Now in a Stingray, Z end of an Era

my2004Z

A little bit of back story - Last year I test drove a Huracan at an ultimate adventure in San Diego that my wife set up for father's day. That car made me question why I am still so loyal to Nissan and my 2009 370Z 7A. It was also one of the first cars in a long time to scare me just a little bit.



Fast forward to 2 months ago and I find myself test driving a 2017 C7 Corvette Stingray 8A and I get the same lurking feeling about my Z. I leaned into the throttle in Sport mode using the paddle shifters and a whole new part of my brain was awakened by the torque, gobs and gobs of torque! That was it, no more making excuses for my 10 year old car. Bye-bye Nissan. Until the next Z can lay waste to the outgoing Stingray I will not spend my money in your direction. For crying out loud I can get 30 mpg in the Stingray...



Best wishes for all Z owners and I will always be open to restoring or modding a 240Z but will not buy new until Nissan totally overhauls their entire performance division and approach to all things automobile.

old guy

Sweet new ride !! After 10 yrs. I get it, especially if it's a daily
Enjoy

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ImportConvert

Congrats! Also, you'll be waiting a loonnnngggg time. The outgoing Z is just an even match for a 20+ year old c5 corvette, much less a c7.

Cyber370

Congrats on the C7 but comparing it to a 370z is kind of unfair. Not the same class of vehicle price wise or performance.


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Spooler

I bought my wife a C7 Grandsport. I like it but I don't like all the craziness that comes with it with people. I still have my Z. The Vette just get's too much attention for me.

ImportConvert

Wild. My 370z got a lot more interaction than my c6 z06.

danegrey

Enjoy your new ride and have fun with it

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mikeb

Congrats on the vette but geez man let the GT-R deal with a modern vette. I wouldn't call it loyalty to pick a Z over a vette, huracan or any car in that class. You buy a Z because its a modern-day 260z/280z or you just want a capable sports car. And have you hung out on corvetteforums.com yet? Let just say the crowd over there is kinda different lol

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Spooler

You have no idea. People go stupid over it. It is beautiful.

ImportConvert

I hated it. Not into people approaching me. That said, I was just surprised when people did over the 370 and not the z06.

ZCanadian

Mrs. ZCanadian drives the 370Z in our family. She gets thumbs up or compliments almost daily.

Congrats on the C7, my2004Z! They are a nice car, and very capable. Enjoy!

UNKNOWN_370

People just won't understand the LT1 till they feel it. It's like nothing out there in the price range. Congratulations!!!

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ImportConvert

If I lived where I could own a sports car and wanted one, the c7 would be very hard to pass up.

my2004Z

I disagree that it's an unfair comparison. The GTR is neck and neck with the Huracan and the Z gets owned by Mustang GTs and the Camaro SS. Too big of a gap IMO. The Z in 2009 owned everything in its price range and the equivalent position in 5 years will be what the Stingray does now. Performance, Styling, Technology, and Adjustability are the name of the game these days. Dont get me wrong, I will always love Z cars but wont make excuses for Nissan's lack of progress anymore.

Zingston

You know the 30k base Z is basically just as fast as a Nismo, right? So the comparison could be to a 30k sports car. Not sure if you'd call that a fair comparison.