RE: Nissan 370Z GT Special Edition Revealed

[Dagnut]

I think there's more badge snobbery at the 35k end of the market , I have yet to read a bad review of the 370z, anyone I spoke to who drove it liked it...
I think A lot of buyers of 35k sports cars are younger men who are coming from hot hatches etc and the proposition of having a Nissan over an Porsche, Audi or BMW doesn't really appeal..which is fair enough I'm not judging just offering up my theory...there's depreciation to think about as well.

[LuS1fer]

I wonder if it would have done better had they "retro-styled" it like a 240Z. Mmmmm.

[c0ldpl4ya]

M666 EVO]0ldpl4ya said:

Still not to keen on the 370z, this looks slightly better though /quote]

You can't polish a turd.

But you can roll it in glitter!
Which is what they've done and i think it looks nicer than a standard 370... Forgive me for having an opinion!

[Gizmo!]

I think it's a real shame that these clearly aren't selling, for whatever reason. It's got a lovely V6 that sounds 'proper', the inside is amazingly comfortable and it's well-specced. It's a genuinely good-looking car, with the sort of hips you could get a good grip on. But it had the bad fortune to be launched just as the availability of cheap credit disappeared.

I saw the finance options they were suggesting at the Nissan SS - £10k down and £320/month? At that rate you might as well just buy a CSL.

[Ecosseven]

I've never driven a 370z but had a seat in the showroom. The driving position is awful and the steering wheel doesn't adjust for reach.

[LordGrover]

^^ So we can conclude your arms are too long or too short?

[M666 EVO]

c0ldpl4ya said:

M666 EVO]0ldpl4ya said:

Still not to keen on the 370z, this looks slightly better though /quote]

You can't polish a turd.

But you can roll it in glitter!
Which is what they've done and i think it looks nicer than a standard 370... Forgive me for having an opinion!

Not at all, thats the whole point of this website I thought?!

[iain1970]

Ecosseven said:

I've never driven a 370z but had a seat in the showroom. The driving position is awful and the steering wheel doesn't adjust for reach.

I sat in one at a dealer last year while I was waiting for the sales guy to do a deal on my current car.

All I remember was there were an awful lot of buttons to press. To complicated for me

[Luke.]

I like them, and at £20k with less than 10,000 miles on the clock, seem a bargain.

[Jonathan Legard]

I prefer the feel of a 350Z. More languid, benign chassis. The 370Z feels snappier and malevolent to me. Not dissimilar to a Z4 M Coupe on the limit.

[goron59]

I quite liked the 370Z, so a few performance tweaks can't be bad. Like it in white.
Avoid the auto box though, it's horrid.

[nickfrog]

They're great to drive TBH, apart from traction in the wet which can be a little tricky to assess, however smooth one inputs are! I have a £15K 2006 987, which I prefer, but when the 370Z hit £15K in 12/18 months, then I will seriously consider one.

[Big Tav]

It is just in the UK that they seem to expensive. Japanese cars always seem that way here (except the GTR). In Australia or the US the 350Z and the 370Z are a bargain for what they are and are a lot cheaper than a Cayman or a Z4 etc

[chrisgtx]

I have to say the 370 looks so much better in the flesh,pictures don't do this car justice,there is a white one knocking around my area in white,stunning car in my opinion.pity i'll won't be able to afford one for many many years.

[Superhoop]

Big Tav said:

It is just in the UK that they seem to expensive. Japanese cars always seem that way here (except the GTR). In Australia or the US the 350Z and the 370Z are a bargain for what they are and are a lot cheaper than a Cayman or a Z4 etc

Is that not something to do with the Yen/GBP exchange rate?

But in all honestly, 35k does seem seriously steep - the last RX8 R3's were 25k

Now the Z might well be a nice car, but not 10k nicer the 8

[soad]

Must say i quite like it- however can't see buying a brand new one: a lot of money, then there's depreciation to account for too. Makes sense buying used though...i would have thought

[Kong]

Big Tav said:

It is just in the UK that they seem to expensive...

forzaminardi said:

I really like the 370Z but the price has always seemed a bit steep to me.

TheRoadWarrior said:

I'd love one myself but not at the asking price

Superhoop said:

But in all honestly, 35k does seem seriously steep

soad said:

a lot of money..

The only reason it sounds expensive is because ALL cars are getting expensive these days. The Standard 350Z with GT pack (which includes most options anyone will need)is £32,450

What other NEW cars can you get for that money?

Boxster: £36,500 - 370Z would waste it
Cayman: £39,100 - 370Z would waste it
Boxster S: £43,000 - Over 10k more for similar performance
Cayman S: £47,000 - 15k more for similar performance
Z4 Sdrive30i - £34,500 - Wouldn't see which way the Nissan went
Z4 Sdrive35Si - £45,300 - 13k more
BMW 1M - £40,000 - 8k more
TTRS: £47,000 - 15k more
Golf R: £31,115 - practically the same price for a GOLF!

When you compare it to its rivals, i think its one of the biggest performance bargains around. The nearest rival from the list about is the 1M which is still 8k more for the basic model, thats hardly pocket change..

[stroberaver]

Must admit I'm a huge fan of the 370Z. I hardly see any around, which I think is a real shame for Nissan. I have to agree that photographs aren't very flattering to them. There's just something about the shape that doesn't capture well, but I think looks fabulous in the flesh. But initially, £30-35k seems steep for a Nissan. But then you look at the competition, and you realise what a bargain it is. I had a test drive of one when they were first introduced to the UK, and immediately fell in love with it. It doesn't feel like a sports car, in the way that I expect a Porsche to feel (never driven a Porsche). A 370Z feels meaty, chunky, and muscular. The transmission whines slightly, the steering and clutch a touch heavy, and at low revs that V6 burbles away in a manner reminiscent of a V8. Where something like a Porsche makes a virtue of being light and taut and precise, the 370Z just goes "grrrr, sod it" by dumping a huge wave of torque through some fat back tyres. And I adore the 370Z for that, just for the principle. In a world of hybrids and twincharging and stop-start systems, it feels like an old-school ideology - big, naturally aspirated, torquey engine, long bonnet, two seats, big fuel tank, rear wheel drive, and plenty grunt. Fabulous.

The only other (vaguely normal) car that I have any inkling of desire to own would probably be a VW Scirocco GT or R, but the prices of hot hatches are astonishing. Look at a top end Scirocco or Golf, and you're getting a 4-pot motor, front wheel drive, 207bhp, and possibly a fancy DSG gearbox. Add on the kind of kit and little bits & pieces that come as standard on a 370Z, and you're basically looking at the same kind of ballpark figures. Yet an extra £2-3k for a 370Z buys you an extra two cylinders, rear wheel drive, a manual box with the brilliant Synchro Rev Match thingy, and most of all, an extra 130bhp.

The fact I only commute 3 miles to work means I couldn't give a hoot about the 370Z's generally low mpg, but I haven't got a garage to put it in, and, err, can't afford one in the first place.

[ensignia]

The 370Z starts at under £20k (new) in America. My second cousin (who is 23) just bought one for $34,000, which is roughly £21k. If he had gone for the basic one it would have cost a smidgen over £19k.

The UK equivalent price of the GT spec 370Z is £33k OTR. Why the massive price difference?

[LuS1fer]

ensignia said:

The 370Z starts at under £20k (new) in America. My second cousin (who is 23) just bought one for $34,000, which is roughly £21k. If he had gone for the basic one it would have cost a smidgen over £19k.

The UK equivalent price of the GT spec 370Z is £33k OTR. Why the massive price difference?

When they released the 350Z, Clarkson drove the US spec which was plainly far cheaper in execution for thir version than the one we got. It depends where you pitch the car in the market.