G35 Reviews and Articles

[rydwhite]

Here are a few articles and reviews of the G35 from around the web. Please post up links to other reviews and articles that you find.

Motor Trend 2003 Car of the Year (January 2003):http://motortrend.com/oftheyea....html

Motor Trend: 1 year test verdict sedan (July 2004):http://www.motortrend.com/road....html

Motor Trend: 03 Coupe First Test (November 2002):http://www.motortrend.com/road....html

Car and Drive Sport Sedan Compare (March 2004):http://www.caranddriver.com/ar...ber=1

Car and Driver G35 Coupe (November 2002):http://www.caranddriver.com/ar...ber=1

Road and Track G35 Coupe (November 2002):http://www.roadandtrack.com/ar...ber=1

Road and Track Sedan Compare (July 2002):http://www.roadandtrack.com/ar...ber=1

Edmunds 2004 Infiniti G35 Review: http://www.edmunds.com/new/200....html

[f22c]

http://www.infinitihelp.com

I thought this was a great site to see all of the differences on the 2006 model.There are plenty of pics, however I would have liked to see some other colors, but the pics do give you a good idea of what is different.

The infiniti website is updated with some pics of the 06 coupe now, but I think the above web site gives more pics and most definitely more information about what is new. I'm sure that will change in time though since the http://www.infiniti.com site is being updated.

Thanks

[cpthk]

Thanks for the information.I'm planning to buy a G35 this year, the information is so useful.

P.S. rydwhite: I have seen your gallery.The G35 is so beautiful.Perfect.

[rydwhite]

Welcome to NICO cpthk. Thanks for the kind words.

[adamG35sedan]

http://cars.ign.com/articles/657/657392p1.html

here is a link to an article from ign.com. you can tell its written by people who review video games, and not cars for a living, but they do it justice.

[tngearhart]

Thanks for the articles. I just bought a 2003 G35 coupe. My 99 Acura TL' was a piece of junk and I wanted a coupe. I drove the BMW 330Ci and then I drove my G. There was no contest. Happy to be part of the forum. Thanks.

[GXXXV X]

http://www.modernracer.com/infinitig35.html - '03 - '06 Sedan

http://www.modernracer.com/infinitig35x.html - '04 - '05 AWD

http://www.modernracer.com/inf....html - '03 - '06 Coupe

[djamer]

http://cars.ign.com/articles/710/710587p1.html

[DDS_Racer]

[QUOTE=f22c]http://www.infinitihelp.com

I thought this was a great site to see all of the differences on the 2006 model.

[QUOTE=f22c]http://www.infinitihelp.com

I thought this was a great site to see all of the differences on the 2006 model.

[DDS_Racer]

http://www.infinitihelp.com

I thought this was a great site to see all of the differences on the 2006 model.

http://www.infinitihelp.com

There are plenty of pics, however I would have liked to see some other colors, but the pics do give you a good idea of what is different.

ok

[g35kdub]

i just stepped down from a 2004 bmw 530i with sport package and active steering due to real estate investments (good thing) that i drove for 3 years. below is what i noticed between the 530 and the 2006 g35 AWD automatic with preimum package and XM (ps, I paid $32,200k for the new g35 on 11/24/06). i had paid $54,800 for the bmw.

*the g35 is faster but needs a 6th speed so it turns less rpms at 80 mph*the 530 has a bit smoother transmission i assume its partly due to the 6 speeds*i have not used the shifter enough to compare. i am having a hard time with it because its completly opposite of the 530i. on the bmw its on the left, and on the g35 its on the right. also the upshift and downshift are opposite directions as well. on the test drive i scared myself and the poor salesmen when i hit a false netural at 80mph on an exit ramp. thank god it was a long gradual ramp or we would have totaled the car. driver error.*the g35 has better climate tempature controls, the iDrive sucks overall*the 530 has a clearer instrument cluster*the 530 handles better, but i think the g35 sport package would bring them much closer together.*the g35 brakes go into an abs pulse during "normal driving" that the 530i only went into during extreme condtions* the g35 carpet is a slight down grade* the g35 gas pedal / brake pedal are offset greater making it more cumbersoon in stop and go traffic to rotate your foot between pedals (maybe i should be using two feet and don't know it)* obviously the cars are differerent sizes so i will not comment other than from the drivers seat perspective both cars have about the same room. the g35's seat has slighlty less padding than the 530i.*service. believe it or not infiniti has a better more friendly service program. bmw does not control its dealers, so the dealers give you the "did you buy here" line when making service appointments. some dealerships will not even give you a loaner if you did not buy the car from them. sad on a $50k plus purchase* bmw could never get the bluetooth to work on my model based on production date (i had one of the first new body style 530is on the road). i can swallow that, but bmw could care less and told me to go beat sand. i would have thought they would offer me something but not even a t-shirt! i contacted them over ten times regarding the issue.

the reason i made this post is not because i am mad at bmw, but to let everyone know what a great car infiniti offers. if you are compaing a g35 to a 330 forget about it. bmw is over priced and does not provide any justification unless you regurallry drive at speeds over 80 mph on freeway turns or you live in the country and love to tear it up regualry. the bmw is overkill for 65mph america.

[kc567567]

A few well detailed reviews of the 2007 G35 .........

http://www.luxurycarcanada.com...sedan

http://www.globeauto.com/servl...eAuto/

http://driving.canada.com/rese...69956

http://www.canadiandriver.com/testdrives/07g35.htm

Modified by kc567567 at 4:34 PM 1/28/2007
Modified by kc567567 at 4:35 PM 1/28/2007

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[soul_hfk]

Car Review: New Car Test DriveBelow is a full, detailed review for the 2007 Infiniti G35 Sedan witten by the automotive experts at New Car Test Drive. A full evaluation of the driving expereience, equipment and pricing are included from journalists with a wealth of experience. Infiniti G35 Sedan: IntroductionBy TOM LANKARD

The Infiniti G35 sedan has been remade for 2007.

The body of the four-door sedan is updated, giving it a tauter, more buff look but without forfeiting its signature styling cues.

Inside, there's a richer, warmer look and feel, with performance-oriented enhancements that add to the driving experience.The 2007 Infiniti G35 uses rear-wheel drive, a necessity for true sporty handling.

But there's also an all-wheel-drive model, the G35x, that gives up none of the handling but adds capability in rainy climes and where winters bring snow.

The V6 engine on the 2007 models is more powerful and more efficient than before even though it's the same size.

A five-speed automatic transmission with manual mode remains standard across the line.

However, the Sport model kicks it up a notch, offering a choice between a six-speed manual gearbox or an automatic with Formula 1 style magnesium paddle shifters on the steering column.G35 buyers choose from four versions: a nicely equipped entry-level model with leather trim and automatic climate control; the Journey model with dual-zone air conditioning, a navigation system, a premium audio system, and a self-adjusting cruise control; the G35x with all-wheel drive; and a revised Sport model with upgraded front seats, active four-wheel steering with variable ratio power steering and a firmer suspension that turns the G35 into a serious sports sedan.The substantially reworked 2007 engine invites a heavy right foot, delivering its added power smoothly and strongly right up to the borderline motorcycle-level, 7500-rpm red line.

The icing on this cake is that estimated fuel economy for the 2007 model is up over the '06, by 1 mile per gallon, at least for those who can resist the implicit urge.Infiniti didn't forget the people just along for the ride.

The base sound system is competitive with that in any luxury sedan.

But committed audiophiles will find the top-level, Studio On Wheels system from Bose delivers a richer, fuller, more intricate and crisper sound than many mega-buck home stereos.When Infiniti first arrived in the U.S., many saw it as Japan's counterpart to Jaguar, much like Lexus was perceived as Japan's answer to Mercedes-Benz.

That's changed, at least the part about Infiniti.

Clearly, Infiniti has now set its sights on BMW, long touted as the ultimate driving machine.

The 2007 G35 sedan is loosening BMW's grip on that crown.Unlike the sedan, the 2007 G35 coupe carries over unchanged from 2006.

It will be redesigned and introduced as a new model for 2008.

Infiniti G35 Sedan: WalkaroundBy TOM LANKARD

Stylistically, the new, 2007 Infiniti G35 sedan doesn't venture far outside the shadow of its predecessor (the 2003-2006 models).

By the tape, its wheelbase (distance between the tires front to rear) is identical to the '06, its overall length adds half an inch, it's less than in inch wider and it actually loses a half-inch in height.

To the eye, it retains the styling cues and overall proportions of the '06, but slicked up a little, for a sleeker, yet more dramatic look.The grille doesn't change shape, but its crossbars flatten at their extremes, an expression the car's stylists liken to sword blades.

Compound, multi-element, L-shaped headlight housings wrap around the fenders.

A one-piece fascia with large air intakes across its lower reaches embraces the front end.

The tops of the front fenders flow over into the hood, emphasizing the G35's width and enhancing its planted look.The side view presents a relatively long hood, steeply raked windshield, fast backlight and brief rear deck, giving the 2007 G35 the look of a sporty coupe over that of a four-door sedan.

Recessed door handles sit almost flush with the sheetmetal.

Tires snugly fill slightly flared, circular wheelwells.

A rocker panel accented by a deep indent along the bottom of the doors pulls the sides of the G35 closer to the road.Large, LED taillights repeat the L-shape of the headlights, crossing over from the fenders into the trunk lid.

The trunk opening dips several inches into the rear fascia, compensating somewhat for the restricted opening imposed by the short rear deck.

Proper dual exhaust tips exit beneath each side of the fully integrated rear bumper.

Infiniti G35 Sedan: Driving ImpressionBy TOM LANKARD

The Infiniti G35 sedan benefits from some serious work on the powertrain and suspension for 2007 and the results are immediately apparent underway.

Only then does the full significance of the changes to for 2007 become clear.The engine may be the same displacement and configuration, but it's far from merely a mildly tweaked carryover from the 2006 G35.

By way of emphasis, Infiniti says some 80 percent of the engine's major components have been redesigned.

Variable exhaust valve timing has been added, for example.

A beefier engine block, modified pistons and, of course, new coding in the engine management computer have endowed the engine with a higher rev limit, now 7500 revolutions per minute versus last year's 6600 rpm.

These modifications, together with a higher compression ratio (10.6:1 vs.

10.3:1), additional knock sensors, improved cooling, Iridium spark plugs and a freer flowing intake and exhaust system, not only boost the horsepower but also are supposed to deliver that added power more smoothly and over a broader power curve.It works.

Where last year's engine seemed to run out of breath, so to speak, as it neared its red line, the '07's pulls right up to its maximum rpm.

It willingly and heartily revs to levels normally associated with smaller, less complex engines, along the lines, say, of the 2.2-liter, four-cylinder screamer that powers the Honda S2000 sports car.

Fuel economy is up, too, by one mile per gallon in both city and highway driving, according to EPA estimates.

That said, the new G35 still trails the 2006 BMW 330i and Lexus IS 350 by as much as 2 mpg in city and highway driving.The transmissions ably handle the engine's power and power curve.

Clutch operation on the six-speed manual is heavier than we would expect on a sedan, even a sports sedan.

This makes for sometimes rocky clutch engagement, especially at low speeds and light throttle.

A luxury car's shift lever ought not vibrate as much as the one in the pre-sale test car, but Infiniti techies said this was an anomaly that will be cured in cars built for sale to consumers.

Similar assurances were given for a whine in the first four gears that evoked memories of straight-cut gears in full-on race cars.

Shift pattern and gear selection, though, were tight and precise, respectively, requiring little effort.The automatic does its job rather casually at part throttle.

Holding the right foot unwaveringly hard to the floor produced sharper, more solid shifts at the engine's redline.

The automatic changes gears the quickest and, interestingly, the smoothest with either the shift lever or the column-mounted paddles and under full throttle; it's like a power shift but without the clutch.

Credit this to the engine's electronics, which feather the throttle through the instantaneous shift.

The same electronics deliver smooth downshifts, too, whether in full auto mode or manual override, by blipping the throttle to match engine rpm to transmission speed in the lower gear; think double clutching a pure, manual gearbox.Ride and handling are consistent across the line with the notable and commendable exception of the Sport models with four-wheel steer.

Besides actively adjusting the rear wheel toe by up to a degree depending on vehicle speed and steering angle, that option brings with it a sportier shock and spring setup and road speed-sensitive, variable ratio power steering.

For hustling down winding roads, this suspension and 4WS combination is the preferred.

And it's not all that far out of its element cruising the Interstate.

It's solid and taut and manages the G35's mass very well without exacting a price in stiffness.

It's firm, yes, and will transmit pavement heaves more dramatically into the passenger compartment.

But over anything less than chunking blacktop or weathered concrete, it gives up very little against the standard suspension, which leans a bit more toward supple.

Not that the base suspension is floaty by any means, far from it, actually.

But as demonstrated over several, fairly hot laps on a racetrack, it's not as planted and controlled as the 4WS Sport.At that racetrack, Infiniti made available for comparison a BMW 330i and Lexus IS 350 (both 2006 models).

While time spent behind the wheel of the G35 sedans and the BMW and the Lexus, or any car, for that matter, on a racetrack has limited relevance to everyday street driving, it nevertheless revealed some significant distinctions.

Power differences were obvious, of course, with the BMW (255 hp, 220 lb.-ft.

of torque) lagging the IS 350 (306 hp, 277 lb.-ft.

of torque) and the '07 G35 in outright acceleration (the curb weights for all three fall within a 75-lb.

range).In cornering, the IS 350 understeered (where the car doesn't want to turn as much as the driver wants) the earliest and the most, with the G35 next and the BMW nearest to neutral.

This last isn't necessarily surprising, as the BMW's front/rear weight distribution is 51 percent/49 percent, very close to the 50/50 balance most suspension designers consider ideal for handling responsiveness, while the split on the Lexus is 52/48.

What's telling here is that the G35's front/rear distribution is 53/47, but its aggressive suspension geometry and tuning compensate for the greater front-end bias.

Even better, with 4WS, which gives the rear tires a gentle nudge in the same direction as the driver is turning the steering wheel, the G35 cornered almost as predictably and precisely as the BMW.

It also tracked with greater certainty, and with substantially less excitement, when the car's suspension unloaded over a slight rise in the track at the exit of a high-speed, uphill sweeper.What also merits mention is that just because the BMW was the most neutral doesn't mean it was the most comfortable at the limit entering and through a corner.

We wouldn't call it twitchy, but that near-perfect balance also means the car isn't as forgiving as it nears the edge of its tires' adhesion envelope; put more bluntly, it'll spin out, or oversteer, more readily and more abruptly if it enters a corner at too high a speed.

For nine out of 10 drivers, a car that tends more toward understeer than oversteer is the better mode of transport.This is true as well in cars equipped with electronic stability control systems, which these three were.

But as sports sedans, the threshold of the ESC system in each is set higher than is the norm; put another way, their systems will let a car get a little, and sometimes more than just a little, out of shape before stepping in with corrective action.

By way of context, these impressions came before any of the systems activated.All three offered excellent braking performance and all were outfitted with ABS, brake assist and EBD in one form or another.

The Lexus did, however, show a little more dive under hard braking and wasn't quite as composed when scrubbing off speed entering a corner.Functionally, the automatic transmissions differed, with, again, the G35's easily the preferred.

In manual mode, it holds the selected gear up to and at the engine's rev limiter.

The BMW and Lexus manu-matics, however, upshifted on their own, a most frustrating interference when a feathered throttle was desired for carrying speed through a corner or when engine braking would have helped set the front suspension for quick, left-right transitions through a set of esses.So much for how the new G35 survives the extremes of a racetrack.

On the Interstates, it cruises comfortably and quietly.

Gone is the irritating drone that often plagued rear seat passengers in '06 G35 sedans.

There's little wind noise even at extra-legal speeds.

There's more road noise from optional tire package than from the standard treads, but the added grip and, frankly, sharper looking 18-inch wheels are worth it.The G35x has a snow mode that electronically tempers throttle response.

[telcoman]

I just received the June 2007 issue of Consumer Reports which gave the 2007 G35 a good review. They did not care for a small trunk but otherwise gave it a short but good review.

Telcoman

[supermario]

Ryan, I see you have an o3 G35, thinking of buying a 2003 G35 manual silver/blk leather interior for about 21,000 with 30k on it. so here go my questions for you any help u cna give would be awesome:1. does this sound like a fair price?2. what if anything should I have replaced right away and how much will those things roughly cost?3. what 3 pros and 3 cons would you say about the car?4.Ive noticed some greasy like condensation when i opened the hood, couldnt tell if the place sprayed something in there to shine it up or what, Im looking to buyin the am and will look to see if its still there, but didnt know if this sounds like any kown issues?

thanks - supermario (G35 wannabe)

[leeG35]

This Sunday's Washington Post had a 2007 G35 coupe review. They liked it.

An Exotic Car That Fits Ordinary People (Free registration required)http://www.washingtonpost.com/...b=new

[telcoman]

I purchased my 2006 G35 Sedan 6sp manual on 12/31/05Best vehicle I've ever owned. At 80 MPH the tach reads 3000 RPM in 6th gear.My 92 Lexus ES300 (5sp manual) that I got rid of for the G35 tach read 4000 RPM at 80 MPH. The 6th gear makes a big difference. My best mileage so far with 32k miles on a single tank of gas was 28.30 MPG using 87 octane regular unleaded on a recent trip from NJ to Florida.

Telcoman