240 hp ($32,000) S2K vs. 290 hp ($27,000) 350Z
08-09-2002, 05:25 AM
#21
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Somewhere in SE Michigan
Posts: 229
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I've driven a pre-production prototype of the 350Z and I like it. A lot. It's plenty quick enough and handles well. It seems a bit quicker than the S2K, and I recall how Nissan said that they were aiming towards "more mature handling than the S2K" and that's how it felt. It's not an Open Track/Weekend warrior like the S2K and it's a "better" car for it. There is that version of the 350Z which, hopefully, will be very nice.
The interior styling was okay. The materials were good. There is a vibration in the gear shift knob from about 3500 rpm that was a bit surprising.
I don't like the looks of the car, though. It looks like an amalgamation of S2K and Audi TT.
The interior styling was okay. The materials were good. There is a vibration in the gear shift knob from about 3500 rpm that was a bit surprising.
I don't like the looks of the car, though. It looks like an amalgamation of S2K and Audi TT.
08-09-2002, 06:25 AM
#22
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Overland Park, KS
Posts: 7,335
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
[QUOTE]Originally posted by TKG 26
[B]
well then, let's compare apples to apples.......
i'll stick my hardtop on my car and then let's see who pulls away from whom.........
ps.
[B]
well then, let's compare apples to apples.......
i'll stick my hardtop on my car and then let's see who pulls away from whom.........
ps.
08-09-2002, 06:28 AM
#23
Registered User
Originally posted by Z06-KILLR
sorry bud, the hardtop is not going to do "jack" for the drag coeff.....I had a hardtop and you could not tell the difference at all (not that I meassured it or anything
) but I ran against cars that were even with and w/o the top and there was no difference at all.
The S gets the drag from the almost vertical windshield it has
sorry bud, the hardtop is not going to do "jack" for the drag coeff.....I had a hardtop and you could not tell the difference at all (not that I meassured it or anything
) but I ran against cars that were even with and w/o the top and there was no difference at all.The S gets the drag from the almost vertical windshield it has
seriously though, i notice a difference.....as do other people i know with hardtops.........
08-09-2002, 08:23 AM
#24
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Dana Point, CA
Posts: 4,101
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by bayarea408
what is the top speed of the new 350z?
what is the top speed of the new 350z?
08-13-2002, 08:16 AM
#25
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Overland Park, KS
Posts: 7,335
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by TKG 26
well then, it sucks to be you - j/k
seriously though, i notice a difference.....as do other people i know with hardtops.........
well then, it sucks to be you - j/k
seriously though, i notice a difference.....as do other people i know with hardtops.........
??I "thought" I noticed a difference but after running....I was shocked. Try it w/and without against a car you are very close with and then post :-)
08-13-2002, 08:27 AM
#26
Registered User
Originally posted by Z06-KILLR
Try it w/and without against a car you are very close with and then post :-)
Try it w/and without against a car you are very close with and then post :-)
notwithstanding that, it ABSOLUTELY makes a difference on windy days - no one convince me otherwise of that fact.
at 200 with no hardtop, my car feels like it hit a brick wall - all my high speed runs (250+) have been with the hardtop on......
08-13-2002, 10:25 AM
#27
Registered User
The 350Z will be the same exact price as the S, around $33K. I saw a price as tested model in a mag for $34k. I can't believe some people still think this car is going to be $26 or $27k. Good car, less passion, IMO.
08-13-2002, 10:33 AM
#28
Registered User
not sure if this was covered here or not........
a convertible "version" of an exisiting model/car typically add $10K CN/$6K US to the price of the fixed roof version......just some food for thought.
which would put the Z-convertible at approx. what? based on anthony's price of 34for the fixed roof, that would put the vert at $40K.........
a convertible "version" of an exisiting model/car typically add $10K CN/$6K US to the price of the fixed roof version......just some food for thought.
which would put the Z-convertible at approx. what? based on anthony's price of 34for the fixed roof, that would put the vert at $40K.........
08-13-2002, 12:31 PM
#30
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Alhambra
Posts: 953
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Why $34k??
Isn't the Enthusiast model good enough to compete with S2000?
[QUOTE]
The Enthusiast 6-speed manual is priced at $28,249, while the Enthusiast 5-speed automatic is priced at $29,219. Both include, in addition to the 350Z
Isn't the Enthusiast model good enough to compete with S2000?
[QUOTE]
The Enthusiast 6-speed manual is priced at $28,249, while the Enthusiast 5-speed automatic is priced at $29,219. Both include, in addition to the 350Z