2010 Z Sport to 2013 Mustang GT

cossie1600

The handling came from you spending $60K on the car......

4. Myth: The "ideal" weight distribution is 50/50: The vehicle has the same weight on both the front and rear axles.

Truth: While most sport-oriented cars do have weight distributions close to 50/50, there's much more to proper handling than just distribution. A car with 50/50 weight distribution would handle poorly if most of the weight was at the ends of the car (i.e., ahead of the front axle and behind the rear axle).

Far more important than weight distribution is the location of the center of gravity and polar moment of inertia. (The center of gravity is where a giant could balance the car on one finger. Polar moment of inertia refers to whether the vehicle's weight is concentrated in one location — which makes for a responsive car — or spread throughout the vehicle.) Something else against 50/50 being the ideal weight distribution: Most open-wheel Formula-style racecars, which many people would hold up as being the best-handling type of racecars, have 60 percent or more of their weight on the rear tires.

Source: Edmunds

ImportConvert

My Z06 did have a lot more of its weight close to the center. That helped a lot, I think. The 370Z just scares you to push it on long sweeping corners. The Z06 bred confidence. On tight corners, the 370Z feels like a pig to me, although it is easier to park because of the tighter turning radius and the driver's position in the vehicle.

Red__Zed

Definitely true there is a lot that comes into play. I'm pretty sure my mustang has weight distribution that is about as bad as the Z, but steady state balance is much better.

cossie1600

Once again, 60K vs 30K, you can add a whole lot of confidence for $30K. Weight distribution is one of many factors, i.e suspension tuning, overall weight, tires, etc.