I'll give the Z/28 some credit first and foremost, its only available with 3 pedals IIRC, that I do like! Now before this gets out of control and I get banned again let's get down to business here, those whom wouldn't even think of sitting in one, well, that's your choice and its the Murican way but I've sat in one when they first came out and its an awesome car, cutting edge is an understatement! Let's also keep in mind that the car is a 3.8L w/TT's and yeah, the Nismo GT-R is a beast, w/o looking it up right now I believe its close to 600 hp, base car is up to what, 545 hp now, amazing times we live in. The GT-R's competition is the Porsche 911, not the "track prepped" Z/28 and how would you like to be the owner of the ZL1's, blown w/ 580 hp and this N/A Z/28 is faster...I'd be pissed off, big time!
As far as credit goes, great track car the Z is, no doubt about it and those 305's all the way around sure help, along with the "track prepped" suspension bits but at the end of the day that's what it is whereas the Icon and Godzilla can be driven right off of the dealership lot and across the country w/o even having to think about it. Sure its "only" $75K and the GT-R is well over $100k now and even a 911 is really over a $100K but the 911 in comparison here is the turbo S and that's closer to $200K if we're honest but who's getting the Z/28 for $75K, that's right, noone and where alot of them are going to end up are in mothballs waiting for Barrett-Jackson 2054. Point is this, on the track the Z has what it takes, its been proven but what do you think would happen if Nissan and Porsche did "track prepped" cars, hmmmm!
Oh and BTW we sat in the Z/28 or ZL1 at the Chicago Auto Show this past February and when we shut the door the door panels were shaking after closing, there's more to a special car than a big engine, fat tires, fat body, flares, wings, single speaker radio, etc...just sayin'. In closing, I hope GM sells every single one of them, sell em' all I say!
