Just talking calmly at a 130 miles per hour going through slight turns like its nothing 🤯🤣. I can watch this guy drive all day. I don't care what car it's in. And man, That Z's sound from inside is 👍👍
This one was funny, watching the owner get tossed around in the stock seat and belt while Misha is all belted into a race seat . If you ever wondered what the difference is between stock seat and belt and a race seat and harness, watch this video
I don't know the seats in the 350 but the stock seats in my 370Z are not supportive at all in any real driving. They look the part but the bolstering is very weak
@@dielaughing73 For a Japanese car of this era the 350 seats are godly compared to the flat MX5s, S2Ks, Civics, etc. But yeah, cornering in stock seats is almost always a core workout
search for Nismo 380RS-C here " 380RS-C 07年3月ｽｰﾊﾟｰ耐久ST1 ﾃｽﾄ " Same race model Faklen team entered the Nür 24h with, can't beat that single pipe Ti exhaust and 400hp VQ breathing
I like this car, back when they launched the 350, I've been in a queue for half an hour just to get in the car at the Mondial de l'auto in Paris... Great memories.
great as always but I feel like the flat foot shifting tune on the car was hindering the engines performance especially in between gears. I feel like flat foot shifting is more for straight line performance only, like a 1/4 mile or measuring acceleration, on a track like this tho... not so good in my eyes. Pretty good for a 300whp car nonetheless!
Fun car! Not sure of the owners driving capabilities, but the car seems fast enough already and lots of fun. I'd forget turbo, do brakes, suspension, take weight out.
You need to get a turbo converted 350Z on. It gives them the power they ought to have had from the factory. Transforms it completely and the chassis can take it. I had mine at 430bhp and it was capable of so much more in every way.
He should’ve put it in the normal race map without the bangs, I had the same tune on my HR and the bangs map makes it almost undrivable on the throttle because of how aggressive it is. HR’s are great cars though!
First Scottish 🏴 voice I recall hearing on the channel 😁 Amazing how quickly you can get the hang of a different and right have drive car 👍 Good watch
That was a nice lap ! Good to see you giving the poor kids car death, an experience he'll never forget. The look on his face was priceless, wondering how much the thrashing was going to cost in maintenance down the road lol
Coming back to this man i miss my 350z. I also had an orange one but stock with the v1 nismo kit. Sold it for a st200 but i would go back to it in a heartbeat. Fiesta has finance to pay off though 😪 maybe one day!
Despite the negative reputation VQ's have thanks to fart can exhaust owners lol, the 350Z as a whole is actually such an underrated beginner-friendly track car. It's modest yet respectable performance from factory and cheap price tag (at least based on what I've found on CARFAX and others) truly captivates it's accessibility, and complimented by it's legacy in NFS Underground 2, F&F, and even the Japanese JGTC/Super GT series, very much nothing short of iconic.
I had one.. and I hated it. It was just way too heavy and I had terrible gas mileage on it whilst not even being so fast in the first place. The clutch was terrible and would often just go flat whilst driving in a traffic jam and I had to scoop it back up with my left toes. It needs so much modding for it to become good unfortunately and that was a rabbit hole I didn’t want to dig into. 1 thing tho.. I was in love with the sound it made. Absolutely gorgeous. From the inside stereo to the outside NA engine sounds.. That was the only reason I had it for a full year. -edit- it had driven 27K kms on the clock. So new and still so faulty
Yeaa I agree, they are very heavy and not as exciting to drive as they look in my opinion. The turbo mod that the owner wants to do will change the characteristics of the engine though so might be what is 'should' have been from the factory
I find these cars are actually quite like marmite from a driving perspective. I've test driven a couple and both times I just didn't get on with. They are heavy and the mapping of the engine, long gearing just makes the car feel slow and laborious to drive. I might just be used to German engineering though as I had an Audi TT Mk1 225 and BMW e46 325ci which both felt faster and more nimble despite being 100+ bhp slower on paper.
Was that a Tiguan walking this Z? lol. With this much UK on board that car needs more spring. That car is on the bump stops hard in many places and is rebounding beyond the capability of the shocks. Maybe they could turn up the rebound. Misha has caught it multiple times whereas others might not have.
It sounds a lot faster than it is, which isn't a bad thing when you're just driving for fun. It needs shorter gearing and some weight loss to be a more serious track car.
Misha, your videos quality demands a microphone for your guests, so we can hear what they really say about their cars. 😝 This is the only thing left to do to complete your very good quality filming gear. In my have a4 b5 with poor stock brakes I had some other brand pads that I do not remeber anymore, but other people were recommending them for this car and after a track day my brakes started to squeak on everyday usage. Now I replaced them to some stock, non racing ferodos and the problem is gone so those pads are definitely easy and cheap upgrade that can be done.
omg knock off wheels, seat and steering wheel on the NUR, youre very brave mish. Those are made of such bad metals that theyre known to shatter under high loads
*Riders on the 'Ring* . Honeslty, I really do love 350Z for that pure V6 sound they make. Even without any crazy exhaust systems they don't sound subtle. The V6 Nissan makes nowdays sounds pretty "tamed" compared to the original 350Z... Even the GT-R with its twin-turbo V6 doesn't sound as good as this imo.
'Sports exhaust' on the new Z sounds pretty good with the 3.0TT. But they only put it on the Auto. Obviously it won't sound like this car because it's stock so it has to comply with everything..
Correct, just a big straight pipe is usually not a good solution for a N/A engine, the exhaust manifold and pipe diameter should be correctly calculated as the engine needs a certain amount of back pressure
Very rarely see people upgrading to decent equal length headers on these - which is a shame as they're a real bottleneck. Cat back exhaust alone mainly just increases noise as the flow is choked right from the engine.
@@gazman9468 Yeah, the cast manifolds drop down to something a little larger than 1", can't remember exactly. My ISR long tubes were a HUGE upgrade for the VQ35HR.
It has resonated decats 2.5" into a 2.75" y pipe then a 5" tip, compared to my stock exhaust this gained power at all rpm and gained around 20whp at the peak
Holy. Nice driving. Always a blessing to see a Z full sent. Can't wait to get my hands on one someday. Still can't choose between a good 350Z and a manual 370Z
Let’s not forget this car is 15 years old with 110k on the clock, I think it’s pretty impressive. Another great video Misha, thanks.
Dont forget old saabs that are 20 years old have 330k on the clock with now 330hp and stock 150hp that went to the ring :)
I was just thinking the same thing after looking at the odometer, nice car mate sounds cool 😎
Let's not forget it's 110k MILES = 176k km
Lets also not forget how cheap they are :)
I beat a 350 with my e90 lol sometimes it’s the driver not the car
Just talking calmly at a 130 miles per hour going through slight turns like its nothing 🤯🤣. I can watch this guy drive all day. I don't care what car it's in. And man, That Z's sound from inside is 👍👍
Shout out to every NFS fan, this is where my passion for cars come from love that❤❤
like the passion Matty has for his 350Z. nothing over the top, gud n steady. damn that black Tiguan has some pull on the straights.
Great to see more people willing to let you race their cars around the ring and provide insightful feedback on upgrades and set up. Thanks Misha.!
This one was funny, watching the owner get tossed around in the stock seat and belt while Misha is all belted into a race seat . If you ever wondered what the difference is between stock seat and belt and a race seat and harness, watch this video
I don't know the seats in the 350 but the stock seats in my 370Z are not supportive at all in any real driving. They look the part but the bolstering is very weak
@@dielaughing73 For a Japanese car of this era the 350 seats are godly compared to the flat MX5s, S2Ks, Civics, etc. But yeah, cornering in stock seats is almost always a core workout
Would love to see more of that Tiguan. Assuming it's a 2.0 TSi 4motion, it's basically a cheap Golf 6R...
That Tiguan was SENDING IT
I think it has 240 stock. Not bad at all
Yeah I was thinking the same thing. But cheap golf R meh not really
@@neartheend666 I think it's the Nurburgring sticker not a Z
@@ScottyDontt yeah, looking closely it does seem like a ring sticker with some other badge underneath. I've overreacted
What a great circuit car, totally underrated car in its time, still hanging with the big boys
It couldn’t hang with a Tiguan SUV lol
@@broadwayline That's by no means a stock Tiguan. You'll be surprised how fast modern SUV's can be with the proper modifications.
@@Diac13facts we live in a time where we can make any car capable of doing anything,it’s great really
@@broadwaylinethat Tiguan is highly modified to be pulling on a HR Z
"Hi I'm Brooke Burke and I play Rachel Teller and Need For Speed Underground 2..."
"Riders On The Storm" starts playing
The year is 2004. Life's good.
Cool to see a real-world car driven very well. Impressive stability. Nice to see Misha have to work a little to pass, lol!
Mishas work ethic is so impressive
What do you mean
@@escagrosalaille4786 1800 videos lol
@@harrybuhse8622 oh okkkk
This the greatest sounding 350 I’ve ever heard
search for Nismo 380RS-C here " 380RS-C 07年3月ｽｰﾊﾟｰ耐久ST1 ﾃｽﾄ " Same race model Faklen team entered the Nür 24h with, can't beat that single pipe Ti exhaust and 400hp VQ breathing
Don't turbo this beautiful NA please.
Agreed
Even if it need? Even if gutless?
@@Carlos.Rivera 350HP is far from Gutless….
@@jjchockey so look at the technical data of 350z and they are not fast actually 💁
@@wlkxd8442 I guess it is all relative. Anything trapping over 100MPH in the 1/4 is relatively quick in my book.
I like this car, back when they launched the 350, I've been in a queue for half an hour just to get in the car at the Mondial de l'auto in Paris... Great memories.
I’m impressed by the VW suv in russian plates in front, what was it ? It seemed to have no issue outrunning the 330hp 350z, even on the turns…
Tiguan. Fully modified. Spotted it in the car park a few times. Gemballa bbk, different suspension, obviously tune.
@@mgcharoudin It looked like the 350 kept catching up in every corner and the VW had some extra power to pull away on the straights.
@@Lofi.z34 not this one
@@lukasadamson6091 lol no this one make 285 obv
@@Lofi.z34 to the wheels its even less. the engines never had their listed power.
great as always but I feel like the flat foot shifting tune on the car was hindering the engines performance especially in between gears. I feel like flat foot shifting is more for straight line performance only, like a 1/4 mile or measuring acceleration, on a track like this tho... not so good in my eyes. Pretty good for a 300whp car nonetheless!
That Tiguan Looks just my 2012 R line, body wise. If so it is front weel drive, Impressive indeed.
Good to see people still enjoying the 350Z I sure am still enjoying mine
Fun car! Not sure of the owners driving capabilities, but the car seems fast enough already and lots of fun. I'd forget turbo, do brakes, suspension, take weight out.
The car is really nice to drive and it is balanced well but on the nordschleife with the long straights 330hp in a 1600kg car is quite slow
always love the Z. great sports car for the money
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You need to get a turbo converted 350Z on. It gives them the power they ought to have had from the factory. Transforms it completely and the chassis can take it. I had mine at 430bhp and it was capable of so much more in every way.
Yeah thats what I want to do, I'll be aiming for around 550ish, but at the moment it doesn't keep up with modern things
Alex from Car Throttle looks a bit chubby in this video
That's because he's fat..
as a 350z owner this is the video I have been waiting for! VQ35HR just like mine too love it m8!!
Just slap a big turbo on it and let it rip
Love the sound of vq engine
i really would like to see Misha driving that tuned VW Tiguan 🏁😊
Quicker than this Z in a straight line for sure but pretty slow in the corners
He should’ve put it in the normal race map without the bangs, I had the same tune on my HR and the bangs map makes it almost undrivable on the throttle because of how aggressive it is. HR’s are great cars though!
It's noise it can't hurt you
@@carguynewb7856 ever heard of hearing damage?
@lastdays if you think that 350z is loud try going to the Philippines local car meets your ears will bleed for days
@Charu I think sounds better than most 350z modified from the uk
@@carguynewb7856 filipinos know how to get down lmao
Dear Misha... Now its Time for an S2000...😉 #JDM Time
I really want to!
@@mgcharoudin As soon as i sold my R8, ill build a S2k, we'll meet up :)
Wow that sounds incredible
What the hell was going on with the black Vw Tiguan 🤣 I mean, he beats you up 😮 but you’re absolutely right, the noice coming up from the exhaust is 🤤
First Scottish 🏴 voice I recall hearing on the channel 😁
Amazing how quickly you can get the hang of a different and right have drive car 👍
Good watch
That Tiguan Infront was crazy
That was a nice lap ! Good to see you giving the poor kids car death, an experience he'll never forget. The look on his face was priceless, wondering how much the thrashing was going to cost in maintenance down the road lol
Coming back to this man i miss my 350z. I also had an orange one but stock with the v1 nismo kit. Sold it for a st200 but i would go back to it in a heartbeat. Fiesta has finance to pay off though 😪 maybe one day!
Despite the negative reputation VQ's have thanks to fart can exhaust owners lol, the 350Z as a whole is actually such an underrated beginner-friendly track car. It's modest yet respectable performance from factory and cheap price tag (at least based on what I've found on CARFAX and others) truly captivates it's accessibility, and complimented by it's legacy in NFS Underground 2, F&F, and even the Japanese JGTC/Super GT series, very much nothing short of iconic.
she did well! high in the mid range performance car range
love that sound, tks Misha
4:33 dang dat Tiguan was quick D:
Another beautiful Z! I'm really thinking about going to Nurburgring next year and letting you send my 2018 370z Nismo :D
Impressed about that vw tiguan
As always very nice content. maybe you should put a sticker " Approved by Misha " on the cars you´ve riden
I had one.. and I hated it. It was just way too heavy and I had terrible gas mileage on it whilst not even being so fast in the first place. The clutch was terrible and would often just go flat whilst driving in a traffic jam and I had to scoop it back up with my left toes. It needs so much modding for it to become good unfortunately and that was a rabbit hole I didn’t want to dig into. 1 thing tho.. I was in love with the sound it made. Absolutely gorgeous. From the inside stereo to the outside NA engine sounds.. That was the only reason I had it for a full year.
-edit- it had driven 27K kms on the clock. So new and still so faulty
Yeaa I agree, they are very heavy and not as exciting to drive as they look in my opinion. The turbo mod that the owner wants to do will change the characteristics of the engine though so might be what is 'should' have been from the factory
Der VW SUV gast aber ziemlich an, Respekt!
Nice car, nice handling, nice sport chassis
Right hand drive was a challenge Misha😂...Hope you get to drive the new 2023 Twin turbo one soon!
Mini Rant: Hoonigan are way too circle-jerk-y about the VQ's engine note. Don't hate it because they tell you to hate it. It sounds fine!
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TO THE WALL
...oh wait, wrong Underground 😄
Down skit'skit'skit'skit'skit'skit down got
Down skit'skit'skit'skit'skit'skit down got
Just to think that there is a whole generation that has no idea what you are talking about and now the song is stuck in my head thanks!
Bring the tiguan next please
That Tiguan. OMG. 🏎🔥
That Tiguan was giving you the business lol
That Tiguan tho, damn what was that?
Tiguan GTI lul
@@frog382 it was flying lol
Always liked the V6 sound 👌🏻
Honda makes better v6 than Nissan
finally, a good sounding vq?
Why Alex from AutoAlex/Carthrottle looks so young and big in this video?!
I AM NOT A NISSAN MAN BUT WOW THAT WAS FAST AND IT LOOKED LIKE HELLA FUN
I find these cars are actually quite like marmite from a driving perspective. I've test driven a couple and both times I just didn't get on with. They are heavy and the mapping of the engine, long gearing just makes the car feel slow and laborious to drive. I might just be used to German engineering though as I had an Audi TT Mk1 225 and BMW e46 325ci which both felt faster and more nimble despite being 100+ bhp slower on paper.
he has the recipe for an insane setup on an HR track/street/touring its perfect
We could call this a new series, affordable cars hahahaha its a nice change from the SF90 or Senna. Great content again.
You've got to admire someone who buys a car that's colour-coded to their hair.
Crispie geluidje uit die V6!👍
Was that a Tiguan walking this Z? lol. With this much UK on board that car needs more spring. That car is on the bump stops hard in many places and is rebounding beyond the capability of the shocks. Maybe they could turn up the rebound. Misha has caught it multiple times whereas others might not have.
VQs are the best sounding V6s.
It sounds a lot faster than it is, which isn't a bad thing when you're just driving for fun. It needs shorter gearing and some weight loss to be a more serious track car.
Wow a lot of difference from the DE engine this HR has a great progression from 100 km/h to 180km/h, the DE is death in that range
The Audi and the VW Tiguan were hard driving 😅😅😅
Misha, your videos quality demands a microphone for your guests, so we can hear what they really say about their cars. 😝 This is the only thing left to do to complete your very good quality filming gear.
In my have a4 b5 with poor stock brakes I had some other brand pads that I do not remeber anymore, but other people were recommending them for this car and after a track day my brakes started to squeak on everyday usage. Now I replaced them to some stock, non racing ferodos and the problem is gone so those pads are definitely easy and cheap upgrade that can be done.
Aaahhh yes the VQ trumpet every car persons nightmare
Lol the Z getting walked by the VW suv is pretty funny
That Tiguan was sending it man
Nice car and owner. I really like the colour of the car.
It would be fun to see you try a SW20 MR2.
Hawk DTC-60’s and above will transform the braking. And kill your wheels in the process 😢
This is an tank of war !
Neat car!
Cool owner too. 😎
Micha, do you wanna test drive my 80 Hrsp. Corsa D ? :D
Yessss
That Tiguan is a rocketship
Ahhhh ok, so that was the f*cking loud 350Z I heard at work xD
I think the passenger side also needs a bucket seat & race belts
I like how it sounds just like a 350 from the game
omg knock off wheels, seat and steering wheel on the NUR, youre very brave mish. Those are made of such bad metals that theyre known to shatter under high loads
Please next Nissan 370z/370z Nismo V1 of V2 ❤
Do you inspect these unknown cars before taking them on the track ?
I too don't want to ever see a brake fail like with that Porsche ever again. We need Misha to stay, not to become a tragic newspaper story.
To an extent
Matthew during the intro: 👀
For a sec, though it was Caleb from Clarkson’s Farm.
If nothing else, the 350/370Z have at least sounded the part of a racecar when you put loud exhaust on them.
*Riders on the 'Ring* . Honeslty, I really do love 350Z for that pure V6 sound they make. Even without any crazy exhaust systems they don't sound subtle. The V6 Nissan makes nowdays sounds pretty "tamed" compared to the original 350Z... Even the GT-R with its twin-turbo V6 doesn't sound as good as this imo.
'Sports exhaust' on the new Z sounds pretty good with the 3.0TT. But they only put it on the Auto. Obviously it won't sound like this car because it's stock so it has to comply with everything..
old Tiguan doing 250 at Schwedenkreuz :D
Awesome buddy 👏 👍 😎
Great Content. Nice to see you drive some japanese Cars, like the R32 and the Z. You had 350Z DE and HR, so now try a 370Z with like a KW V3 😉
Always had a soft spot for one of these. There are a lot of them over here. Some riced beyond fucktitude. Some decent. This is one of the better ones.
Usually VQ sounds crap. This is nice.
the russian with the tiguan is faaast
This v6 sound so great
Now that's a fresh approach: get a car in your hair colour!
interesting! it could probably benefit from a better exhaust. Sometimes straight through affects torque, albeit helps reaching higher revs faster
Correct, just a big straight pipe is usually not a good solution for a N/A engine, the exhaust manifold and pipe diameter should be correctly calculated as the engine needs a certain amount of back pressure
@@coolguy_2997 Exhaust scavenging and exhaust back pressure are two different things. Exhaust back pressure NEVER helps performance.
Very rarely see people upgrading to decent equal length headers on these - which is a shame as they're a real bottleneck. Cat back exhaust alone mainly just increases noise as the flow is choked right from the engine.
@@gazman9468 Yeah, the cast manifolds drop down to something a little larger than 1", can't remember exactly. My ISR long tubes were a HUGE upgrade for the VQ35HR.
It has resonated decats 2.5" into a 2.75" y pipe then a 5" tip, compared to my stock exhaust this gained power at all rpm and gained around 20whp at the peak
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That sound makes me melt T_T
the top gear is pretty tall never really used all of that gear at any point.
Holy. Nice driving. Always a blessing to see a Z full sent. Can't wait to get my hands on one someday.
Still can't choose between a good 350Z and a manual 370Z
370Z is the better Car from a technical standpoint. The Engine too is way more capable. I like the 350Z better because of the looks.
Go for a manual for sure. 370 if you can. But if you go for 350 it HAS to be manual
Go for a manual for sure. 370 if you can. But if you go for 350 it HAS to be manual
The 370z is faster and has a more rigid chassis, both are awesome cars.
@@B2KJFF advantage of the 350 as a track car is affordability. I'd go with the 370 for daily use though if you can afford it.
Sounds very nice inside the car
Always loved 350z 👌🏽
That bluddy Tiguan was on one!!!!!
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