What is wrong with the 350Z?

[MAX]

Hey Zedevan, I like the looks of your 240/350Z design. Great job....

Now if you could somehow get rid of that boxy/Nissan Truck looking front end on the 350Z and replace it with a more sleek looking design like the G Nose or the front on the Jaguar XK8, I think you would have a great looking car.

And then take your designs to Nissan and apply for a designer job....

[Curtis 240]

I had he chance to drive a new z and the only problem I had was there was poor rear visability when you tried to look out the back. Apsrt from that the car handled superb and went well.

Curtis

[Pete84]

Just to weigh in, I believe that the whole 'successor' to the 240Z isn't so much on basic lines and design but price, performance, and market position.

The 350Z gets you a 2 door, 300hp, sports coupe that is in a class of its own. Everything below it is FWD, there is a bit of competition from AWD rally rockets, but then the jump to a more refined sports car is a very large financial one, up to Caymen / C6 / and higher.

It is the 240Z's successor because it is an affordable sports car.

[sblake01]

I came across this while surfing. It's about the 03 and 04 models. I wonder if it's still and issue?

http://wcbs.dayport.com/viewer/viewerpage.php?Art_ID=77516&tf=video_pla

[2003z]

I prefer the hood I had on my 350z to the new one. Its got a bit of the 240 look to it.

Of coures, there was a reason for my hood bulge

[hls30.com]

I gotta say after the insight Larry offered, the newer hood in Aphadogs' post is more 240esq!

The bump starts a ways up the hood, with a chevron shape, and continues all the way to the windshield. Even though there is no valence panel as a 240Z had, the new hood carys the element all the way to the glass as it was in the 240Z. It looks to be similar in proportion to the hood expance and opening too-though the bump does look too wide in context too me-it looks like it would be more at home on a PT cruiser. Not that I don't like your hood!

Will

[zedevan]

while on my search through random forums for fd rx7 seats for my car i came across heaps of ppl praising the 350z for the price it was etc in comparison to any other <AU40g second hand sports car, the only car ppl said was better was the fd (and hence how i came across the thread, ) and its no where near as reliable etc

i think the design isn't to bad, if the marketing wasn't trying to call it a 240z and mayb the name was 350zx would people really hate it as much? with that said i'd probably buy a g35 just because u can't get them here and they look close enough to the same thing with some more functionality, and if i was buying a 350z it wouldnt b as a sports car...i want a lotus 7 for that

and i am currently looking for a design job, a one year paid work experiance thing, although for the experiance gained a place like nissan who would really care how much they were paying!

[Alfadog]

I gotta say after the insight Larry offered, the newer hood in Aphadogs' post is more 240esq!

Exactly! Very interesting I thought. Exactly the same curvatures as the S30, albeit made to Z33 proportions. You must remember that it has a V6 not an I6, so naturally it is going to be wider to suit!

[hls30.com]

Exactly! Very interesting I thought. Exactly the same curvatures as the S30, albeit made to Z33 proportions. You must remember that it has a V6 not an I6, so naturally it is going to be wider to suit!

I did forget what is hidden under the hood has to be taken into consideration...

Will

[spike thomas]

I have not had the privelage of riding in one but I was slightly dissapointed in the likeness it has to the infiniti. A zcar should be a desighn by itself. copy cat sports cars tend to seem repetative.

[red_dog007]

I like the 350z. If it wasnt for the Pontiac GTO, the 350z would be first on my $30k car list.

Lots of body kits, lots of performance kits and still very nice completely stock.

What I currently dont like about it is the

V6 that they use in every other vehicle

The weight of 3500lbs

What I would like to see come back is

An Inline-6

T-Tops

closer to 3000lbs curb weight

Though with the rumors of the 450z going around, it doesnt seem like anything that I would like to see will ever make it back into a Z car.

[John Coffey]

My base 2006 without the spare or jack and 1/2 tank of fuel weighs 3217. Earlier base models are lighter with some just under 3100. The huge weights quoted in most magazines were from fully loaded press fleet cars.