scottsoulby Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 A repeat of top gear is on today with the 350z if anyone is interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I can't bear to watch the slating they give it. Or is it the other ridiculous one where they race an Audi tt - on a sandy beach so it loses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxi-glasgow Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Is this the one where they go to Iceland with the 350z a TT and a Crossfire? Been trying to find clips of that to no avail since I got the Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsoulby Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 Doesn't say mate, just says that jeremy puts the 350z through it's paces? Didn't realise they give it a slating, not sure how hey manage to so I'm still going to have to watch and shout at the tv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 ugh yeah its a slating. and the iceland one was hammond putting the zed through its paces so it cant be that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsoulby Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 I should probably change the titile to don't watch top gear-5pm-dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Lets be honest.... Do we really care what he has to say about our beloved Zed when the ponce used to be on telly with hair like this What a rodney plonker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxi-glasgow Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Watched this last night and Clarkson really gets on my nerves sometimes. How can he possibly complain about the noise the 350z makes, it's the best sounding car I have ever owned. And can someone more knowledgeable put this right or not, he mentions the engine is from Renault but one of my mates said this to me a while back and when I done a bit of searching I found that Nissan and Renault formed a partnership but Renault got access to Nissans petrol engines and Nissan got access to Renaults diesel engines not the other way round. So am I right in saying that the engine used in the 350z is a true Nissan engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatboy Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 So am I right in saying that the engine used in the 350z is a true Nissan engine? Nope, its a definately a Nissan engine... I never said it was renault, honest!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluerat Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Ahhh i dunno i love the way Clarkson picks on things little things and makes a massive deal about them. We all know the Z is an ace car however he does have a couple of good points imo. Nothing that deserved that kind of backlash but its all for entertainment isnt it? Its funny to watch him rip into cars i dont own :-) so i can let him off with this one. He gave the 370 a decent review tho :-) Also if i remember rightly Top Gear mag/online or something rated the Z quite highly. Clarkson for Prime Minister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Ahhh i dunno i love the way Clarkson picks on things little things and makes a massive deal about them. We all know the Z is an ace car however he does have a couple of good points imo. Nothing that deserved that kind of backlash but its all for entertainment isnt it? Its funny to watch him rip into cars i dont own :-) so i can let him off with this one. He gave the 370 a decent review tho :-) Also if i remember rightly Top Gear mag/online or something rated the Z quite highly. Clarkson for Prime Minister I thought he slated the 370z too ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxi-glasgow Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 So am I right in saying that the engine used in the 350z is a true Nissan engine? Nope, its a renault engine. and a good one too Where did you find this out because the VQ is a Nissan engine range which started in 1994 and Nissan didn't start their relationship until 1999 and everywhere I search it states it's a Nissan engine. And most post this same info on the VQ35DE:- The 3.5 L (3498 cc) VQ35DE is used in many modern Nissan vehicles. It has a bore of 95.5 mm and stroke of 81.4 mm. It uses the same block found in the VQ30DE, but adds variable valve timing. Power output ranges from 231 PS (228 hp/170 kW) to 302 PS (298 hp/222 kW) and torque from 334 N·m (246 ft·lbf) to 363 N·m (268 ft·lbf). The VQ35DE is built in Iwaki and Decherd, TN. It was on the Ward's 10 Best Engines list from 2002 through to 2007. It features forged steel connecting rods, a microfinished one-piece cast camshaft, and Nissan's nylon intake manifold technology. It has low-friction molybdenum-coated pistons and the intake system is a high-flow tuned induction system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 It's a nissan engine..... I know wiki isn't entirely reliable but look at the list of cars they appear in. Does it look like it was developed by renault? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_VQ_engine and taken from here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Renault_engines Main article: Nissan VQ engine The V engine is Renault's internal designation for the Nissan VQ engine, an overhead camshaft V6 used in the Vel Satis sedan and Espace minivan. The V designation is also used for an unrelated diesel V6 engine jointly developed by Renault and Nissan, used in the Renault Laguna coupé and designated V9X. * V4Y: 3498 cc * V9X: 2993 cc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatboy Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Ooopppssss looks like I was wrong, and misinformed... I take it all back! this subject seems to have been covered several times... http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=26820&hilit=renault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade2009 Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Wasn't the Zed voted best car by Top Gear in 2004?? Maybe Clarckson should have thought of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatboy Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Wasn't the Zed voted best car by Top Gear in 2004??Maybe Clarckson should have thought of that Voted best car by Top Gear Magazine, not the TV show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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