Regular Car Reviews 370z

mcspooney · 11-25-2013, 09:12 PM

Just caught this guy on youtube. If you haven't seen the rest of his videos, I think they are hilarious. Especially the Miata and S2000 review.

He was pretty harsh of the Z though and here are my concerns:

The Z rear strut brace isn't structural? I thought it was. Can anybody confirm this?

He makes a big fit about the Z's use of a VLSD. Which is a crappy LSD, but don't a lot of other sports cars use VLSDs?

He is pretty right though about how Nissan calls it a FMR platform, but the front suspension seems to go right across the center of the engine. I guess the center of mass of the engine is just behind the front suspension? I think alot of cars are like this, but Nissan just goes through the trouble of calling the Z an FMR.

It seems that he calls it a kind of cookie cutter car... which is really what Nissan does a lot of... using the same engine on almost all its models and building up and modifying one or two chassis designs for each model.

Ah well...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1xD8arIdY8

GelNapat · 12-05-2013, 06:56 AM

I don't know why many people don't like the Z. I guess the car really chooses its driver

EZT · 12-05-2013, 09:30 AM

That rear brace is not functional.

fuct · 12-05-2013, 12:22 PM

the brace is for impact protection mostly.

11-25-2013, 09:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
mcspooney Base Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bay Area Posts: 51 Drives: 2011 370z White MT Rep Power: 12	Regular Car Reviews 370z Just caught this guy on youtube. If you haven't seen the rest of his videos, I think they are hilarious. Especially the Miata and S2000 review. He was pretty harsh of the Z though and here are my concerns: The Z rear strut brace isn't structural? I thought it was. Can anybody confirm this? He makes a big fit about the Z's use of a VLSD. Which is a crappy LSD, but don't a lot of other sports cars use VLSDs? He is pretty right though about how Nissan calls it a FMR platform, but the front suspension seems to go right across the center of the engine. I guess the center of mass of the engine is just behind the front suspension? I think alot of cars are like this, but Nissan just goes through the trouble of calling the Z an FMR. It seems that he calls it a kind of cookie cutter car... which is really what Nissan does a lot of... using the same engine on almost all its models and building up and modifying one or two chassis designs for each model. Ah well... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1xD8arIdY8

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12-05-2013, 06:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
GelNapat Base Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Philippines Age: 29 Posts: 11 Drives: 11 nismo z34 silv M6 Rep Power: 12	I don't know why many people don't like the Z. I guess the car really chooses its driver

12-05-2013, 09:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
EZT Track Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Gainesville Posts: 546 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 315	That rear brace is not functional.

12-05-2013, 12:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
fuct A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 3,692 Drives: 97' Ranger :) Rep Power: 24	the brace is for impact protection mostly.