Not sure about that. The 370Z is kind of a forgotten car from years past so it's hard for me to get overly excited about the same car being rebooted with new body panels and Infinity engine. I'm sure it will be a decent performer but it's rumored to be in the range of $40k USD and I would have a hard time spending near 50 large on such an old car.
15-20k cheaper than the Z4 Supra with their inline 6.
The Z is going to be your best bang for HP with easier to tune components and cheaper parts replacements. Over the lifespan of its direct competition, you'll be saving a small fortune. Even as a reskinned 370 with a better engine.
It's a beauty car.
Maybe the rumored Integra will knock some socks off. Who knows. But right now the Z looks to be making a sport of the JDM sports car resurgence with a 400hp out of the box engine with a 6 speed manual for the purists and a nice new 9 speed for those that aren't so nostalgic. Better than the Supra again for options.
Like I said, Nissan pulled themselves out of the Abyss. I didn't say the made it to the top.
Like most GM cars, it definitely could use one more solid design-pass to refine the details, and I'm not a huge fan of the interior, but the overall impression is pretty good to me. All that can be forgiven for what's under the hood.
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Funny, was just watching that one myself. I'm sure it's still a great car, but the new GTI is a pretty good example of how not all new generations improve over their predecessors.
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I've been waiting for this car but man that infotainment and a lack of buttons might be a deal breaker for me-
As a former owner of an MK7 Golf R I feel the new interior is a step down as it's very plain and plasticky looking.
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Buying a GTI in an automatic seems pointless. You buy the GTI because you want the manual.
Problem is that these cars are developed with the DSG in mind seeing the Audi version (A3/S3) doesn't even come with a manual. The Golf R feels neutered with the manual compared to the DSG. It's not a particularly good manual transmission and the clutch is weak as it's an afterthought thrown in primarily for the North American market.
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I've been waiting for this car but man that infotainment and a lack of buttons might be a deal breaker for me-
Yeah I hear you. Another thing I don't love is the look of the front seats with the lack of a separate head rest. I do want to see it in person, but the lack of buttons would be really hard to get over, I think. I rented a Ford Flex that had all digital buttons a couple years ago and it was fataing awful. Unreal how you have to take your eyes off the road to do literally anything.
I don't really understand the capacitive touch button thing... it seems like it would be more expensive than just a button, and I've never heard anyone say they prefer it. So why take the more expensive option to produce when no one wants it?
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I don't really understand the capacitive touch button thing... it seems like it would be more expensive than just a button, and I've never heard anyone say they prefer it. So why take the more expensive option to produce when no one wants it?
Porsche has started doing it too. Long live physical buttons.
Physical buttons are nice when, you know, you're driving and can just move your hand to the dials or buttons and get physical feedback of where you are instead of looking at the screen. All touch everything is dumb.
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Porsche has started doing it too. Long live physical buttons.
Yes. It's particularly insane from a company that for the longest time refused to acknowledge the existence of push button start because they thought people preferred the experience of turning a key to get your car to start.
Long live physical buttons, knobs, switches... anything you can tell you've activated just from the feel of activating it.
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It'll be interesting to see the longevity of all these screens in these vehicles. Let's say your digital dashboard dies outside of warranty; how much is that going to cost? What kind of effect will it have on resale market?
Do these things work well when my car's been sitting outside in -30 for 10-12 hours overnight?
Just bought a new Toyota Highlander for the family vehicle and I'm looking at rim options. I really don't want to get standard steelies for winter tires, they're too ugly to have on the car when you end up with winters on for more of the year than summers. So I'm going to get some Nokian winters to put on the stock rims, and then get some nice aftermarket rims next spring to put the stock Goodyear tires on. Can anyone recommend a good wheel shop for 20" SUV rims?
I'd say just get some Toyota rims... maybe not the OEM ones if they're really pricey but you can probably find some on kijiji for a reasonable price.
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Long live physical buttons.
