during Car and Driver "Best handling car under $40,000" six-car shootout. (Put next to the Mustang, they said: The 412hp Mustang GT ran the hottest lap of the group. The Nissan 370Z simply overheated.") Ouch.
The exact line: (relating to brakes to start, as to context) "We had to cool the stoppers repeatedly out of fear of failure. Then, while lapping Grattan, the engine-oil temperature reached roughly 290 degrees, and the car adopted a low-power mode for preservation. This required even more low-speed driving to cool things down. Not fun."
Now. I hope the Car and Driver people had some oil in there that could handle 290-degree oil temps!
What kind of oil do you think it was, if the testers were being provided these cars maybe from a dealership? (It does not say where they came from but tey are ALL new.) And what do you think of the Nissan's behavior? What kind of oil would be bes for it, given the high oil temps?
The exact line: (relating to brakes to start, as to context) "We had to cool the stoppers repeatedly out of fear of failure. Then, while lapping Grattan, the engine-oil temperature reached roughly 290 degrees, and the car adopted a low-power mode for preservation. This required even more low-speed driving to cool things down. Not fun."
Now. I hope the Car and Driver people had some oil in there that could handle 290-degree oil temps!
What kind of oil do you think it was, if the testers were being provided these cars maybe from a dealership? (It does not say where they came from but tey are ALL new.) And what do you think of the Nissan's behavior? What kind of oil would be bes for it, given the high oil temps?