What other cars are on par with the 370z?

Jazzster

I doubt you will find any that match all of your criteria, especially the subjective ones like better looking. As far as price, are you comparing a new 370 cost or a used cost? For $40K, there are some better cars out there but you;d have to buy used. I will say that a Porsche Boxster S or Cayman S is a better car - a 2009-2011 models are excellent all the way around. Looks, well, maybe not for everyone. A BMW Z4 sdrive 35i or 35is is a gorgeous car and with a tune can make over 400hp (300-333hp stock) and prices for a 2010-2012 are about the same.

I you wanted to build a car up, I'd look at the BRZ or FRS and add forced induction. It's a gorgeous car and gloriously fun. With a bit more power it would be pretty awesome, and cheaper than the others.

And the websites are right - the best bang for your HP dollar is the Mustang GT. The 2015's are simply excellent. But I couldn't own one either.... LOL.

I looked at all of these and traded my 2003 M3 for a 2010 370Z Roadster. I wanted a roadster and after driving the Z4 and Boxster, decided on the Z. It was substantially cheaper and just as much fun although definitely rough around the edges compared to the Boxster. I figured if I got a Boxster I'd have wished I would have held out for a 911. So I went with what I thought was the best bang for my dollar - so far loving my roadster!

czirrfb

Would you guys consider a AP2 Honda S2000 in the same leauge as a 370z? The problem is I cant seem to find them with low miles, or they wanna charge WAY too much for them.

mab864

0-60 times website has the genesis coupe @ 5.0 & 370 @ 4.6 0-60. So our Z's are a little quicker.

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czirrfb

Just looked up the S2000 and the 06 model does 0-60 in 5.4 sec, not bad for a 4 banger, I imagine adding a turbo will make the thing crazy fast!

brucelidat

s2k's are light and tossable, great at the track unless it's a big long high speed track. Technical and medium tracks, the s2ks are really fast. The problem is they are not as fun for DD since you need to rev that engine pretty high to get any power out of it.

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Munts

IMO 370's are in a completely different league than the genny coupe.. S2K's are nice, but I hate convertibles

Need_NewName

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Redglare

To get anywhere close to that 0-60 for the s2000 you would have to do a clutch dump, even then, after getting perfect shifts you would be lucky to get into sub 6 range. I owned an ap2 for 3 years, it was an excellent autocross car but straight line wasn't its niche.

If you are buying use it opens a ton of possibilities, but then again if you are buying used you can also buy a used 370 and put the rest into mods.

The 370 is a well balanced car that is a tool of all trades.

brucelidat

s2k is definitely not a drag car, but great track car. We would have a hard time keeping up in twisties with one, though we would blow it away on straights. You can SC them for muuuch less than boosting a Z also which would make them pretty sweet. I also am not a fan of verts.

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90 ST

Other then the Camaro, as i'm normally a GM guy, the only other car I seriously was considering was a 135 BMW...The FRS/BRZ with some FI would be interesting, but I found the interior very cheap(at least not having a cover over the console) bothered me.

DavidZ370

235 I Envy Mike so much

victort

i think the new 5.0 is better in every way

DavidZ370

keep thinking that way, the 5.0 is bad ***, but doesn't look anywhere as nice as our Zs, nor does it handle in anyway better. With that being said its still a good car if you like holding the steering wheel straight and punching it

MJB

The new 5.0 comes with independent rear suspension and an actual LSD. I think its a tad light now (3500lbs?)... I'm assuming its going to handle just as well, if not better than our Z's.

The GT's have had great handling for the past several years. We aren't in the 90's anymore.

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jpkirk

Initial reviews would agree. The new GT tested by C&D came in at 3800+ lbs. so much heavier thant the Z and a little lighter thant the Camaro SS. Skidpad numbers were smoked by the Camaro with the 1LE at 1.01g with the Mustang at 0.95. 0 to 60 were both at 4.5 seconds so quicker, with quarter miles at 12.9 (Camaro), 13.0 (Mustang)

C&D picked the Mustang with the GT Performance Package over the Camaro with the 1LE. The 1LE package is tight and bumpy, great on a track, back breaking on the road. Since Ford is going after the Europe market with this rendition of the Mustang, they wanted a more refined ride and they got it with some loss in roadholding. They still thought it was better bang for the buck.

The Z beats the Mustang on roadholding but loses on straight line speed. The Z is better looking in my book. With the sports package you get that syncro rev match and that is a big plus for me, the one who needs remedial training in how to heel and toe.

my two bits ... ok eight bits.

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