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09-18-2009, 10:30 AM
09-17-2009 10:56 AM
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2010 Nissan 370Z Nismo - Click above for high-res image gallery
There's no safe way to say it: this blogger just doesn't like the 2010 Nissan 370Z (http://www.autoblog.com/model/370z) very much. Sure, it's a fine sporty car that goes about its business quickly and competently, but it just leaves me cold. Yes, it can hit 60 mph in 5 seconds, hold 0.99 g on a skid pad and get around a track faster than a Porsche Cayman (http://www.autoblog.com/model/cayman), but it doesn't rocket to 60 mph in 5 seconds like Wile E. Coyote shot from a greased Acme canon. Nor does it tenaciously hold 0.99 g like a baby possum gripping onto mama during a lightning storm. And yeah, you guessed it, I'd much rather get there a second or two late in the mid-engined Porsche. Or, more appropriately, a 2010 Mustang GT (http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang). Long story short, the 370Z is a little dull.
I'm not just saying all this to be contrary or cute. I've personally logged over 1,500 miles in a couple different 370Zs and, to be honest, the experience wasn't much different than the more than 1,500 miles I've traveled in various Infiniti G37s (http://www.autoblog.com/model/g37+coupe). Not that there's anything wrong with the Infiniti, but the Z should be a sports car, not a luxury tourer. That's why it was such a breath of fresh air - both literal and otherwise - when we got our hands on the 370Z Roadster (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/10/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-roadster-shrugs-off-the-convertibl/). It was like going from black and white to color. Finally, the new Z was fun, engaging - thrilling even. Trouble was, we knew the Nismo was coming and had that stuffy roof. Yeah, we'd go fast for a week, but I feared being ultimately underwhelmed. Well guess what? Not so with Nismo.
Gallery: First Drive: 2010 Nissan 370Z Nismo (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-nismo/low/)
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2010 Nissan 370Z Nismo - Click above for high-res image gallery
There's no safe way to say it: this blogger just doesn't like the 2010 Nissan 370Z (http://www.autoblog.com/model/370z) very much. Sure, it's a fine sporty car that goes about its business quickly and competently, but it just leaves me cold. Yes, it can hit 60 mph in 5 seconds, hold 0.99 g on a skid pad and get around a track faster than a Porsche Cayman (http://www.autoblog.com/model/cayman), but it doesn't rocket to 60 mph in 5 seconds like Wile E. Coyote shot from a greased Acme canon. Nor does it tenaciously hold 0.99 g like a baby possum gripping onto mama during a lightning storm. And yeah, you guessed it, I'd much rather get there a second or two late in the mid-engined Porsche. Or, more appropriately, a 2010 Mustang GT (http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang). Long story short, the 370Z is a little dull.
I'm not just saying all this to be contrary or cute. I've personally logged over 1,500 miles in a couple different 370Zs and, to be honest, the experience wasn't much different than the more than 1,500 miles I've traveled in various Infiniti G37s (http://www.autoblog.com/model/g37+coupe). Not that there's anything wrong with the Infiniti, but the Z should be a sports car, not a luxury tourer. That's why it was such a breath of fresh air - both literal and otherwise - when we got our hands on the 370Z Roadster (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/10/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-roadster-shrugs-off-the-convertibl/). It was like going from black and white to color. Finally, the new Z was fun, engaging - thrilling even. Trouble was, we knew the Nismo was coming and had that stuffy roof. Yeah, we'd go fast for a week, but I feared being ultimately underwhelmed. Well guess what? Not so with Nismo.
Gallery: First Drive: 2010 Nissan 370Z Nismo (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-nismo/low/)
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