Which is faster 370z or sti

As in, just one. For the entire United States. Neglected it may be, but as the lone sports car in our all-Nipponese knife fight, the somewhat under-equipped Z deserves some respect.

I decide to start the day in the two-seater. The hp, 3. Even so, the Z can hang. Chasing Zenlea in the STI along a smooth creekside section of road, the Nissan flashes its traction-control warning every time I get too hasty with inputs.

A smoother approach brings the speed to match the turbocharged Subaru. The more I drive the Z, the more I like it—though not as much as Kinard. The familiarity clearly brings pace. I expected the aging Z to fall flat on its face. However, the day belongs to the Type R. Zenlea has praise for the tight gearbox and quick steering. For me, the conclusion is even simpler. The Type R feels and is faster than its rivals.

Whenever it leads the pack, it gaps the other two cars easily. In the wilderness of Quebec, the mighty Honda draws first blood. Perhaps a future Villeneuve will someday rise from the fray. Despite being used to bespoilered racing machinery, J. However, J. The Honda laps the small track nearly three seconds quicker than the Subaru, five quicker than the Nissan.

Over three hot laps, he posts two times identical down to a thousandth of a second. The crew, mostly middle-aged guys, remain unconvinced. It does not have the consistency that the Subaru does, but that just makes it more of a driver-centric experience.

Even with tighter seats and lower ride, the Z is actually a much more comfortable car to take on the road than the Subaru. And yet… the Subaru is better for the daily commute its back seat and grocery-ready trunk. However, since cars are about more than just tearing up the track but also getting us and our stuff to and from everywhere in between, the winner of this…is the Subaru WRX STI.

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In its engine bay is a naturally aspirated, horsepower V6 engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission with SynchroRev Matching -- the only real bit of performance enhancing computer trickery -- putting power to the rear wheels as God intended.

A host of Nismo branded suspension upgrades, massive Rays wheels, more massive Bridgestone S tires round out the Nismo's largely analog list of performance upgrades. Launching the Z for the drag race was tricky in its own way. Getting a good start is a matter of finding the right launch RPM and then getting off of the clutch quickly, but not so fast that you spin the tires through second gear.

That looks awesome, but won't win you any drag races. With a full quarter-mile drag to stretch its legs through, we agree that the Nissan would have likely caught and passed the Subie. On the road, the Z surprisingly matched the Subaru for ride comfort. Nissan has done a really good job with the Z's chassis delivering an on-road ride that's rough, but does a good job of soaking up most bumps.

However, the painfully narrow Recaro racing seats lose the Z almost all of that good will. We'd simply rather sit on the Subaru's seats for most trips. Add to that the coupe's near lack of space for anything but the driver and one friend and the Z just can't compete with the Subaru as a daily driver. Back at the track for some hot laps, the Z proved to be the more fun of the two track cars.

It wasn't as computer consistent as the Subaru, but with fewer electronic nannies and a better connection to the engine and to the road, the Z was definitely the more exhilarating drive. Had the z for awhile now and been doing alot been doing research about modding it and seems theres not much you can do to gain more power without going f.

The Z's more fun, and it looks better. Start by test driving the STI. Everything else is subjective car boy stuff. I've had an 05 Had turbo back Cobb tuned etc You can make power easy and it has insane low end torque but personally those cars are ugly. I'd take a z any day. They have been detuned as time has gone on and not as good as they use to be. Z looks heaps better too!!!

I own both. The Z is faster on a race track, it will handle better at high speeds. You won't get a lot more power out of the engine short of FI, but you'd lose money trading for an STI anyway. The Z also looks better, imo. The Z also makes its power NA, so it isn't laggy or straining. And it's Rwd, which is very fun. The Sti will be drivable in more winter conditions and is roomier. It launches quick due to awd. It is cheaper to get high power gains, but not too much cheaper.

Its suspension is super stiff, so it is agile, but no easier on my back than the Z. It is a more practical dd, but worse on gas from what I've seen. The boooost makes every trip fun, and the short throw shifter is nicer than the Z's shifter. I love both. Do your research and make the right decision for you.

It really depends more on what you want down the line. If you're only looking for whp, it's much easier to do on the Subaru.