...and that's OK by me. After spending nearly the entire holiday weekend slugging around in our long-term Honda Insight, I was forced to trade cars on Sunday afternoon following the Chevrolet Volt drive at Dodger Stadium.
Engineering Editor Extraordinare Jay Kavanagh needed to get some seat time in the Insight to help him clarify his Volt experience before penning his First Drive impressions, and since Jay arrived at the stadium in the Nissan 370Z, we swapped cars in Parking Lot 1 before heading out of the ballpark.
I've never been a huge fan of the Z, but boy, after driving the Insight for four days, I welcomed every single horse in the coupe's V6 stable.
Kelly Toepke, News Editor @ 16,622 miles
orangutan says:
07:23 PM, 11/30/09
How do the ride and noise compare?
wrinklebump says:
09:38 PM, 11/30/09
The Z would be on my shopping list if it were a few grand cheaper
yellowmiata says:
06:00 AM, 12/ 1/09
Kelly,
Every week I travel for work, renting a car for transportation. Usually its either a compact or mid-sized vehicle, of which I don't care. Cars such as these are just appliances: getting me to and from work meetings and the airport. When I arrive home, I get in my 370 and have the feeling you note in your post. Each HP, the growl of the engine (though not as aurally pleasing as the 350), the low aggressive stance, and blessed RWD are all very welcomed reminders of why this Z captured my excitement (and my $).
Did you have any other impressions beyond the hp?
Kevin