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370's belong on road courses, and in that case will outshine CTS V and Camaro

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Old 03-15-2013, 01:29 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Old 03-15-2013, 01:33 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Okay so basically I'm looking to sell my Eclipse (don't buy one they're horrible), and get a new car. I've narrowed my choices to either a 370z or a first gen CTS-V. What I don't understand is, the Cadillac, even though heavier, does 0-60 in 4.7 and the Z with only 270 torque, also does it in 4.7

How is this possible? My Eclipse has 260 torque and does 0-60 in the high 5s. How can a car with 270 torque be equal to 60 with a car that has 395??? ( the V)
I think you answered your own question.

But as far as modding, CTS V will show more gains for engine mods. But that V is generation back so its gonna feel much different than a newer V , or
370. You will just have to drive and see. I'm not sure if it will be your only car but 370z as a daily driver or for carrying people/cargo has its limitations vs a coupe or 4dr car.
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Young padawan, the forces of the dark side will lead you into temptation. Thus much stronger you should be, 0-60 is not how a Jedi lives an eternal life. Master Jedi's live from 0-175 plus. May the force be with you!
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The camaro 1LE is putting down track times similar to the $200k mercedes SLS AMG and it's $38,000. So on a track... Yeah the Z is being demolished by this. So is the mustang track pack.

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Enough with the camaro dude, most people don't wanna drive a boat. If you want drag and track save yourself the trouble and get a 5.0 (for cheap).
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Old 03-15-2013, 04:47 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Enough with the camaro dude, most people don't wanna drive a boat. If you want drag and track save yourself the trouble and get a 5.0 (for cheap).

Just stating a proven track fact that you stang fanboys cant handle.
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370's belong on road courses, and in that case will outshine CTS V and Camaro
CTS-V and Camaro both best the Z on a road course.
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Okay so basically I'm looking to sell my Eclipse (don't buy one they're horrible), and get a new car. I've narrowed my choices to either a 370z or a first gen CTS-V. What I don't understand is, the Cadillac, even though heavier, does 0-60 in 4.7 and the Z with only 270 torque, also does it in 4.7

How is this possible? My Eclipse has 260 torque and does 0-60 in the high 5s. How can a car with 270 torque be equal to 60 with a car that has 395??? ( the V)
There are so many more factors involved in performance besides HP/TQ.
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370's belong on road courses, and in that case will outshine CTS V and Camaro
I provide you the info in links ans STILL....

Dude the Z doesn't belong on a track against a 1LE or a mustang track pack...

A challenger R/T?? Yeah the Z got it. But you guys are Z dilusional. Seriously. And if you gonna track your Z. PM me for a mod list. Cuz you may azz out on the track bruh.
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I provide you the info in links ans STILL....

Dude the Z doesn't belong on a track against a 1LE or a mustang track pack...

A challenger R/T?? Yeah the Z got it. But you guys are Z dilusional. Seriously. And if you gonna track your Z. PM me for a mod list. Cuz you may azz out on the track bruh.
personally i dont care if the camaro 1LE is faster than the Z, theres just something about the camaros current dimensions that makes me feel disconnected from the car whereas in the Z you feel closer to the road somehow.
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personally i dont care if the camaro 1LE is faster than the Z, theres just something about the camaros current dimensions that makes me feel disconnected from the car whereas in the Z you feel closer to the road somehow.
Rightfully so. It doesn't matter who is faster as long as you enjoy what you drive.
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If you want to feel some real road conection, drive an openwheel car like a formular ford.
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Fuk ford I want used zo6
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personally i dont care if the camaro 1LE is faster than the Z, theres just something about the camaros current dimensions that makes me feel disconnected from the car whereas in the Z you feel closer to the road somehow.
The ZL-1 and 1LE packages give that connection. But why in this place we gotta have extreme Z lovers and Extreme mustang jockers. Why can't we appreciate the strengths in different cars.

You guys talk like the Z is the ONLY connected car on the road. I call BS on that.

I love my Z and in history, I got into some serious Z defending fights. but just because I love the z's attributes... Does this mean I can't appreciate other cars attributes???

Besides if you haven't test driven the 1LE???? How do you know??? The SS and 1LE feel like different cars dude. Making comparisons on a car yo've never driven???
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This thread is about the OP's fascination of an irrelevant 0-60 time between two completely different cars thinking torque is the only thing that matters. Remember horsepower is the amount of work done in a given amount of time, torque is just force applied. One is not without the other. Stop looking at stupid metrics that don't matter and test drive them. Magazine racers... SMH
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I would love to drive the Camaro, I'm seriously disappointed in this manual z. The automatic z"s I drove felt faster than mine even with a fi exhaust. Nissan should stick to automatics
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