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Nuclear power makes the most sense, true.

Ah, no worries. The old one would be a useful guide in this instance.

Have you sat in a 370Z? My understanding is that the interior is the same, dimensionally (albeit with some minor restyling and slightly different seats).

The sightlines will probably be similar, given they share a greenhouse...

You mean in the trunk? It's a two-seater.

“Toyota just outsources building anything that’s not an appliance SUV.”

You will still get feedback (both visual and vestibular), and your brain generally pretty good at integrating that feedback. You’re not steering on the basis of how much you turn the wheel, you’re steering on the basis of that feedback system.

No worries - I’m not suggesting that you shouldn’t have compared the three of them. I’m simply saying that a comparison of weight per footprint will advantage the Z, because the others have a lot more packed into that footprint.

That’s fine, and on a performance/dollar scale it's a fair comparison. Density is a different issue though. The extra things that those two cars have (i.e. two more doors, two more seats, another diff, two more driveshafts) are really heavy (having removed and replaced OEM doors and seats, they weigh a ton). You would…

Huh? The AW11 and SW20 were both available with t-tops, and the MA70 was available with a targa top too...

The dark blue looks great too.

The Mustang is a reasonable point of comparison. The two AWD, 5-door hatchbacks, less so.

Not insignificant at all - the old ones seem like they would be hard enough to move around, never mind these new ones. And that weight for the SUV wheel/tire is insane!

I’m not sure, no - you're most likely right that they're still predominantly magnesium, though the alloy itself may be chosen with a greater focus on durability now, given that they're a control part. I had a look around but couldn't find any information from BBS about the wheels themselves (even finding a picture…

Fair point - the old ones were magnesium-aluminium alloy, and it's quite possible the new ones are too (though as a control part they may be focusing more on durability than lightness now, which would come with a greater proportion of aluminium in the alloy).

The fronts are apparently about 3kg heavier than the old 13s, the rears about 4kg heavier.

The bit you can see is the aero cover (which is, as you say, CFRP). The wheels themselves look like this:

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Always a reliable indicator. Him, Voldemort, Skeletor, Al Capone...