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YouTube and z32s

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As you do every now and again you get stuck in a YouTube session. Primarily on this occasion it was watching z's go sideways. The following paraphrase cones up very commonly in various guises.

"Too heavy, wrong centre of gravity, bad weight distribution"

Now this confuses me as the bumming of an equally heavy skyline is common place, the z32 has extremely neutral weight distribution and compared to the fan boy favourite the 200sx the z32 is about 6" closer to the floor and has a compact v6 that is tucked in so far down it may aswel touch the road, in comparison to a straight 4 whose bottom end encourages weight on a verticals plain.

 

Anyone care to explain/discuss where the reputation for being a fat old wobbly dinosaur has come lol?

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    As you do every now and again you get stuck in a YouTube session. Primarily on this occasion it was watching z's go sideways. The following paraphrase cones up very commonly in various guises.

    "Too heavy, wrong centre of gravity, bad weight distribution"

    Now this confuses me as the bumming of an equally heavy skyline is common place, the z32 has extremely neutral weight distribution and compared to the fan boy favourite the 200sx the z32 is about 6" closer to the floor and has a compact v6 that is tucked in so far down it may aswel touch the road, in comparison to a straight 4 whose bottom end encourages weight on a verticals plain.

     

    Anyone care to explain/discuss where the reputation for being a fat old wobbly dinosaur has come lol?

     

    Yup, you're right to be confused as it's all nonsense..... The Z32 was no heavier than its rivals - 1580kg compared to the Mk4 Supra @ 1548kg, and 1825kg for the 3000gt!! The CoG is indeed not too high as it is a wide car which sits low; and weight distribution is 54:46% front/rear..... (Mk4 Supra is 55:45 and 3000gt is 56:44%)!

     

    The undeserved reputation probably stems from that of the old Z31 - which was a wobbly dinosaur - and continued because the Z32 still remained a GT car rather than an out and out sports car.

     

    Richard:)

    I have something to say............ It's better to burn out than to fade away..... :tt2:

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