Talk:Datsun 280Z/@comment-27736210-20170713113038

At rank 1171, with a tune of 0505 2222 and three boosters (no engines used), the Datsun 280Z is able to beat the Porsche 959, Range Rover Evoque Coupe HSE Dynamic, Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe, Lamborghini Miura, Lotus Exige S Coupe, Donkervoort D8 GTO, Alfa Romeo 4C, Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG, and most other cars. Unfortunately, it is worse (excluding nitro durations) than the BMW M2, Shelby Cobra 427 and Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Special Edition.

The reason the Datsun 280Z can beat the Range Rover Evoque, Porsche 959 and Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe is because those three cars are non-optimal at this rank. The Porsche 959 is generally better at ranks 850 to 1050, while the Range Rover Evoque Coupe HSE Dynamic and Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe are second-best at rank ~1100.

The Datsun 280Z has an incredibly good acceleration with this tune, accelerating faster than even Donkervoorts, for some reason (the players using the Donkervoort might have very low top speeds), and even around the same as Porche 959s. The Shelby Cobra 427s accelerate a very tiny amount faster, certainly not enough to result in a knockdown (though top speed may suggest otherwise).

The Datsun 280Z's top speed at this rank is non-optimal but certainly high. Its top speed is higher than any of the cars mentioned previously, except for the Range Rover Evoque Coupe HSE Dynamic and Porsche 959, both of which having unknown top speeds at this level; they are probably equal in speed with the same tune as the Datsun 280Z (but all three would be faster with a more top speed oriented tune for the Evoque or a more nitro-oriented tune for the Datsun and Porsche).

The Datsun 280Z would probably be a very good car if it was more easily obtainable. Unfortunately, given how difficult it is to obtain the car, any new player would be unable to benefit from the Datsun 280Z, while any "veteran" player would find no use for it, given that they'd probably have a better car at the time, such as the Porsche 959, TVR Sagaris, Holden Coupe 60, Lamborghini Estoque, or Chevrolet 2016 Camaro SS.

The most shattering blow to the Datsun 280Z is the fact that its younger sibling, the Camaro Z/28, which has a strikingly similar build, is much better in Multiplayer performance. The Camaro Z/28's actual performance is worse, but in Multiplayer, its low rank allows it to only have to fight Renault DeZirs, Volkswagen Beetle Turbos and SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STIs, all of which are beatable with the correct tuning, boosters, and skill. A player who owns the Datsun 280Z undoubtedly already has the Camaro Z/28, a far better performing Multiplayer car. Even myself, at rating 1750+, can still find a use for the Camaro Z/28 as a backup for my Porsche 959 and Chevrolet 2016 Camaro SS.

The Shelby Cobra 427, the car after the Datsun 280Z, is a very good car. Unfortunately, it suffers a similar problem, as it is inferior to the TVR Sagaris, Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Special Edition, Chevrolet 2016 Camaro SS, etc. It does have some use, as it fights at a different league to those cars (apart from the very rare Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Special Edition), but the BMW M2 is just as good and is much easier to obtain. Therefore, the Shelby Cobra 427 is only useful if you do not own the BMW M2 (or if you have stuffed it up) yet somehow have 1050+ licenses. This is why most Shelby Cobra 427 users tend to be hackers who have infinite credits and have gotten licenses from maxing out every other car in the garage.