Toyota GT86 / Scion FR-S v Nissan 370Z v Used Porsche Cayman S

Originally Posted by Streetlife

I think a lot of reviewers of vehicles judge them without knowing the bloodline or history of all sports cars they review. The 370Z is the most refined Z car ever made, and the engine becoming course after 5K RPM is just apart of the Z bloodline, a personality trait for driver integration, i love it, but i also know the full history of the Z. Chris Harris is cool with me, just think he needs to do more research on the history of Japanese sports cars, just as much as he does for German sports cars and Italian super cars. Also, he should have had a 370z at least with a sport package, to make it more fair, and one with Z1 Motorsports MAF tubes, and a Tanabe exhaust ( I am biased like Chris when it comes to CBE's and my other mods).

Originally Posted by bigdog1250

While I see what you're saying, no engineer ever wants their engine to be course or rough, that's just not a good trait; it has nothing to do with heritage (it has to do with them trying to squeeze out as much power from the block as they can while remaining NA). Lots of reviewers were turned off by this. Personally I don't think it's terrible, but in no way is it on par with a Porsche. Smooth is better in that department.

In regards to knowing history, I'm sure he knows more than you think but Z's but he's only human and can't be an expert on ALL cars from every car marque. So you can't rip him for that.

Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

Apparently I do not savor the drift enough. My Z corrects with counter steering too quickly. Did I hear this right?

Originally Posted by shadoquad

I'm not a huge drifter, either. While I like it when occasionally I have to correct a skid from the back tires coming out, it's not a way of life for me. I prefer mountains of grip and expedient corner ingress/egress