370Z Roadster - Initial Impressions

Robert_Nash · 12-01-2009, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by swwnz

Hi Robert,
I notice that your roadster is an auto,I have ordered my roadster here in New Zealand,which should arrive late Febuary,They are only available here in NZ as autos,so have been checking out as many reviews as I can.
I currantly run a 350z coupe track MT,along with a Lotus Elan Sprint 1971,I love both cars [each of course has a different caracter],so am wondering what the 7at is like to live with?.
Does the exhaust sound OK and not to strangled,as I believe this makes the difference in the overall enjoyment of the car.
Unfortunatly we have no demonstraters here in the country,so only have the coupe to go by.
cheers,
Steve.

My 370Z coupe is also a 7AT...frankly, while I have usually tried to have manual trans in my performance cars, I think the difference between a manual and an auto at this point is purely a matter of "preference".

I had tow 350s with autos (an '04 coupe and an "08 roadster) and while they were fine, I prefered my "07 coupe which was a manual. However, this new 7AT with paddle shifters is a blast to drive...I upshift/downshift with the paddle shifters a lot but enjoy the fact that I don't have to do that at all if I don't want to and the transmission seems more than willing to operate the way I want it to.

As to the exhaust, unlike my coupe; the roadster with the top down has a nice, exhaust note which makes it all the more enjoyable.

Hope that helps some.

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