Subject	Handling and Braking Numbers
Posted by	dpardo on December 16, 2005 at 10:39 AM
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In Reply To	a bit of history found: '89 motor trend review of 300zx tt posted by doug8867 on December 15, 2005 at 08:49 PM
Message	The Z in that article was tested with the Michelin MXX tires. In subsequent articles, they used different tires, which were not as grippy. I believe Car and Driver actually said something to that effect in one of their reviews.
Follow Ups	a bit of history found: '89 motor trend review of 300zx tt - doug8867 20:49:21 12/15/05 link dont work..the file has errors. (n/m) - stickeefingerz (Cali) 20:54:18 12/15/05 Works fine for me (n/m) - my91z 20:56:46 12/15/05 Odd... doesn't work for me, either: - TT XTZ 21:05:46 12/15/05 I created it on a Mac! Try typing the link address in your - doug8867 21:28:12 12/15/05 Link works fine for me>>> - racer2fst 21:41:24 12/15/05 Awesome, thanks! Added it to my collection (n/m) - vorpalZ 21:01:00 12/15/05 Hmm. I don't think I have this article in my collection. Thx (n/m) - Dave N 21:02:16 12/15/05 for those playing along ... - Guapo 21:14:21 12/15/05 Must be an '89 thing (n/m) - sfpearl300z (TT pending) 21:31:06 12/15/05 Apparently for its time it was king of the hill, besting - doug8867 21:37:36 12/15/05 In 1990, the TT was the best sports car money could buy.... - sorka 23:12:27 12/15/05 well just imagine how bad the other cars they tested were (n/m) - Spee 21:42:14 12/15/05 you<---------------------------------------------->the point (n/m) - Guapo 21:48:36 12/15/05 Stock brakes aren't that bad, most who say otherwise - Zster (Big Red) 23:25:22 12/15/05 indeed ... n00bs like Spee can't comprehend this (n/m) - Guapo 11:35:01 12/16/05 cracka please (n/m) - Spee 11:40:05 12/16/05 quit begging (n/m) - Guapo 11:47:53 12/16/05 the only way that could have been more weak... - Spee 11:54:37 12/16/05 Zcon06 will be fun... - Zster (Big Red) 15:23:50 12/16/05 I have stock SIZED brakes...but upgraded :) - Spee 20:14:33 12/16/05 I know! :) - Zster (Big Red) 22:54:47 12/16/05 I think I have one day left on my blues :) (n/m) - Spee 00:03:15 12/17/05 false (n/m) - Spee 23:44:17 12/15/05 officer Spee to the rescue. :) (n/m) - Zfreak(Dallas) 23:50:12 12/15/05 .95g on the skid pad & 60-0 at 111ft??? Is that right?? (n/m) - Eishozzzz 21:34:48 12/15/05 No - EVON8 21:37:28 12/15/05 120ft was for the NA. -stat is listed elsewhere N same issue (n/m) - doug8867 07:00:51 12/16/05 I'm sure they didn't make it up, but I have a Car & Driver - doug8867 21:40:44 12/15/05 Road & Track: 0 - 60 in 6.5 (must have left the parking - Dave N 21:43:40 12/15/05 I just looked and R&T says 7.1, but that's for the NA. - TT XTZ 21:50:30 12/15/05 The TT was covered in a separate article. To this day, I've - Dave N 21:55:01 12/15/05 wouldnt the NA be better in braking from 60-0? - Initial Z 23:00:58 12/15/05 You would think, but ironically no. In the same issue there - doug8867 06:54:53 12/16/05 maybe the shocks in sport mode have something to do with it? (n/m) - Initial Z 00:18:49 12/17/05 Look in here.... - EVON8 21:43:25 12/15/05 Cool, those numbers did seem a lil high (n/m) - Eishozzzz 21:45:11 12/15/05 can someone else re-host it? - Zfreak(Dallas) 21:53:00 12/15/05 You've got mail. (n/m) - doug8867 21:59:06 12/15/05 i hate the number 1989 - zleepertt(MD) 22:22:19 12/15/05 yeh, and you still can't buy cigarettes...:) (n/m) - vorpalZ 22:38:50 12/15/05 Dang! That article gave me a woody. Gotta get turbo Z! (n/m) - BillZ2+2 22:48:36 12/15/05 Handling and Braking Numbers - dpardo 10:39:06 12/16/05 Ding, Ding, Ding, we have a winner. Excellent observation. (n/m) - doug8867 11:55:08 12/16/05 1 more reason those "Z is not a sports car" people should - Technomancer 12:08:31 12/16/05
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