Nissan Skyline R/G35GTT

[chaos]

yeh a little just some a way outta my range n yeh but im still lookin i'll make a decision in a few weeks

[Genesis®]

good luck with the hunt then.

[chaos]

i convinced a friend to look at buyin an r32

[GTRgeoff]

I'm not saying the 350Z isn't a cool kick arse car, but I love the sound of turbo's winding up on boost !

I will, having thrashed one. There are plenty of cool kick arse nissans in Oz but they are not 350Z's. Stock R33GTSt doesn't quite handle as well but at that cost with the engine so breathless at high rpm I would expect more, much more. Understeers a bit but very go-kart in feel. The V35 'line will suffer the same engine dissappointment but word is that it will eventually get a turbo while the Z won't. Skyline is still the top of the heap for Nissan. That will not stop the easy conversions tho and the wrecking yards will be picked clean by Z owners wanting cred for their gutless wonders.

Apparently the Euro model was found too harsh on the roads so they retuned the suspension and it actually handles. Japanese were so impressed that now all 350's will get the new suspension settings. Never pays to get the first release of a new model.

[Duncan]

"gutless wonders" is a big call re 350z.

My r33gtst with 9psi and zorst, no cat, race tyres, was smashed over 800m by a stock 350z.

GTST - 24.74

350z - 24.15

While they may not have the same potential, they are not slow by any measure.

[GTRgeoff]

depends what your measure is....I can wheelspin fourth at 180kmh in the wet if I overdo the accelerator while other cars are even more serious, and having flogged a Z then got back into my 'line......not impressed. I imported this car myself and have rebuilt the engine myself when a comp seal let oil into the intake at high boost and done it all pretty cheap and it is pretty strong but still improvements will be required to get the track car I want. Z is comparatively a step back for Nissan except the 'line is still flagship model and a turbo option is still not dead because you can't just change the turbo on the Z, or wind up the boost. You have to spend a lot of money re-engineering for the power some of the guys on here are getting. The Z will apparently not get the 'dryer as it is not their flag machine.

Ultimately it is a a 'nice' new car, but I have no professional respect for Nissan bringing that thing in and claiming it is a red hot sports car and dragging the masses into agreement with advertising and media lackeyism. There are media reps out there who have identified it is a flawed vehicle in the handling dept and I agree on some counts. I also believe it coulda been so much more or they should step up with the V35 'line and the turbo if it is produced to take on the local hacks

BTW that was hardly smashed ........and without being there I could rudely suggest that maybe things didn't go your way, but that would be trolling

I have done the drive comparo tho and I wouldn't spend that much (+$60K) on a car so underpowered and flawed