Sorry for the late addition of this event but there are still a few of you out there who ask me what ever happened to this post. Long story short the entire event write-up that I did got erased. This will be the condensed version of the original. Enjoy!
The show took place on Oct. 12 and the event was a huge success with all super high quality cars in attendance. It’s always good to walk into an event that is a few hundred hundred miles from home and to instantly be recognized as the Z Car Garage crew even though we didn’t bring any cars this year!! Next year we are talking about getting a booth to show off a few of our choice cars so look for some more info on that early next year.
There is a gallery inserted after the “read more” so make sure to check out the rest of the photos. I tried to delete the copies but I apologize if a few slipped in, maybe just enjoy them twice.
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Everyone has been patiently waiting so here is your payoff! These photos are here for our viewing pleasure from our good friends at PhotoShootMyCar.com (please visit their site on the right.) They had two photographers at our 370z event and all of the pictures are top notch. Thanks again friends.
I’m going to spread all of the photos over a couple of posts to keep everyone coming back for more. As always, click on the photos to see it larger and there are tons more photos after the “jump.”
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The drive from Sacramento to Las Vegas with the 370z was like winning the lottery. I’m not kidding. Getting the opportunity to drive these cars on an extended trip like this is a once in a life time experience (well hopefully not.)
I was able to drive the final leg all the way from Bakersfield to Las Vegas. I have never been more impressed with a STOCK car in my entire life. This car is amazing! The improvements over the out-going model are almost too vast to describe here, but I’ll give it my best.
Exterior styling: While quite a few people feel that the new car has some strange styling ques the design really grows on you one you spend some time on it. I spent four days with the car doing everything from detailing them to driving them through the desert with ZCG’s finest creations and I have fallen in love with the way it looks. It is definitely a Z.
Interior: Improvements in this department are vast. All of the materials are top notch quality and the arrangement of the buttons and switches has been improved over the 350z. I wasn’t too big of a fan of the seats in the standard model (I drove the blue 370z the 300 miles from Bakersfield to Las Vegas) but the other people on the drive had no complaints. The Premium Edition interior was also very impressive with it’s power leather seats and full navigation system. Very nice indeed.
Engine: The new VQ is the best normally aspirated V6 Nissan has ever produced, hands down. There is torque everywhere with this thing!! With the rev limit still up at 7,500 rpm so there is plenty of room to play around the rpm range while changing gears as little as possible if you desire. Yes please…
Drivetrain: This is my favorite part of the entire package. They have modified the electronics in the car to recognize what gear you are in at any time. This allows the ecu to be able to rev match you automatically no matter what gear you select, and it works on up shifts too! NO MORE MISSED THROTTLE BLIPS, EVER. The only way to miss a shift now is if you don’t engage the shifter all the way.
In other words if you are at 60mph and you want to go from 5th to 4th gear you just need to disengage the clutch and start to move the shifter and the engine will adjust it’s RPM to match the selected gear and it will hold it there as long as you have your foot on the clutch. You can even keep the clutch in while shifting from gear to gear and the engine RPM will dance around the tach like Circ de Soleil. Wicked.
If you have any specific questions about the car feel free to leave a comment of shoot us an email and I will add whatever information I can get my hands on. Now without further delay here are some more pictures from our adventures on the Follow The Nissan Z tour to Las Vegas and Back.
There are more photos after clicking the read more link and always click on the pictures for larger.
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Please give me a few moments today to go through all the photos from the road trip with the 370z. The pictures are amazing. Check back in a few
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After the amazing turnout yesterday at Z Car Garage in San Jose we were able to gather up around 40 cars (mostly Zs of all years!) to make the trip of about 2 hours out to Sacramento for the next stop. The quality of cars was top notch as usual and the company of other Zs on the road is always appreciated.
With the Z faithful set to head out, the HIN crew and Nissan and the two 370Zs (with our own Robert Fuller at the helm of the blue car) set out on our way to the show just outside of Sacramento. We were able to get so much great footage taken by the Nissan/HIN/ZCG group that I just want to share all of it with our readers and friends. Impressive is an understatement.
The caravan to the dealer was a blast and went by all to quickly, and after driving along side the new Nissan 370Z for an hour and a half I am definitely more than impressed. I should get a first hand driving experience tomorrow but Rob’s long stint today behind the wheel did nothing but impress the Z car aficionado. Rob quoted, “I couldn’t be happier with the improvements that the new Z has made. The next Z car is here and it will rock!” Enough said.
With the 370Z and the 350Z side by side it is easy to see how improved the new chassis and power delivery are. Along side our powerhouse cars on the drive today the 370Z held it’s ground! Go Nissan!
Here are a few pictures to hold you over until I round up all the media from the different sources on the Follow The Nissan Z tour. There is so much more to come and we start the next 9 hour leg of the tour all the way to Las Vegas tomorrow!!
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