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Originally Posted by spin9k
The key to this phantom comparison is if the FT-86 can get around a race circuit or a twistie mountain road without
1. oil temp overheating to 260 deg and beyond
2. brakes fading or outright failing under hard use
3. engine going into limp mode
4. diff overheating
If the stock FT-86 can pass this test, it's the better sports car, regardless of trap speed, cornering g force, or any other metric...as the 370Z is legendary for its weak knees under stress.
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Magazines will compare these cars strictly in terms of performance and give the win to the Z. But we really want our cars to be
1. Cheap
2. Fast
3. Reliable
And you can only pick two. Toyota is executing on that (mind, we still don't have a price nor reliability data). Nissan only picked 1 out of 3. "Fun factor" is not listed because it's purely subjective but one car will have a distinct edge on that (the one that was engineered exactly for that). They'll be different enough that it should be an easy comparison. No match.