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"      SECOND REPORT - August 2010    (Photograph by Dan Chavkin)  The top has been up more than down over the past six months\u2014the realities of the &amp;#039;09 to &amp;#039;10 El Nino season in Southern California. But the storms are gone. And we&amp;#039;ve found great pleasure in leisurely early morning top-down drives up the Pacific Coast Highway, sipping a warm cup of coffee as the cool breezes caress our cheeks. Who needs aromatherapy, yoga or meditation? Drives like that instantly melt away stress. But our experience with the Z so far has not been entirely Zen-like. There&amp;#039;s a mischievous gremlin living in the nav system causing delayed reactions to our commands. For example, keying letters or numbers into the device produces slowed responses. Want to select a previously traveled route? That&amp;#039;ll be a minute or two, sir. It&amp;#039;s frustrating. So we&amp;#039;ll have the dealer check it out next time we&amp;#039;re in. Aside from our slightly dense nav system, the 332-hp sports car has been bulletproof\u2014and a blast to use as a daily driver. And with summer around the corner, we&amp;#039;re very happy we opted for those ventilated seats. \u2014 Ben Stewart      DRIVERS&amp;#039; NOTEBOOK   \u2022 The Z Roadster is plush enough for road trips, but the trunk holds only a couple of modest-size duffle bags. \u2022 The roof&amp;#039;s clamshell cover noisily clanks open and closed during the top-up and top-down process\u2014seems a little low-rent for a nearly $45,000 sports car.        DATA SO FAR    FIRST REPORT - June 2010   (Photograph by Dan Chavkin) With three practical rides in the fleet, we decided to inject a little levity into the lineup by welcoming Nissan&amp;#039;s carefree new 370Z Roadster. Packing a silky 332-hp V6, a quick-acting \u00ADpower top and moves that encourage spirited driving, it&amp;#039;s the perfect summer fling. Since we frequently fight L.A. and N.Y. traffic, we ordered the seamless seven-speed automatic. With glorious paddle shifters that flank the steering wheel, we haven&amp;#039;t missed the manual yet. Our Roadster is equipped with nearly Infiniti-level luxury including heated and cooled seats, a brilliant hard-drive-based navi\u00ADgation system with a 7-inch screen, and a fat leather steering wheel. The Z&amp;#039;s interior quality has really impressed us. There&amp;#039;s not only a generous pad for the driver&amp;#039;s knee and a comfortable elbow perch on the door, but the top of the dash is soft-touch; the sides of the center stack are nicely trimmed with stitched leather. Okay, so we know it&amp;#039;s comfy. How&amp;#039;s she run? Power down the top, snick the shifter into manual mode, and hit the tarmac. The sweet snarl of Nissan&amp;#039;s V6 is deliciously good when that top is down\u2014and the thrust is enough to stay within a hood-length of much more expensive roadsters, like a certain black Porsche Boxster that likes to prowl Malibu&amp;#039;s Encinal Canyon on Saturday mornings. We&amp;#039;ll catch you next weekend, bro. \u2014 Ben Stewart      VITAL STATISTICS   EPA fuel economy: 18 city/25 highway  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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