Official Car News and Discussion Thread

[Hubbitron]

eh.

[aren]

eh.

FATALITY.

[MarkRyan]

lol yeah. I have to talk shit because I own one (imagine that). This bitch handles like a dream. Not that fast -- this is true, but <3 k20z3 i-vtec. Sounds like sex.

Fair 'nuff, fair 'nuff. It beats my car ('01 Impreza 2.5 RS) though I still think my car's the prettiest ever made

Gold and bronze rims look like shit. I still don't understand why the blue WRX is marketed with the bronze rims all the time, it looks horrible to me.

Blue paint + bronze rims is how the rally Impreza is decorated in Europe (Colin McRae made it famous). I agree that gold rims look dumb most of the time, but I admit that I'm a sucker for them on an Impreza.

Z > evo, sti, your mom, etc.

You're comparing a two-door roadster to four-door sedans. Just sayin'.

[aren]

You're comparing a two-door roadster to four-door sedans. Just sayin'.

350z - 300 hp
STI - 300 hp, turbocharged
EVO MR - 286 hp, turbocharged

These cars all in the same class.

[stormy]

You're comparing a two-door roadster to four-door sedans. Just sayin'.

Two four door sedans that are faster than it ironically.

[aren]

Two four door sedans that are faster than it ironically.

From the November 2006 issue of Car & Driver:

The 350z out performed the other cars selected in the "under 30K" class. The track they tested at was VIR. The lap time rankings were as follows:

car - best lap time (min:secs), peak speed (mph), max lateral g

1) 350Z Track - 3:12.5, 124.3, 0.9
2) Evo MR - 3:13.5, 124, 0.94
3) RX-8 - 3:19.0, 116.4, 0.86
4) Cobalt SS - 3:20.6, 117.1, 0.85
5) Mustang GT - 3:20.9, 119.3, 0.88
6) GTI - 3:25.1, 112.0, 0.82
7) Civic Si - 3:26.5, 111.6, 0.80
8) MX-5 - 3:29.3, 108.6, 0.83

[MarkRyan]

350z - 300 hp
STI - 300 hp, turbocharged
EVO MR - 286 hp, turbocharged

These cars all in the same class.

So the 190HP Lotus Elise is in what class?

[Tenchimo Dos]

300ZX twin turbo > 350Z

[Advocate]

Skyline for the win.



Fuck the 350z.

[stormy]

From the November 2006 issue of Car & Driver:

The 350z out performed the other cars selected in the "under 30K" class. The track they tested at was VIR. The lap time rankings were as follows:

car - best lap time (min:secs), peak speed (mph), max lateral g

1) 350Z Track - 3:12.5, 124.3, 0.9
2) Evo MR - 3:13.5, 124, 0.94
3) RX-8 - 3:19.0, 116.4, 0.86
4) Cobalt SS - 3:20.6, 117.1, 0.85
5) Mustang GT - 3:20.9, 119.3, 0.88
6) GTI - 3:25.1, 112.0, 0.82
7) Civic Si - 3:26.5, 111.6, 0.80
8) MX-5 - 3:29.3, 108.6, 0.83

Way to judge cars by one test on one track. Which incidentally is in question because no one can figure out how the Z posted such a good time, particularly since the Evo does pretty much everything better than a Z does and spanks them on tracks regularly.