Test Drive: 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster
Performance
Top up or down, this car drives like a beast. The greatest thing about this car (and perhaps the greatest thing on any manual car right now) is the automatic throttle blip that the 370Z does so fantastically. While you’re driving, if you want to downshift, simple clutch and make the change, no manual throttle blip needed. The 370Z jumps the revs for you for the perfect shift every time. Personally, I just like to run the gear knob along the gear gates to hear the engine rev up for each one it touches when I’m coming to a stop.
Handling in the 370Z is phenomenal. This roadster just hugs the road and wants to make any maneuver and corner you ask it to. With a new 3.7-liter V6 engine (which is the reason it is now known as the 370Z and not the 350Z), this Nissan pushes out 332 horsepower and 270 lb-ft. of torque.
The handling and the general reception of the 370Z makes it a fantastic car to drive. Everywhere I went I got thumbs up, “cool car” comments and grins. For once, nobody hated me for being in a convertible. And I credit that to the 370Z’s video-game roots.
This is an ultimately “cool” car that’s not just for established businessmen who have finally made it in life and so can afford this car. While it’s not cheap by any means, the 370Z is more attainable for the general public and it truly is a fun car to drive.
