350Z $28,000
300+hp
Great over-all performance.
Great Looking
Great Engine…
And the list can go one
I rather spend $32k on a touring model V6 then a $34k EVO-Mr thats a 4 banger. If anything I would get the WRX-STI because of there great boxer engine. Subaru is also one of those underated car lines.

Nissan Product which to some may not know this, but its the Product line of choice in Japan due to its racing heritage, Realiability, and of course durability…not Honda, Not Toyota, Not even Subaru or Mitsubishi has the rep that Nissan has.

So that said…..The Z is the perfect car for that prce andperformance.
NUFF SAID

-AMEN-

G6 is not even RWD and gives up 80+Hp to the Z

Imagine how Nissan must feel being dusted by GM.

Jazz, I hear ya. It’s a great car. In fact, it’s pretty amazing considering that the 350Z shares it’s platform with the Infiniti FX. Personally I drive an XTerra Offroad and that thing hauls ass. And that weighs a half ton more! I’ve driven the Enthusiast edition and it’s great. I’m not sure what people expect for $30k, but take a look at what’s on the market in that price point and I think they’ll find a new fondness for what the 350Z offers.

If I hear any more about ‘plastics’, I’m gonna puke. Cost benefit analysis… I’d rather have performance and quality over having some designer plastic interior that makes me feel warm and cozy. What else do you want? Leather and precious metals??

I disagree with you all on the price. 40k for a roadster (coupe is 36K) that can beat a Porsche Boxter? Not bad. Note that the enthusiast can be had for less than 30k.

The hp rating IS getting silly. They keep dropping torque to up hp. Torgue gets you off the line- HP helps you pull at the top end. I doubt that most Z drivers will ever see the 6hp that was added but they’ll feel the torque at every light and every shift. Some say the update smooths out the engine. Whatever

I think the 3.5VQ engine works extremely well in the Z -giving it the right compromise of power and efficiency as compared to gas guzzling V8’s and Turbo/Superchargers. Also Traction Control is great on a RWD in the wet. The VDC sucks though

GM dealers love tradeins

As for all the Michigan comments…why do any of you bother with GMRules or whatever his current name is? He’s only posting stuff like that to stir the pot. Most of the time, he’s dead wrong. I’ve lived in Michigan for over 20 years, and there are plenty of imports on the road that are not the target of vandalism on a daily basis. Sure, there are the die-hards around who only buy domestic, but you have to keep in mind that some of the domestic vehicles are company-provided (GM does this for the 8th level and above employees), or the person got a great employee discount on the vehicle. Considering the deals to be had between the employee discount and the incentives, you’d be crazy to buy anything else. Unless, of course, you really like paying tons of money for your vehicle.

FYI for those of you in Michigan, if you don’t believe me about the company vehicles, take a look at the lower left corner of the windshield on a GM vehicle the next time you see it on the road. If there’s a little barcode label there, then it’s a GM-provided vehicle. They put regular plates on them so that it doesn’t look like they are company provided and so that the general public will see the vehicles on the road and maybe be intrigued.

“40K is alot for a 350z… ”

that’s still cheaper than what those loser British have to pay
$62,000 FOR THE ROADSTER.

Anyway, this looks like a stopgap 350Z until full redesign which will probably come around the introduction of the GT-R.

I’m more interested in the compact RWD Nissan may build and sell beneath the Z.

PONTICRAP?, ughhhhh… thats the car that i say to myself, the person who bought that car has no sense of style and must be a freakin weirdo………..

Comment by bb_454, posted on January10 at 3:42 pm

Take it back. Dallas is infinitely better than anywhere in Michigan. You can walk around downtown Dallas with out getting shot or asked if you want to purchase drugs. Detroit has GM’s headquarters, the Cobo Conference Center and, the largest collection of crummy run down buildings in the USA. Thats it!

LamborghiniZ-
You need to stop being hypocritical. You need to pull your head out of Toyota/Honda/Nissan’s ass and wake up. American made vehicles are better than they were and Japanese made vehicles are getting worse. Yes, GMnumberone4ever is off base. But he is just spreading the same propaganda bull**** that you do about your “excellent” Japanese vehicles.

It has the VQ35HR now, so at least there’s that. Shame it starts at $28,000.

That’s a steep entry fee into Nissan sportscars. The Sentra SE-R doesn’t count, sorry.

To GMnumberone4ever, you’re a moron, the comments you make wouldn’t even apply to Michigan in the 1950’s, the height of the American car era, much less now, haha torched? egged? keyed? hahah what a joke, get over yourself

Yeah, because reliability and quality really are functions of how hostile and violent ultra-nationalists are. The more you want to key the car, the worse it must be! Good arguments.

Nice updates on the Z. Too bad this car was 500lb too heavy and $5000 too expensive from day 1.