Living With It: 2009 Nissan 370Z (MotorTrend)

'10Anamoly

I'd say they could easily make more power with the VQ motor. Maybe a better balancer and some fine tuning to fix the vibrations, add in Direct Injection to cure the lower torque from the competition and even improve the intake manifold and intakes for more standard power. Could easily pull 370hp at the motor out to match the 370z designation.

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UNKNOWN_370

Actually, if you were reading reviews in 2009-2010. This was the normal. Its what inspired Z hate and killed the sports car sales aside from Bush's wars and econ plans. The Z's NVH was grossly overexaggerated by many. NVH is above average and only slightly abnormal for a sports car of this caliber. Also, NVH issues decrease to normal for a sports car in the automatic Z.

enkei2k

anybody else notice the useless necro-bump, or is it just me? lol

2011 Nismo#91

Yes but I stopped caring, too many trolls around to even bother.

Mt Tam I am

I wonder where these former forum posters* went off to. I guess they read the article and found better engines.

Except Endgame. He is still here.

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UNKNOWN_370

I definately feel like these votings are 50% politically motivated from a business standpoint. Japanese sports cars have always gotten the short end of the stick. The only reason why the VQ35 lasted so long on wards 10 best list is because, since 1998, no one was able to make an affordable v8 with more than 300hp and from 2003, no more than 350hp. Now here comes nissan with half the displacment, a third less weight and. Can pretty much hang with the overglorified mustang. By 2003. There were only 4 affordable sports cars to buy. Mazda's RX8 and miata. The Z and the mustang. Wards had no choice but to give the Z its respect. Tied for first place with a 6 vs the first place 8 cyl mustang.
2004 came the GTO. Perfect handling. The new fastest car on the block, but looked like a bloated accord. It lasted 3 years.
2005, mustang comes back with a new body, suspension and revised 4.6 motor. The Z gets fatter. For the first time the Z is losing a little to the mustang. 2006, a refresh and small jump in power take the Z at least getting closer to the stang. 2007 the vqhr retied the Z to the stang. 2009. The 370 burns stangs and old GTO.
What's the difference now. Camaro is coming out. (Domestic) mustang is planning a recovery refresh. (Domestic) Challenger is coming out (Domestic) Malibu and other american cars are making there entry to be more competitive in the international car market. How do we raise attention to our brands here in america and show we are competitive against foreign brands???
Hmmmm we oversell our domestics while nitpicking imports... lol.

EXAMPLE. http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...mparison-tests I have to use hyundai as prime example number one.
Camaro v6 vs genesis coupe 3.8. Car and driver admitted the gencoupe beat the camaro in acceleration, handling,ergonomics feedback, steering feel. Legroom headroom, power delivery trunk space and convenience... Car & Driver said the camaro won for coolness and gotta have it factor. I driven the camaro v6. It doesn't hold a candle to a gencoupe or a Z in performance. But this car gets kudo's.

With all the bailouts Bush advocated for and Obama agreed to uphold through transition. America needed to show the american cars are worth buying. How better than to make it look so by knocking the best affordable sports car on the market and giving praise to the bloated three. Nissan has always taken the blow when the domestic market needs a morale boost.

Honest buyers know what's up. We test drive and search for the truth. We don't allow Toby Keith style car magazine articles sort out the truth for us. We find it for ourselves. The Z is the best affordable sports car in overall pound for ppound performance and quality. (Minus the worst in-house stereo systems in the Z.)

Not a fanboy statement. Its the truth. Today cars like the 135 and EVO give a Z a run for its money. But at a starting price point of about 32k give or take a grand depending on year and deals made. The Z offers more on the entry level in spite of the lack of sport pkg at that price. And only 3k took you there. Today. The 2013 isn't the value it was. And maybe best bang for buck died in 2011 when the stang gave a 4.4 second gt option with .96g track grip and gobs more torque. But the Z HOLDS AN INDIVIDUALISM in the car market the muscle three can't dream of having. Not even the G37 copy gencoupe can claim individualism in the price range. The Z is better than most will admit. People who aren't slaves to the staus quo or the power of suggestion can decide for themselves with all honesty and resist statements based on popular influence. A rare jewel of character in americas car market.

Compdoc777

Rotory motors have very little vibration due to the lack of cams and other. But pop an apex seal and vibration galore! That is why you get a buzzer and a shift light standard. They make great power, but guzzle fuel. I had a 93 tt R1 best car I have owned. I used to race and beat people with my cruise control.

I don't think the vibration is from the engine on the 370z feels more like the drive line possibly the clutch, or flywheel maybe transmission.

I know when I put the Nismo exhaust on my 370 with out the dampner it vibrated to hell. Yet when I added them the vibration went away.

My NISMO does not vibrate as bad as the 370 and it does not come with the dampners on the exhuast.

KERMIT

sonic370

i have no issue's with the vq motor. it is what it is a very quick little v6 that get's the job done. i had a 350 and the only think i miss from that car is the exhaust
note. if only the 370 had a better stock exhaust system................

kenchan

im fine with both my vq's