Today I was reading the November 2001 issue of Golf Digest and there was a 4-page add in there for the new I35. The first first thing it referred to was its 255 hp V6, "the most powerful in its class." Hum.... How can they make such a claim? The TL Type-S is basically in the same class and it's got five more horses under the hood. Do the auto manufacturers just come up with their own classes? Why don't they tell you what their class is?

Side Note: In this same issue, I saw a 2-page add for the 2002 CL Type-S. The satin silver beauty in the add didn't have a spoiler or any other effects on it, however, I swear to God, it had to have had springs!!! WTF is up with that?

 

A few weeks ago, I saw an Infiniti commercial that said the same thing. So, I read the fine print and it said "*according to Ward's Automotive." With this I went on to their website, and from what I read, the torque difference makes it the "most powerful."

 

i work at infiniti as a lot porter. so i get to drive the I35 everyday. guys trust me it's really fuckin fast it might beat the CL-S or TL-S. i have a CL and my dad has a TL-S and i do like them alot better but all i'm saying is the infiniti does have some balls.

 

Beat a CL/TL, I find that hard to swallow. Those are rated at 7 seconds flat to 60 and 15.3 @92 to the 1/4 mile.

 

I35 has no chance against a TL-S/CL-S due to gearing and weight. Nissan gets away with the highest hp in its class by calling the Type-S a trim level and not a model.

 

ya its a quick car.. i think it ran a 15.2 and a 6.9 0-60 in the newest car and driver. this is with a 4 speed auto so the 6sp max sounds promising!! i thought they could call it most powerfull because its not a special edition like a type s is.. maybe it is because of torque... i dunno....

Adam

 

I never really thought about the fact that the Type-S is a special model. Hmm...that probably is why. :o

 

the I35 does have 246 lb-ft of torque Vs. our 232... and it is about 200 pounds lighter...

 

Umm 4 speed automatic...

 

yeah, so it does 0-60 in 6.9 instead of 7.2...GO INFINITI!!!

 

If this is correct, I think it's a real chicken shit slant on what compares with what. Don't get me wrong, I think these Infinitis are very nice cars (way nicer than Lexus!), but I disagree with them making a claim that is not entirely true or accurate.

 

That's easy - the term "it's class" is subjective. If challenged, they could claim, for exmaple, the class consists of products made my Nissan Motor Corp.

It's sneaky and pathetic, but it's true.

 

It's the most powerful car in the class of cars whose names contain the letter "I" and the numbers "3" and "5". Whoever invented fine print should be harshly reprimanded.

 

Lay off the bashing guys....The Infiniti I35 is a nice car. Let Infiniti be happy for once.

 

I like the I-35 but how in hell is any Infiniti better than any Lexus?

 

IMO its a lot better than the ES300...(from a more performence based standpoint)

 

You are absolutly right about that....I would take tehe I35 over a ES300 anyday!

 

why is everyone puttin Infiniti down? hell i was i thinkin of gettin an I30 before i got the CL-S... the I30 was a nice car... and i'm sure the I35 is even better

 

You got that right! I don't even look at Lexus. Next to a BMW and Mercedes, the Infiniti is the best luxury car out there!

 

I35 will compete against 3-series BMW and IS300.

 

isn't the IS300 slow?? i was reading sports compact car magazine, they just tested a manual IS300 and said the 0-60 is still 7.3 or .4, it was only about .2 faster than the auto, they said they were very disappointed at the difference from stick to auto. with 7.3 or .4, its even slower than a CL-P/TL-P. And its $6k more but with half the size. I know that the IS300's handleing is great cause my firend fromwork has one, but the acceleration sucks.

 

I got a small brochure for the Infinity G35 the other day and that car looks real nice. Forget the I35.

 

Dang, I thought you guys were talking about G35. In my post above I was talking about G35, not I35
Sorry.

 

the G35 is the closest thing to the skyline, My uncle has a skyline in hong kong and i rode in it once, that car is so nice. Does it beat an M5???

 

The brochure says that the G35 will only have 255 HP, so I'm guessing it's the same engine found in the Maxima, but it still looks like a nice car. A coupe is also rumored to be released sometime later as the S35. Hopefully this one will have the Z car's engine.

 

Can you hook me up with your uncle?? PLEEEEEAAAASSSSSSEEEE!!

(straightly for a ride in the Skyline, nothing else... :P )

 

haha, u planning on going to hong kong this christmas?? If you do, we can set something up since I am going this december.

 

No...

 

Our torque band is a lot fatter than theirs though..
3500-4500 rpms = 232 lbs....the VQ motor makes it at like 4000+ and then peaks...and drops.
Although the VQ in the 350Z is going to be a monster.....I wonder if the Max will survive...every concievable angle for the car is being cut off by Nissan....very stupid marketing IMO.

 

I still would take the I35 over a TLS because I like the navigation better and the BOSE radio on the I35 sounds more crisper than the TLS. Dont get me wrong, that car is sweet!

 

I've heard that 6th gen Maxima will become a full size sedan. I guess Nissan wants Maxima to be more luxurious and bigger while making Altima a 4-door sports car. That's why I decided to go with CL-S. Altima just doesn't appeal to me. Sure G35 looks sweet, plus RWD is making it a very attractive vehicle but it's going to compete with 3-series BMW which is way too small for me.

 

By putting a powerful V6 in the Altima, Nissan certainly put it in a different class. How much did the price of the car increase with this new design? What will they do next, put a high-performance engine in the Sentra?

As for the comments about the 0-60 and 1/4-mile times for the manual IS300, I think they're hilarious! I'm a big-time Lexus hater.... can you tell?

 

The price of a fully loaded 3.5L Altima SE is about $26K.

By the way, a high performance Sentra is called SE-R

 

Thanks, I didn't know that. What a joke.

 

Enjoy
http://myktek.topcities.com/Sentra/

 

Wow! A whole whopping 175 hp!!! And the front-end looks like the Mustang!