SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: This is not my cup of 370Z. I know that Nissan--any car company for that matter--has to put an automatic transmission into its cars to garner sales in the increasingly manual-trans-unable populace. That doesn't mean we have to like it, or embrace it, or even appreciate it. I was passed at one point by a guy in a true Z, probably a 2008 350Z, rowing through gears of the short-throw box in his car, while I was left clinging to a couple of paddle shifters linked to a slushbox. Depressing.
All the same, the car is a fun runner, clipping through the gears and winding up nicely to redline. That combined with the taut Z suspension and precise steering means the car remains a lot of fun, but with a quiet, nicely upholstered side that might almost allow someone to make a phone call while driving. In a Z, that just should not be a consideration, but in this one, it is. Sad.
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