Nissan 370Z; More Exposed!

[Azuremen]

It looks good. Smaller by far and far less bland than the 350Z. My roommate and I both think it is a vast improvement over the 350Z in looks and principal.

 

[ND4SPD]

Would love to see a 370Z parked beside a 350Z for comparisons sake.

 

[Philly]

The rear looks really goofy and the front looks like it's straight out of some fictional racing sim that was created in the early 90s that is available for free online now.

 

[niky]

The rear has some real dynamic zing to it. It's unorthodox, but it works. The front lights, however, don't.

That's because the Boomerang shape at the rear is high up on the haunch, and carries itself as a good focal point for the design. At the front, the boomerang merely serves to accentuate overhang and makes the front fender bulkier... which, in these times of bulging noses due to pedestrian safety laws... you don't want to make the front end look bulkier... reference the Audi TT and the Alfa Romeo Brera... one is a good example of hiding front end bulk, the other isn't.

 

[ExigeEvan]

I think it looks better in the wild, but still can't say I'm a fan.

 

[Bones Brigade]

now in yellow:

 

[CDailey]

Wow. It looks MILES better in yellow. Silver is just such a boring color.

I wonder what it looks like in blue.

 

[Omnis]

I wonder if we'll see reverse eyelids hit the market for these new nissans.

 

[Bones Brigade]

Its getting 332 horsepower. ooooohhh.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/11/nissan-370z-officially-rated-at-332-hp/#comments



I'm not sure about this rev matching thing with the manual trans...what? Hopefully it's an option if it's anything.

 

[YSSMAN]

Hmmm, interesting. That puts it up on the Camaro by a bit, I'd be interested to see how their curb weights match up, as they're already within about 100 lbs between the 350Z and the V6 LT.

 

[Bones Brigade]

Well, if this does in fact hustle like they say (under 5 to 60 blah blah) I would pit it against the roughly and speculatively equally priced SS. Which will, I'm sure, walk it on the highway and dragstrip, but I imagine the 370 would beat the LT in the same manner. In the 1/4 mile, I expect something like low 14s (LT) v 13.5 (Z) v high 12s (SS.) (As an average between driver skill, anyway. I suspect all cars, especially the SS will be tested by the mags as quicker.)

I'm going to have too many test drives to complete next year.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

Eh if the LT provides the power they say it does it SHOULD just break 13s on street tires.

The SS I wouldn't actually count on cracking 12s. At least not with the average driver. It's about the same P:W as a 03-4 Cobra 'vert soo... (Well, supposedly the same. Thing is the Cobras made more than advertised)

370Z should wind up right around where you said though... Mid 13s. Provided it's not pig heavy like the SS.

 

[Bones Brigade]

I'm definitely using the Cobra as a baseline. They probably make within a few horsepower of each other. I guess high 12s is optimistic for average drivers but not out of the question to be written down on a Motor Trend test.

The early 350z's barely hit 14 flat and even the 07+ is only 13.8 or something, so I wouldn't disagree that the LT can finish under 14 but it is heavier. But the Z also loses a lot in the drivetrain, so I concede; LT will probably be making more at the wheels than a 350z.

 

[Leonidae]

MOAR PICS

for moar and bigger pics, go HERE.

 

[Max_DC]

I like it. Both the front and the rear. I'd buy it.

 

[Bones Brigade]

the profile is sexy!

if you want the pictures accompanied by English, autoblog can help.

rolled out early, kinda

 

[nissan tuner]

I love it!!👍

 

[Bones Brigade]

I'm actually going the other way. It seems to be growing on lots of people who initially hated it. I initially loved it, but now I'm finding faults.

The idea of the car was to be a cheap sports car. Not cheaply made, but simply...simple. I don't necessarily mind the new technology being used to make the car drive better (so long the rev-match with the manual is an option) but the design of it, apart from being "different" which I wholly don't mind, couldn't have come cheaply.

The headlights for instance; why spend the time engineering the blinkers into the shape as well? The shape alone is probably costly enough. If they must have that shape, use the lower tooth as the blinker, instead of having unused, costly space.

The "teeth" in the front bumper; why? I'm not particularly against it in terms of style, but why spend the money on the extra cost of manufacturing?

The quite extravagant wheels; surely a simpler 5 spoke design would have been cheaper.

It just seems like there is too much cost in the parts of the car where costs should be kept low. They say they're going after Porsche. Porsche takes a lot of flak for their lazy "redesigns" but how much does it cost them? How much time do they spend on bodywork thats not being spent on performance? The Z is always going to garnish attention, it doesn't need the flashy, extra details. You buy a Z because you're looking for the performance of the machine, and the styling was always an added bonus. But with silly details that you have to pay for, it's not really a bonus, and it's not at all pertinent to why you bought the car.

 

[niky]

Wait... those are... TEETH?

Okay... the front end goes from a 2.5/5 to a 2... eww...

 

[-Fred-]

I really like the wheels, however... very Lamborghini-esque.

 

[Philly]

*stuff about being cheap and simple*

This is the way the auto industry is going in general. I'm sure we all wish we could see more of the old in the cars we buy today. Sure, today's cars may be somewhat more exciting to drive, but at the same time, most of them are overstyled to the point of not looking good, costly to fix and have lost the ability for the owner to even change the oil.

All of us would probably welcome back the days when the designs were simple yet pleasing to look at, the cars were fun to drive because they were simple and light and the owner could pop the hood and do whatever they wanted without a special set of tools and a supercomputer with the right programs and coding.

 

[Rocket Punch]

Officially launched yesterday. A world's first "SynchroRev Match" system that automates the "Heel & Toe" downshift rev match action on a full manual car, pretty neat stuff. Watch the 9 mins long official launch promo from a demo + the official press release and abunch of new shots.

Enjoy!

http://www.rocketpunchautoblog.com/2008/11/2009-nissan-z34-370zfairlady-official.html

 

[CDailey]

Ah finally! It looks amazing in blue.

 

[Bones Brigade]

motor trend review http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/112_0902_2009_nissan_370z_first_test/index.html

 

[Kylehnat]

I <3 this car. After reading about it in Road and Track, it jumped to the top of my wish list. . I'd probably wait for the 2010 or 2011 model, seeing as how the 350 had quite a few growing pains. Might also be good to pay off the 3 first .

 

[Rue]

Great looking car, especially compared the last Z which I never really liked. Good job Nissan!

 

[Keef]

It rev matches automatically on downshifts.

I don't like it.

 

[ND4SPD]

It rev matches automatically on downshifts.

I don't like it.

That's if the driver allows it to. There's a button to engage and disengage that feature by the shifter.

 

[Bones Brigade]

I <3 this car. After reading about it in Road and Track, it jumped to the top of my wish list. . I'd probably wait for the 2010 or 2011 model, seeing as how the 350 had quite a few growing pains. Might also be good to pay off the 3 first .

Same. I really want to be one of the first to have one of these but I know it's a bad idea. I also don't like new cars. So I'll probably wait to get a 2010/11 after it's been driven for a couple thousand miles.

It rev matches automatically on downshifts.

I don't like it.

Yeah, I don't like it either. Even if you turn it off and do your own heel-toeing whoever is around to hear it will just think it's the car. And superficial aside, it will just be there taunting you to not bother and letting other people not bother learning how to drive properly. I still want one.

 

[Kylehnat]

I would guess that it's pretty easy to tell from outside whether the driver is matching revs or if it's the car. They spent five years developing it, so in GT-R fashion, it's probably better than any human could ever hope to achieve .