Reaper
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Wheels - Strip show - 370Z v HSV R8Strip show - 370Z v HSV R8
The 6.2-litre V8 gently rocks the HSV Clubsport on its springs, ready to kick big-bore sand in the new face of the lightweight Nissan 370Z. To outsiders, it looks like the Nissan has shown up on the wrong test day. But the Zed is here, facing off against an archetypical Aussie muscle car, because it has in fact outgrown its own sandpit.
Its predecessor, the 350Z, had recorded a best to 100km/h of 5.8 seconds and 13.8 for the standing 400 metres. While avoiding specifics, Nissan's Japanese boffins suggest their new charge is easily quicker, capable of 0-100km/h in sub-5.0sec. Our initial seat-of-the-pants impressions heap scorn on that claim, but, even with just 2000km on the odo, the new 370 certainly feels more urgent.
Like Nissan, HSV optimistically claims a sub-5.0-second 0-100km/h time – 4.96sec to be precise – for its E-Series range of sedans (Clubsport, Senator and GTS). In reality, we’ve seen everything from 5.2sec in a GTS to 5.7sec in Clubsport.
Though we’re expecting this mismatched pair to deliver similar times, it’s impossible to ignore their spec differences. The HSV’s 317kW represents 23 percent more power than the Zed’s 245kW, but at 1812kg, the Clubbie is 19 percent heavier. Bottom line is similar power-to-weight ratios – 175kW per tonne for the HSV and 167kW/tonne for the Zed (just 4.5 percent in favour of the HSV).
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