dom

The current G35 MT puts out 260.

The IS is at 277 @ 4800, I'd expect something similar.

agranado

Is there a price tag on these things yet?

Moog-Type-S

...don't hold your breath.

titan

Yesss...

03TL-S

Wow...sounds very promising

sdho

too bad I'm in the market for CUV or station wagon....otherwise, this would be my next car.

MaximaPower

it most likely will...the first G sedan came out with only 5AT for a few months then the 6spd option was available

csmeance

cliffnotes plz

SeCsTaC

From the article

"The G again offers a choice of 5-speed automatic transmission with manual shift mode or 6-speed manual transmission. The 5-speed automatic features Downshift Rev Matching, DS mode and ASC (Adaptive Shift Control) that allows for quicker shifts in sporty driving situations."

Infamous425

i think they'll come out with a 6sp auto when the M gets refreshed and/or in 2 yrs

SeCsTaC

I want to see a DSG/SMG type transmission by the time it gets refreshed

mrdeeno

may have to wait until the GT-R is out before they start putting a clutchless in other models.

biker

Not much of a lineup with just one car. Title change

dom

I was thinking the same thing earlier but didn't bother reading the entire post. Thanks for confirming.

Merging with G35 thread.

Mokos23

Where is your answer Acura?? Tell me. An unconfirmed J35 295hp 2007 TL? Pluease, that's going to get stomped on easily by the 306 hp 07 RWD/AWD G35 and the current 306 hp IS350.

sergeremi

they have no answer.

and SeCsTaC, your avatar is freaking the crap out of me.

dom

Acura didn't answer the previous gen G35 either (as far as RWD goes) yet they still managed to handily outsell them. I'd imagine much of the same this time around as well.

titan

I meant a 6sp auto.

titan

The Infiniti CX will be out soon enough. Basically, it'll be a "G CUV."

GreenMonster

But Infiniti does sell more G35 coupes than Acura coupes

vishnus11

Everyone (idiots at least) are quick to jump on the fact that Acura is "falling behind" without 07 versions of both vehicles having been released. And obviously the next gen version of the TL due in a year or two, will bring the guns to the battle, just like Acura did in 04.

Nonetheless, the new G is one sweet ride, inside AND out.

M TYPE X

The CX will be on the same platform as the Z and Infiniti G/M/FX?

psteng19

I dunno about you guys, but I don't give a rats ass about who outsells who.

I'd rather be in a driver oriented car that sells in lower volume, than a higher volume car that's built for the masses.

fast-tl

^^ Great answer.

F23A4

titan

I believe so.

Maximized

I was expecting more hp than 306. This car will probably continue the trend of cars getting heavier.

M TYPE X

306 ?! The Lexus IS does 306 !

Nissan cannot compete against the vile Toyota juggernaut forever!

dom

Of course.

But the question was, what will Acura do to answer the new G? As far as they are concerned as long as they continue outselling the competition, they've done their job.

But with more people thinking like us (RWD > * ) they'll have to come up with a better answer eventually.

MaximaPower

uhh....y not? is lexus's 306 hp some how better than infiniti's 306 hp?

lexus just finally started being able to compete with nissan in power

Infamous425

and nissan hasnt even put direct injection on this engine otherwise it would blow lexus away

Maximized

But for an engine that is 80% new and uses all this fancy technology(per the PR release), it should make more than 6 hp more than the "old" VQ. This engine IMO should have been more like 325-335 hp using the new SAE standards.

titan

Very true. Though, the lack of DI in the new VQ really pisses me off.

titan

Though I'm okay with "just" 306HP, you make a good point. This engine is only making six more HP than the last one, which isn't a great amount. I was also thinking this engine would be in the mid 320s for HP output.

sipark

Why should that piss you off? It's not like they promised it and didn't deliver..

I'm looking at this car as potentially my next vehicle and as long as the fuel economy is improved to somewhere closer to 30mpg highway , I'd be happy.

biker

Did you ever consider that there's only so much you can "improve" on a good design?

At 306HP, this engine is already at the higher end of practical HP/l limit. Nissan always goes for the inexpensive way to get HP. When more HP is needed, they add displacement (G37), not more expensive trickery to squeeze more power out of an existing engine.

Don't expect to see DI soon - you need the deep pockets of Toyota for that.

dom

I think the new SAE standards are playing into this. I don't think (And I wish soneone could clarify) That Infiniti's 298 was rated using the new standard. So in all likelyhood this is far more than a 6 HP increase.

biker

Don't count on it - with both weight and HP going up, I very much doubt real milage numbers will go up. The only way to get better milage numbers is to drive the speed limit and some kind of cyclinder deactivation.

biker

I think that was mentioned already - the real gain is more like 20 but it's mostly by upping the rev limit. There's little tq gain. The only gain may be in the shape of the tq/hp curves - the earlier the better.

dom

Then why all the bitching about "only" 6HP?