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Originally Posted by Maxim
Really? Nissan has a history of lying about performance....
For example: the new GT-R isn't nearly as fast on the Ring as they claim.....Porsche BOUGHT one and let their best test driver lap in it to try and reproduce the times Nissan quoted and they were way off. A 3800lb car with 480hp and less tire simply cannot outrun a 3500lb car with better aero, tires, and brakes on a high-speed track like the ring, regardless of the wondrous electro-nannies.
They also originally shipped it with launch settings that destroyed the transmission in a very short amount of time. The original 350z (first few model years) also had a habit of grenading it's manual transmission...so frequently that Nissan had to install a heavier duty (and much heavier) transmission after the first model year.
They're not truthful about the weights of the Z either. They quoted figures more than 100lbs lighter than what anybody was getting when they took their car to a scale for both the 350z and 370z.
It doesn't surprise me one bit that they'd ship the track oriented variant of their sports car with brakes worse than a Camaro. Nissan is one of the few car companies that I genuinely do not trust.
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The only issue I heard about with the earlier Zs was tire feathering. My 2006 was lemon-lawed though for excessive oil consumption (they tried to blame aggressive downshifting in front of the arbitrator...
). My 08 has been much better though but i admittedly haven't had the time or money to put into it as previous cars. I guess I should probably not give them as much credit as I do... I think though, that regardless of the "performance brake option" offered, if you truly intend to track the vehicle, you are always better off going with an aftermarket setup.