basically one car runs 13s, the other 14s

And about the radio...Because most people who buy a 370(or me any car I buy) TEAR THE RADIO OUT BECAUSE IT SUCKS OR just turn it off and listen to her purrrr!!!

Besides my aftermarket bluetooth functionality sounds much nicer, with the stock bluetooth I would turn it all the way up and it wasn't loud enough, with the Kenwood, it's niiiiice

UNKNOWN_370 · 08-16-2012, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chevytrucker

I'm a little late getting back to this, but I'm actually surprised my comment was noticed. I wasn't trying to knock the 370 at all. I'm on here because I love the car, not to bash it. I chose differently for my own reasons, but I'm still a Nissan fan.

In response to my car not keeping up with my brother's, I wanted to share some 0-60 times from the same source, both from Road and Track on each car. If you look at the results in this test, they tested the Cobalt SS sedan at 5.4 0-60, and that's a little heavier than my coupe:

A Time for Turbos: Chevrolet Cobalt SS - Comparison Test - RoadandTrack.com

In this test, they tested the Nismo 370Z at 5.0 seconds 0-60:

The Best Production Drift Car - Full Comparison Test with Road Test Data at RoadandTrack.com

I would say, especially given that neither my brother nor I could launch his car without having the TCS come on and spoil the fun a bit, there's no reason not to say that his automatic 370Z will usually be ahead of me, but not always.

Torque steer and understeer are not a huge concern on my car. Sometimes in first and second it will pull the wheel on a rough road, but hard shifts and full power on a smooth road don't do it. In the turns it has the balance of an AWD car and doesn't push when I go full power. The 370Z, however, always felt to me like it wanted to kick the tail end out and required a lot more throttle modulation in corners. Granted, this is fun, but didn't inspire much confidence for me the way my car does.

As for exterior styling, um, sports car vs. economy car. That's not really debatable. I like that mine blends in, besides the park bench on the trunk.

If you guys really want to trash my car, let's talk interiors. I have great seats in it, but the rest of the car is pretty much base Cobalt. Cheap plastic, I can't get the trim to stay on my sunroof switch to save my life, poor fit and finish all around. The 370Z, however, has a really nice interior, definitely on par with most cars twice its price. Nice leather, great styling on the dash, intuitive layout, and nice materials all around. My only two gripes are that the sound system was kind of weak, and the fuel gauge would never show full!! Neither of those are reality interior complaints anyway.

Actually one more complaint, how come my Cobalt came with Bluetooth standard, and the 370Z didn't? Even with the sport package, his didn't have it, and being that my standard response when I get stuck in traffic is to call somebody and chat, no Bluetooth drove me nuts in his car.

KIND OF WEAK???? The Z stereo is a shytboxx with speakers... An embarrassment to car stereos across america. You get better sounds out of a kia rio.

CrownR426 · 08-16-2012, 11:52 PM

The Z is not impressed by you.

08-13-2012, 10:59 PM	#124 (permalink)
Shamu A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 1,059 Drives: 370Z Racecar Rep Power: 19	I solved the problem. Hoopa hillclimb 2012 - 370z - YouTube That's a redline 3rd to 4th shift uphill. __________________ Grant Last edited by Shamu; 08-13-2012 at 11:04 PM.

08-14-2012, 06:51 PM	#127 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	There are roughly 30 frames per sec and the stock speedo reads 1-2mph high too. You got to have some great eyes to calculate 0-60 time. This is not even adding the curve of the road too Last edited by cossie1600; 08-14-2012 at 10:27 PM.

08-14-2012, 07:15 PM	#128 (permalink)
Tazicon Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Vegas Baby! Posts: 773 Drives: German/British cars Rep Power: 14	With a 0-60 of under 5 seconds a Z is no slouch. Start pushing it and you might feel differently. The car will need to learn your new driving habits post break in. Come back in a month and see if you feel the same. Oh and keep your AC off when "pushing" it. __________________ Porsche, it's a 2 syllable word

08-16-2012, 05:13 PM	#131 (permalink)
KaienZ34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LA. not L.a. Posts: 21,652 Drives: Z34 Tour/Sport Rep Power: 178	Bluetooth comes with the touring model. __________________ *"These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends"* http://www.the370z.com/members/kaienz34-albums-z34.html

08-16-2012, 07:10 PM	#132 (permalink)
ZMan8 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 5,844 Drives: 10 370z 40th M6 Rep Power: 659	Bluetooth is not necessary in a z. You should be driving it not talking. ; and then listening to beautiful exhaust notes not your mother on the phone Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ 2010 370Z 40 Anniv., 6 MT \| Fast Intentions \| Swift Springs \| SPC \| Z1Motorsports \| JWM \| Redline Oils \| 35% Window Tint 2015 Mazda6 \| 370ZChicago: Chicago Area Cars & Coffee

08-13-2012, 10:31 PM	#122 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	at 1hz per sec, you aren't going to get down to the tenth every time unfortunately....

08-14-2012, 04:45 PM	#126 (permalink)
UNKNOWN_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ny'r livn in tx Posts: 8,687 Drives: well over 130m.p.h. Rep Power: 14858	check out the defective Z Nissan 370z 0-60 attempts - YouTube

08-14-2012, 10:02 PM	#129 (permalink)
UNKNOWN_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ny'r livn in tx Posts: 8,687 Drives: well over 130m.p.h. Rep Power: 14858	I find the Z to be drastically different under varied temps. Summer temps it bogs down like crazy... 50's to 70's weather i extract way more acceleration out of it. mid humid 40's weather does well, but 30's and below it begins to re-bog itself. another factor... Tires, tires and tires. you only get great performance out the stockers, the first 5000 miles. After that, its average. Also, the intake must be modified for increased response time. it helps slightly. With perfect shifting you can pull some good times. At least out the auto .And no, you wont shift perfectly every time. Not even in full auto. You can even here the car make mistakes sometimes in D.

08-16-2012, 04:58 PM	#130 (permalink)
chevytrucker Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Fairless Hills, PA Posts: 15 Drives: '09 Chevy Cobalt SS Rep Power: 15	I'm a little late getting back to this, but I'm actually surprised my comment was noticed. I wasn't trying to knock the 370 at all. I'm on here because I love the car, not to bash it. I chose differently for my own reasons, but I'm still a Nissan fan. In response to my car not keeping up with my brother's, I wanted to share some 0-60 times from the same source, both from Road and Track on each car. If you look at the results in this test, they tested the Cobalt SS sedan at 5.4 0-60, and that's a little heavier than my coupe: A Time for Turbos: Chevrolet Cobalt SS - Comparison Test - RoadandTrack.com In this test, they tested the Nismo 370Z at 5.0 seconds 0-60: The Best Production Drift Car - Full Comparison Test with Road Test Data at RoadandTrack.com I would say, especially given that neither my brother nor I could launch his car without having the TCS come on and spoil the fun a bit, there's no reason not to say that his automatic 370Z will usually be ahead of me, but not always. Torque steer and understeer are not a huge concern on my car. Sometimes in first and second it will pull the wheel on a rough road, but hard shifts and full power on a smooth road don't do it. In the turns it has the balance of an AWD car and doesn't push when I go full power. The 370Z, however, always felt to me like it wanted to kick the tail end out and required a lot more throttle modulation in corners. Granted, this is fun, but didn't inspire much confidence for me the way my car does. As for exterior styling, um, sports car vs. economy car. That's not really debatable. I like that mine blends in, besides the park bench on the trunk. If you guys really want to trash my car, let's talk interiors. I have great seats in it, but the rest of the car is pretty much base Cobalt. Cheap plastic, I can't get the trim to stay on my sunroof switch to save my life, poor fit and finish all around. The 370Z, however, has a really nice interior, definitely on par with most cars twice its price. Nice leather, great styling on the dash, intuitive layout, and nice materials all around. My only two gripes are that the sound system was kind of weak, and the fuel gauge would never show full!! Neither of those are reality interior complaints anyway. Actually one more complaint, how come my Cobalt came with Bluetooth standard, and the 370Z didn't? Even with the sport package, his didn't have it, and being that my standard response when I get stuck in traffic is to call somebody and chat, no Bluetooth drove me nuts in his car.

08-16-2012, 11:52 PM	#135 (permalink)
CrownR426 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Korea Posts: 4,676 Drives: Manual Rep Power: 848	The Z is not impressed by you. __________________ Love + Hardwork + Passion RIP SVTRacer

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