First Test: 2011 Nissan 370Z Touring A Dollar-Per-Grin Win - MotorTrend Magazine
There are the 14-inch front, 13. 8-inch rear Akebono brakes that haul the 3362-pound Z to a stop from 60 mph in only 102 feet (a BMW M3 Coupe with Competition Package does it in 110 feet. These massive four-piston front, two-piston rear binders clamp hard on Nismo's optional $580 R-Tune performance brake pads designed to withstand temperatures of up to 700 degrees Fahrenheit. And we've driven many, many Zs over the years. The rims, along with adhesive Bridgestone Potenza RE050A rubber, a taut suspension setup, and a vicious limited slip differential (all part of the Sport Package), help the 370Z Touring attain a 1. 01 g average on the skidpad. Although you'll have to cough up the Sport Package's $3030 entry fee to attain such laudable performance, every dollar is money well spent. The option group includes "zero-lift" front and rear spoilers that cut the Z's drag coefficient to a slim 0. 29 Cd from the standard car's 0. 30 Cd, and though you'll never feel the 0. 01 difference in Cd, you will have gained some pub fodder. The Navigation Package with nearly every facet of multimedia is also worthy of its $2150 price. The 7-inch VGA monitor is a capable navigation screen and serves as a DVD movie screen when the car is parked (but really, who watches DVDs in a parking lot. Of course, you can connect your mobile phone via Bluetooth, too, though the sound quality and connection strength was patchy. Source: www.motortrend.com
