MotoIQ Staff posted on January 02, 2009 21:03
Perhaps the 370Z's most interesting feature is syncrorev found on the 6-speed manual transmission versions. Syncrorev automatically rev matches the downshifts as if you had an experienced race car driver automatically doing the heel-and-toe downshifting for you. Syncrorev is like having a pro racer heel and toe but even better. It absolutely perfectly matches revs on downshifts. Even when we tried to deliberately fool the system by downshifting two or even three gears at once, syncrorev still matched revs flawlessly. The only hiccup we found was if you shifted into neutral early when approaching a stop sign, syncrorev would sometimes give the throttle a small blip—nothing serious but perhaps a little weird. One thing we had trouble with was trusting syncrorev. Years of habitual heel-and-toe shifting left us trying to blip the throttle over syncrorev. This still didn't mess up how the system performed. Syncrorev is a great feature—a true driver's aid.
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| The 370Z has big, big brakes. There will probably not be much of a need for aftermarket upgrades if you have the sports package optional brakes as shown here. The standard brakes could probably use an upgrade if you do much track driving. |
To improve on the 350Z's Brembo track package brake system would be a difficult task but the 370Z's sports brake package is better. Not only are the rotors much bigger, but the pedal feel is better as well, with the pedal feeling higher, firmer and easier to modulate. The ABS system seems to cycle faster and be less intrusive as well. Brake piston knockback with an intermittent low pedal under track driving conditions was the Achilles heel of the 350Z. Nissan has improved the 370Z in this area by beefing up the spindle and putting in larger wheel bearings. This was one of the most important flaws in the 350Z that needed fixing and hats off to Nissan for addressing it!