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Thank you for those two links.
I kinda hate to bring it up, because I love the light-weighting idea, and as a motorcyclist, I don't mind being responsible for repercussions of my driving, but I worry if there is ever the day that an insurance company could refuse vehicle or even health payments if an owner removed airbags, removed the side-impact-enforced doors, etc.
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I truly hate Nissan's Z cars and I thought finally someone's going to point out what a bloated, fat pig of a platform it is, but no, this clown here is complaining about it not being innovative enough in a world switching to EVs
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The new Z actually addresses some of this (proper mechanical LSD in the higher trim) and MAYBE some of the cooling? The latter won't be known until people start hitting the long term testing. The article seems to try to "swim against the current" for the sake of being unique. Way too early to be disappointed but man I lost a few IQ points scratching my head after reading this article.
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Viscous LSDs are garbage IMO . Not offering a helical diff at the very least is an affront to customers who actually want a sports car. If Subaru can offer one standard on the BRZ, Nissan can pony up for one on the Z. Mazda had one standard on the RX8. Both are significantly cheaper than their contemporary Z’s. That’s always been one of my biggest criticisms of BMW too, they never put a proper diff in their cars, until now that the e-diffs are widely available. Last edited by Yoshoobaroo; 09-14-2021 at 08:16 PM. |
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It was ok in the NA days of the E36 and E46, but insane since they moved to turbocharging. I’m eyeing a 240 right now but hate signing up for a $3k expense right out the gate with an already overpriced used car. These are 350wtq cars for godsakes — it’s borderline criminal to hobble them with a peg leg. Sure makes me glad the Twins come with a good one right out of the box, especially if FI is in the cards. |
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