The new G35X

[PalmerWMD]

It looks really cool:http://www.infiniti.com/conten....html

Anyone care to venture any guesses how the performance is affected?

Also one big thing I wonder about :

The ATTESA AWD system on which this system is based, has applications in the GTR, so what does everyone think will this system be able to stand up to a lot power, in case someone were to put a SC or TT on the car?

Fred...

[AZhitman]

Fred - The ATTESA system has already been slated for production with the 4.5l V8, and we all know that's capable of 350+ hp, so I wouldn't worry about a SC or TT 3.5l.

[PalmerWMD]

But do we know the components are similiar strentgh in this application?

Fred..

[AZhitman]

Good question.

From what i've heard, they're not making a seperate system for the 4.5 appliction, just using the one that's already in the G and FX.

[PalmerWMD]

greg,

Thats all I need to know then, thanks!

If its strong enough to work unchanged in the GR then its plenty strong to stand up to a TT'ed or SC'ed VQ35 (Plus its in the FX45 too)

Fred...

[Altiman94]

well i don't know if its a question of being able to withstand stock power, but what about upwards of 5 and 600 hp after being modded?

[PalmerWMD]

Well the ATTESA system is for the GTR as well and if its is going to be common components from GTR to the rest of the line then I am not worried about ti holding up to a lot of extra power.

Even its current, no change, application in FX 35 tells me it has to be strong, as FX has lotsa torque/power and is a heavier vehicle.

Fred...

[rydwhite]

I think it should be able to handle some extra power to some extent. I think pushing 600 may be too much though.

[stoops417]

Fred - The ATTESA system has already been slated for production with the 4.5l V8, and we all know that's capable of 350+ hp, so I wouldn't worry about a SC or TT 3.5l.

Just curious... what vehicle is slated for the v8 and atessa?

[PalmerWMD]

Infiniti Skyline GTR, aka G35 w/ Attesa and 4.5L V8 Vk45de ( or some say VQ35DTT)

Fred..

[stoops417]

Thats what i was afraid you were going to say... am much as i want to see the V8 in this car... The fact that we can't seem to get any conformation on specs for the car turns every thread that mentions any of this into a pointless war...

However, i think it's safe to say that we won't see a manual G35X for the reason that even with just the 3.5 engine, it would be in direct competition with the GTR when it comes out... although, that would certianly quench many peoples thirst for the GTR... for now

[Checkered-Member]

The AWD will add weight to the car & there will be more loss to the wheels,

in short the G35X is going to be sloooooow

well slower…

[stoops417]

slower, yes. stock.. but instead of a slower stock car... i see a car with infinetly more potential

[AZhitman]

The AWD will add weight to the car & there will be more loss to the wheels,

in short the G35X is going to be sloooooow

well slower…

Au contraire, my vinyl-stickered brother.

The system is actually quite light. As a matter of fact, since the G35 sedan suffers from some pretty severe wheelspin at launch (which is currently handled by the VDC), it's actually QUICKER with the ATTESA system.

[stoops417]

woot! that's what i'm talking about

[Mr1der]

so where's the coupe version? come on, they're not gonna drop the ball like that are they?

[Checkered-Member]

Au contraire, my vinyl-stickered brother.

The system is actually quite light. As a matter of fact, since the G35 sedan suffers from some pretty severe wheelspin at launch (which is currently handled by the VDC), it's actually QUICKER with the ATTESA system.

How interesting...well first I didn’t know that G35 has traction problems, and how light is the AWD hardware...in my Audi its an extra 350lb

Strait form the infinity site3,369 for RWD auto leather3,677 for AWD auto leather

308lb more…that quite a bit but if it gives the car that much traction…will the AWD be offered in manual?

[stoops417]

In response to Mr1der and Checkerd-Member... i don't see a coupe or manual version because of the competition there would be when the GTR comes out.

[Altiman94]

slow compared to what might I ask? Anything is fast compared to a 2nd gen altima. That's a mid 17 second car at best.

[stoops417]

265Hp and AWD... it's not that slow I would be verry interested in some 1/4 mile times though...

[Altiman94]

we have half a decade before wer're even scheduled for the gt-r. I think they can give us something to get bye in the mean time. Via an awd manual g35x

[Onizuka]

The ATTESSA AWD system is not the same as whats going to be on the GTR. GTR's use ATTESSA Pro, a much more aggressive system

But back on topic, I love the G35 and the AWD makes it a much more sweet package

[PalmerWMD]

I do too but I have to agree with Altiman that a manual transmission would be a real good fir with AWD.All you need to do is turbo it and you have an incredible sleeper.

Fred..

[stoops417]

The ATTESSA AWD system is not the same as whats going to be on the GTR. GTR's use ATTESSA Pro, a much more aggressive system

But back on topic, I love the G35 and the AWD makes it a much more sweet package

I was under the impression that ATTESSA ET-S and ATTESSA PRO are the same, only ATTESSA ET-S is what was in the R32 and PRO was in the R33 and R34, the main difference being that the reaction time (of the tourqe split) was faster in the PRO...

Sorry to get off topic... but its still related

[vq35de]

a properly tuned awd sedan with good sticky 245/255 rubber will be a freaking nightmare for other cars in the curves, auto or not.

My sedan 6mt with balding 215 tires and VDC turned off already goes thru the turns at thrice the speed on those cute little yellow signs

15mph means 55, 180 degree switchbacks can be taken without tire noise at 45. I can only imagine an AWD with sticky rubber.

the only way you can sanely get the tires to lose traction is by adding too much throttle (fun, but pointless)

[AZhitman]

True.

My buddies and I were discussing: "What car would you want if you were on the run from the police?" (hypothetically, of course).

These harebrained buttclowns were naming off all these prissy exotics and unreliable dumbestic musclecars, and I say, "A black G35x with a full tank of high octane gas and some sticky 245/45/17's". Good power, great handling, excellent visibility, bulletproof drivetrain, low-key appearance, great outward visibility, comfortable, small enough to maneuver in tight quarters, big enough to be a threat, great lighting, etc.... That's my choice.

[stoops417]

interesting conversation... i'm surprized no-one said "the batmobile"...

I think i'm just gonna have to make my wife work at Fed-Ex or some other place that gives VPP and get me a G35X...

[rydwhite]

I think i'm just gonna have to make my wife work at Fed-Ex or some other place that gives VPP and get me a G35X...

Yeah, put her to work. You need a G35.

[Micah]

a properly tuned awd sedan with good sticky 245/255 rubber will be a freaking nightmare for other cars in the curves, auto or not.

Actually, unless the pavement is wet, I'd rather have RWD. AWD cars understeer too much at the limit, so they aren't as fast in tight twisties. My friend with a highly modded S4 gets left behind in a hurry by his friend in a stock E36 M3 when we go to the mountains.

[PalmerWMD]

I agree AWD is not a pancea in all conditions and the simplicity of a RWD has some attraction as well.

Still nice to be able to get G's that feature it.

Fred..