well all I can say is damnnnn its quick - I thought my 370 was rapid, but this is a step up again

it launches (in dynamic) like well ermmmm an unleashed ***** cat

visibility is worse than the 370, but i think i could live with that

just a short accompanied drive today - I will have a full day with it probably the end of the month to really decide

 

Which model did you test drive?

 

V6 s

 

Try an AWD R...even more scary (fun) IMO!

 

I have the V6s and I had not had a high performance car before, although I had driven on the track a bit, and I was actually a bit scared of it at first and wondered for a little while whether I had made a mistake, but you soon get used to it.

 

Convertible or coupe?

 

coupe .............. there really isn't enough boot space for what i need in a convertible

 

Quite a step up from the 370 in every way (especially price) lol. Don't get me wrong, the 370 is a legitimate sports car, but the F-Type is in a different class altogether. Buy it and never look back!

 

New to New its approx £25,000 more LOL

interior quality (first impressions) very little difference

handling - haven't had chance to compare yet - dealer was in the car with me

straight line speed - whilst 1 second difference (manufacturer claimed) wouldn't seem to be much ....... the rest of that doesn't need to be said

looking forward to taking it off his hands for a whole day and taking it up into the Black Mountains in Wales ......... some really nice roads there

 

Apparently I'm way off because Nissan says 370z starts at $29,000 and the base F-Type starts at $65,000. That's ~$35,000 with relative exchange rates. Given that you said you drove an "S", which I own and know median price for, this spreads the gap even further without assuming you have the base 370.

 

not a base version - I have the GT Edition - MRP = £35000 ($50,500) and went with £60760 ($87,700) (unadorned) S Version for the price comparison

dollar / pound straight conversion - not MRP for US

 

I actually moved up from a G37 IPL to the F-type Base V6 (manual). Same engine on the 370Z as my IPL -- although, nissan/infiniti tweaked the engine to get a few more horses out of the 3.7litre engine for the "IPL" series.

I also noticed it was a HUGE difference driving the F-type -- mostly because of the torque difference -- the F-type's supercharged V6 is just faster than Nissan's workhorse 3.7L engine.

I will say that the Infiniti had/has a better convenience options (such as the voice activation features that are just not available on the F-type).

But, the F-type is just a WAY better looking/sounding car. You won't regret the move up.

 

well - had a 24 hr test drive booked for collection today - checked with the dealer before heading off to collect it (2 hour round trip)
oh, sorry sir, the car has developed a fault and is in our workshop - it won't be ready until tomorrow at the earliest - we have a base convertible you can have.....

1. thanks for letting me know !!!!!
2. since it'll be a coupe and S version I will be going for I declined

waiting to hear back now to see if it will be ready tomorrow ?? - whats the chances ?

 

I think they are playing games with you. Demand to see the work order. New cars don't develop faults on their own, usually it is someone backing up into them.

 

or perhaps they simply let someone else drive it.

 

air conditioning unit - dealer rang this morning and even offered to have it delivered to me - but it will be next week some time now