Interesting question; I've also thought about it.
It's likely the 350Z may not be as fast as you might
imagine but of course I could be mistaken, especially
the track model due with Brembo brakes and lightweight
Volks. I'm afraid the weight (heft) as well as my
thinking that the Nissan engineers may cater this car
for more relaxed cruising rather than hard edged
reflexes, such as an S2000. Perhaps the spring rates
may be soft, who knows. I feel the 350Z may prove to
be a fast track car but less so for Solo2.
The RX-8 will be interesting as well. imho, it's
much the same as the S2000 with a hardtop and four
seats. However it will weigh more that its originally
targeted weight of 2626 lbs. Last I heard the torque
will be 162lb/ft at roughly 7500rpms but makes (based
on my shabby memory(approx 80% available from a low
3-4000rpms). The suspension will be pretty trick,
however.
only time will tell,
ken
--- Stephen Hui <shui68@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Sent this from the wrong account the first time; my
> apologies if you get
> it twice.
>
> Anyway, I'm surprised that there hasn't been any
> discussion on the list
> about how these two upcoming cars will do or how
> they will be classed.
>
> They certainly look to have what it takes on paper.
> The 350Z will have
> 280+ horsepower, and Nissan's stated performance
> target has always been
> the Boxster S. The Mazda will have less power (250
> hp), but supposedly
> has a stiffer chassis than the RX-7 did. On the
> downside, the RX-8 will
> have to contend with a shortage of torque (around
> 150 lb. ft, if I
> recall correctly), while Nissan's website lists the
> 350Z as having only
> 8" wheels (pretty skinny).
>
> So - how do people think these cars will take to
> Solo? The 350Z looks
> to be a good competitor to the Boxster S, which
> unfortunately might mean
> that it will go to SS to face the Z06s. The Mazda
> looks similar to the
> S2000, so presumably it will go to AS next year.
> Anyone have opinions
> on how they'll fare?
>
> Steve
> (lurker)
>
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