Is the 370Z a very light car?

cow · 07-23-2009, 03:52 PM

wstar · 07-23-2009, 04:01 PM

I'd love it if the 370Z were lighter, but you can't have everything. A lighter factory 370Z with our current engine specs and level of daily-driver comfort wouldn't be possible without a significant price bump to use more exotic materials and construction techniques. Or you can go the race-car route and just strip out all the daily-driver goodness (like seats and carpets and plastic and windshields ...), like what's going on over in the Forged Performance thread

qnsblvd · 07-24-2009, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by wstar

I'd love it if the 370Z were lighter, but you can't have everything. A lighter factory 370Z with our current engine specs and level of daily-driver comfort wouldn't be possible without a significant price bump to use more exotic materials and construction techniques. Or you can go the race-car route and just strip out all the daily-driver goodness (like seats and carpets and plastic and windshields ...), like what's going on over in the Forged Performance thread

Agreed. For the money and all the safety laws it has to adhere to, the Z is fairly light.

If you wanna talk about a car that bulked up, the E30 M3 was something like 2800 lbs. but the E90 is now 3700 or so.

And if you're overweight, you really shouldn't be complaining about how much the car weighs.

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wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3595	I'd love it if the 370Z were lighter, but you can't have everything. A lighter factory 370Z with our current engine specs and level of daily-driver comfort wouldn't be possible without a significant price bump to use more exotic materials and construction techniques. Or you can go the race-car route and just strip out all the daily-driver goodness (like seats and carpets and plastic and windshields ...), like what's going on over in the Forged Performance thread __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

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