What Makes the Nissan 350z a Strong Competitor in the World of Sports Cars?

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The Nissan 350Z is recognized as a strong competitor in the sports car market due to its performance and design. Enthusiasts discuss various alternatives, including the Audi TT and TVR models, highlighting personal preferences for aesthetics and driving experiences. The conversation shifts to dream cars, with mentions of high-performance models like the Bugatti Veyron and classic vehicles like the '66 Hemi Superbird. Participants express a passion for cars, emphasizing the emotional connection and freedom associated with driving. Overall, the thread showcases a diverse appreciation for sports cars and the thrill they provide.
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Nissan 350z is a strong competitor
http://ployer.com/archives/nissan-350z.jpg
although I think the black Audi TT is nicer
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other cars?
 
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TVR Tuscan. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/mclaren/hakkinen/img/wallpaper/paper/transport/tuscans2.jpg
 
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wow. those are exactly the 2 cars that I would be looking at if I had the money. Mine just wouldn't be black. Although I really do like the the look of the 05 mustang as well! I don't know how it drives though.
 
Ah ! A car topic ! Cars are my passion (apart from Physics and Mathematics).

I love TVR too, but I'd take the Sagaris over the Tuscan. In fact I'd take the ferocious Cerbera Speed 12 over either of them. Alas the latter was never actually released in its final intended form.

But I'd really prefer a Noble M400, I consider it an excellent and raw sportscar plus weekend track car. For pure fun value, I'd take an Ariel Atom.

As far as "refined" luxury sports models go, I'd take a BMW M5 (the new one).

Expensive supercars - this is a difficult choice between the Enzo and the Carrera GT. Overall, the breeding of the Ferrari wins out.

Budget performers (all I can really afford at this time) - definitely either the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 or the Subaru WRX/STi Spec C. I actually used to drive and love a heavily modified WRX not so long ago.
 
dextercioby said:
Ladies and Gentlemen,may i present you with this jewel by Mercedes-Benz:

MAYBACH EXELERO :!)

Please excuse me while I nip to the Gents to rid myself of the contents of my stomach...
 
http://content3.us.porsche.com/prod/911/911_main.nsf/usaenglish/911

give me one of these

marlon
 
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:rolleyes: a yugo :rolleyes:
yugo-gv.jpg
 
i would like to have a car like inspector columbo...i think it is a Peugeot

marlon
 
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I'd rather not dream of the cars I want, until I can buy them...

:rolleyes: ok, fine...i really would want the 2005 SLK55 AMG Roadster mercedes convertible, red, with gray interior, v8 engine, handsfree communication system, navigation, etc, etc, etc...

yeah, ok, maybe you can dream a little... :approve:
 
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one that's paid for
 
  • #12
Kerrie said:
one that's paid for
Definately, if you buy a car of €25,000 with a 3 year payment plan, you'll pay €7500 extra.. enough to buy a small car with.
 
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Monique said:
Definately, if you buy a car of €25,000 with a 3 year payment plan, you'll pay €7500 extra.. enough to buy a used car with.


ohh boy... :zzz:

marlon
 
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marlon said:
ohh boy... :zzz:

marlon
what's your problem?
 
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Monique said:
what's your problem?
my problem is your lack of insight/respect in/of human emotions. You clearly do not understand what it means to buy a car. It is not an object on four wheels, you know. That is what a car needs, but what a car is : is FREEDOM...But i think you are not that kind of person. I have no problem with that though...

marlon
 
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No question about it! My absolute dream car, the one that I just have to get my hands on if only for an hour before I die, is the '66 Hemi Superbird (standard shift, of course).
I also very much want a Bugatti Veyron. :biggrin:
 
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Danger said:
No question about it! My absolute dream car, the one that I just have to get my hands on if only for an hour before I die, is the '66 Hemi Superbird (standard shift, of course).
I also very much want a Bugatti Veyron. :biggrin:
got any pictures of these cars ?

marlon
 
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marlon said:
got any pictures of these cars ?
http://aerowarriors.com/cgi-bin/banner/home.cgi
I should point out 2 things here; the Superbird was made in '70, and its sister car the Daytona was a year older. My original year reference is that the 'real' Hemi is generally referred to as the '66 to differentiate it from the older DeSoto hemi's and the new Chrysler ones.
Hold on while I go find the Veryon to edit in. Aha, here it is:Veyron :biggrin:
 
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marlon said:
my problem is your lack of insight/respect in/of human emotions. You clearly do not understand what it means to buy a car. It is not an object on four wheels, you know. That is what a car needs, but what a car is : is FREEDOM...But i think you are not that kind of person. I have no problem with that though...

marlon
I lived in the United States without a car, I know what it means.
 
  • #20
Monique said:
I lived in the United States without a car, I know what it means.
You poor thing! :bugeye: You must be traumatized!
 
  • #21
Danger said:
You poor thing! :bugeye: You must be traumatized!
If you consider that it was in Detroit, you'd think I would be :smile: but I found my way on my bicycle.. there was one time though that I thought a guy would pull a gun on me, while I had accidentally sneaked up on him and changed my gears.. he jumped around so fast :bugeye:
 
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My realistic car forecast is as follows:

Next 2 years - Caterham 7 http://www.easytrack.co.uk/members/cars/2526-1.jpg

Next 5 years - Lotus Elise
Lotus%20Elise%20Blue%20New%20-%20800x600.jpg


Next 10 years - TVR Tuscan
TVR%20Tuscan%20R%20-%201.jpg


After that, I suppose it'll just depend how rich I am.
 
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Evo said:
I'm looking for a good picture of a 1932 Cord, love those.
Yeah, the Cord was pretty cool. That's the one with the straight 36, right?

What did you post those pictures as? I've just got red x's showing.
 
  • #24
Monique said:
I had accidentally sneaked up on him and changed my gears.. he jumped around so fast :bugeye:
I know that if I heard the menacing click-clank of a derailleur behind me, I'd be shooting before asking questions.
Now that I think about it, I want one of everything mentioned in this thread.
 
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Danger said:
Yeah, the Cord was pretty cool. That's the one with the straight 36, right?

What did you post those pictures as? I've just got red x's showing.
I'll repost them as links, hold on.
 
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The ultimate car for me is the Porsche 917K in Gulf livery.

Whaletail_917gulf.jpg


She's a beauty and the fastest production car ever built - longtail version top speed - 394kph / 246mph for longtail :biggrin:

Specs on the 917 - http://www.cknet.org.uk/html/specification.asp
 
  • #27
Astronuc said:
The ultimate car for me is the Porsche 917K
From the look of that thing, you'd have to stick your knees up your nose to sit down in it.
 
  • #28
I like the classics

Horche

Mercedes 500k Roadster

Phantom Corsair
 

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  • #29
the bleeding edge...

Hydrogen [or gas] powered
Top Speed over 300 km/h

http://www.germancarfans.com/news/2040920.001/2040920.001.Mini9L.jpg
http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cfm/NewsID/2040920.001/bmw/1.html


Electric

http://www.acpropulsion.com/ACP%20web%20site%20GIF%20resources/tzero_studio.jpg
http://www.acpropulsion.com/tzero_pages/tzero_home.htm
 
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Danger said:
From the look of that thing, you'd have to stick your knees up your nose to sit down in it.
It's not for Sunday driving - it's the need for speed. :biggrin:

As it is, it's pretty uncomfortable - as are most Formula 1 racing cars. The requirment is minimal cross-sectional area for minimal resistance.

Now if we put the right kind of turbine in one of those guys, one could open up a little. On the other hand, there are certain materials than can conform to one's body than could be used.

If I just want to get around, I would drive a Honda Civic, standard or hybrid.
 
  • #31
Ivan Seeking said:
Hydrogen [or gas] powered
Top Speed over 300 km/h

http://www.germancarfans.com/news/2040920.001/2040920.001.Mini9L.jpg
http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cfm/NewsID/2040920.001/bmw/1.html
Where do people sit?
 
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Cat 163H Global.

cat163hglobal.jpg
 
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Only room for one. :biggrin:

http://www.germancarfans.com/news/2040920.001/2040920.001.Mini14L.jpg
 
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hitssquad said:
Cat 163H Global.

cat163hglobal.jpg
The ultimate "date" car. :-p
 
  • #35
Evo said:
Phantom Corsair
Thanks, Evo. Those are nice too. I particularly like the Phantom. It has a nice menacing look from that angle.

dextercioby said:
Ladies and Gentlemen,may i present you with this jewel by Mercedes-Benz:

MAYBACH EXELERO :!)
I seems to me that the guy who designed the movie version of the Batmobile should be suing someone here. :-p

Ivan Seeking said:
Hydrogen [or gas] powered
Top Speed over 300 km/h

http://www.germancarfans.com/news/2040920.001/2040920.001.Mini9L.jpg
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I thought that thing didn't have any wheels until I scrolled all the way over. :redface: Having just seen something about a new high-speed amphibious car, I thought maybe that was it.
 
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Evo said:
The ultimate "date" car.
The ultimate car, period. You don't have to worry about running out of road.
 
  • #37
hitssquad said:
The ultimate car, period. You don't have to worry about running out of road.
:smile: I'll definitely give you that! :smile:
 
  • #38
I can picture myself in a BMW Z4 convertible, though I'd want it in red! :biggrin: (Actually, I'm drawn to any convertible with a bit of roadster styling to it; several of the cars posted by others here have me drooling equally as much...well, except that thing Ivan posted...I'm still trying to figure out where you're supposed to sit in that thing; looks more like a boat than a car!)

http://www.automotive.com/2005/12/bmw/z4/photos/exterior.html
 
  • #39
Moonbear said:
I can picture myself in a BMW Z4 convertible, though I'd want it in red! :biggrin:
I was looking at one yesterday, but the nose is sooo long :eek: the following color is nice though

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  • #40
The ultimate car is of course one with two wheels, no passenger seat (other than the pillion) and an engine that makes every car on the market's performance look like a Lada.

My Ducati 916 (now old hat!) does 165mph and 0-100mph in just over 7 seconds. Until you've ridden a fast bike, you haven't experienced true high power performance...

Cars suck!
 
  • #41
I'm not really a huge fan of sports cars. Even most cars in general. I like convertibles and I love driving my SUV.
 
  • #42
Monique said:
I was looking at one yesterday, but the nose is sooo long :eek: the following color is nice though

tab.jpg

Yeah, I'd prefer something with a somewhat shorter nose too. The picture I have in my mind of the ultimate dream car doesn't match anything I've seen from any manufacturer. :frown: That is a nice color though. Maybe I'll get two, a red one and a blue one; the blue is more subdued for when I want to pretend to be respectable. I'd love to find some really unique colors. Seems rather boring to get a car that's so uniquely styled and then have to stick with the ordinary palette of just 5 or so color choices. For what they charge for those things, you ought to be able to get custom-mixed colors! :biggrin:
 
  • #43
Adrian Baker said:
My Ducati 916 (now old hat!) does 165mph and 0-100mph in just over 7 seconds.
My Roadrunner, which outweighs your bike by at least 8:1 is a couple of seconds slower on the 0-100, but you're only 5mph faster flat-out. :-p
 
  • #44
Danger said:
My Roadrunner, which outweighs your bike by at least 8:1 is a couple of seconds slower on the 0-100, but you're only 5mph faster flat-out. :-p

A 200mph bike costs about £7000 - what's a similar performance car cost! As I said, my bike is now dated and 'slow' by modern stds.
 
  • #45
Adrian Baker said:
A 200mph bike costs about £7000 - what's a similar performance car cost! As I said, my bike is now dated and 'slow' by modern stds.

I know that if I ever had a go on a bike, I'd be hooked for life. I also know that if I ever bought anything upwards of 250cc, I'd be dead within the year. I just can't allow myself to get one, I'd be a danger to myself and to everyone else on the road.

If I ever get diagnosed with a terminal illness, a quick bike would be top of the list...
 
  • #46
http://www.hollywoodpicturecars.com/cars/muscle/1165-67%20FordMustang%20ShelbyCobra.jpg
http://www.acsracing.com/images/67_GT_Mustang_500_34.jpg

I love this car. If I could drive one car, this would be the one I would like to try out. 67 Shelby Mustang Cobra Gt 500.
specifications http://www.carmemories.com/cgi-bin/viewexperience.cgi?experience_id=59
 
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  • #47
I'd drive one of these from Rat Patrol. If you look closely, there's a subtle difference. The gas cap didn't move out from under the driver's seat until after WWII and the WWII jeeps had grooves on the driver's side where a shovel or two could be bolted to the side. The TV series seemed to use either version interchangeably, sometimes within the same episode.

Doesn't matter - the real WWII 'rat patrol' jeeps were http://www.wmspear.com/Bantam/ratpatrol.jpg, anyway.
 

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http://www.military.cz/usa/armour/tanks/m1_abrams/abram6.jpg
I think SOS would look right at home sitting on top of this thing.
US Army M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank

Combat Weight: 54.5 tons
Maximum Speed: 45 mph
Power to weight ratio: 27 HP/ton
Length of Hull: 24.49 feet
Height: 8.68 feet
Total Crew: 4 soldiers
Weapons: 120mm Howitzer,
.50 Caliber Heavy Machine Gun,
and two 7.62mm M60 GPMGs

http://207.234.171.161/armor/armors1.jpg
SOS ready for action! Green apple martinis anyone?
 
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  • #49
Huckleberry said:
I think SOS would look right at home sitting on top of this thing.
At least if that top gun was oriented differently. :biggrin:
 
  • #50
Danger said:
At least if that top gun was oriented differently. :biggrin:
It needs some remodeling to fit her wheelchair. And places to store the martini mix and olives.
 
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