Infiniti: G-Series news **Next Generation Spied (page 75)**
#1241
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Originally Posted by SeCsTaC
Approximately 80 percent of the engine's parts are new, including the block, which has been made stronger. Nissan's white lab coats also added electromagnetic variable valve timing to the exhaust valves, a higher compression ratio and true dual exhaust.
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#1244
Originally Posted by av6ent
WOW, 13.9 @ 102mph with 5AT
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Mid-13s with 6MT should be attainable.
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Mid-13s with 6MT should be attainable.
1. Obviously the MT is lighter and has less drivetrain loss.
2. The testers they've been using have less than a couple hundred miles (one of them had 2000, forgot which one). Times will be better with a broken in car.
3. They've been testing them in the dead of summer. Some cooler, less humid weather conditions will drop the times a bit.
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Imagine an engine with no camshafts, timing chain, etc.
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#1246
Originally Posted by psteng19
I tend to believe so as well, for the following reasons.
1. Obviously the MT is lighter and has less drivetrain loss.
2. The testers they've been using have less than a couple hundred miles (one of them had 2000, forgot which one). Times will be better with a broken in car.
3. They've been testing them in the dead of summer. Some cooler, less humid weather conditions will drop the times a bit.
1. Obviously the MT is lighter and has less drivetrain loss.
2. The testers they've been using have less than a couple hundred miles (one of them had 2000, forgot which one). Times will be better with a broken in car.
3. They've been testing them in the dead of summer. Some cooler, less humid weather conditions will drop the times a bit.
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Originally Posted by av6ent
WOW, 13.9 @ 102mph with 5AT
. That's awesome ![Thumbs Up](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
Mid-13s with 6MT should be attainable.
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Mid-13s with 6MT should be attainable.
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Originally Posted by phile
Pretty thorough review. I wouldn't have even noticed what they had posted about the grille as a "miss"; don't know why they had a problem with the blue in the gauges, they would've looked rather plain without it.
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I went to g35driver and it seems pretty dead there compared to acurazine, why is that? I did see some pretty pimp G35 coupes and sedans. Plus, they had that link to edmunds.com there. I liked that video!! That exhaust sound from the new G35 sedan is so badass. Now, if only Acura can implement that sound in their cars.
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Originally Posted by 04EuroAccordTsx
I went to g35driver and it seems pretty dead there compared to acurazine, why is that? I did see some pretty pimp G35 coupes and sedans. Plus, they had that link to edmunds.com there. I liked that video!! That exhaust sound from the new G35 sedan is so badass. Now, if only Acura can implement that sound in their cars.
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Originally Posted by 04EuroAccordTsx
Did you notice in the pic on the lower right why is it only a half black mesh grill and on the left it's a full mesh grill?
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Originally Posted by titan
Good question. Could that just a preproduction thing? It'd be weird for it to stay like that for regualr production.
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I'll have to wait to see it in person but hopefully Infiniti has upgraded the interior quality to IS and 3-series levels. If they did, with that exterior =
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Originally Posted by sipark
Doesn't G35 have one of those inteli-cruise thingies? It might be for that.
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Originally Posted by 04EuroAccordTsx
Did you notice in the pic on the lower right why is it only a half black mesh grill and on the left it's a full mesh grill?
Seems to me that's the location for driving lights - if ever implemented.
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Originally Posted by sipark
Doesn't G35 have one of those inteli-cruise thingies? It might be for that.
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Thanks for the answer to the mystery possibly
Btw, is it just me or are the 7th gen Accord headlights and the new G35 headlights from the side look like the same shape?
How come Nissan/Infiniti can make these new headlights look cool and badass, while (IMO) they look butt ugly on the Accord?
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Btw, is it just me or are the 7th gen Accord headlights and the new G35 headlights from the side look like the same shape?
How come Nissan/Infiniti can make these new headlights look cool and badass, while (IMO) they look butt ugly on the Accord?
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Originally Posted by 04EuroAccordTsx
How many Acura owners on here are thinking of trading in their cars for the 07 G35 sedan or 08 coupe?
Must be alot. Its a natural progression for most. Big power, RWD and not much more $$$.
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Coupe is what I'm thinking of trading up for, depending on launch date.
But IS coupe and TSX coupe are supposedly rumored ... and now TL Type-S confirmed... a lot of choices.
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Originally Posted by 04EuroAccordTsx
How many Acura owners on here are thinking of trading in their cars for the 07 G35 sedan or 08 coupe?
The G35, 335i, Boxster, and IS350 are the final cut for now. (**Disclaimer**...This list changes daily)
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Originally Posted by MSZ
Where the hell are the Nissan guys? ![Tomato](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/tomato.gif)
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Originally Posted by 04EuroAccordTsx
How come Nissan/Infiniti can make these new headlights look cool and badass, while (IMO) they look butt ugly on the Accord?
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Originally Posted by cob3683
The G35, 335i, Boxster, and IS350 are the final cut for now. (**Disclaimer**...This list changes daily)
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#1271
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Originally Posted by F23A4
In my case, away for the H O L I D A Y weekend. (I do have a life.
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#1272
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Edmunds said, "he 2007 Infiniti G35 sedan is a product of Nissan's Southern California workforce. In fact, it's the last Infiniti product to be executed in its entirety by those sun-loving surf bums, and it's a good one." Then it went on to say, "Designed and still built in Japan, the 2007 G35 is essentially the same size as last year's model." southern cal = japan? Not sure what the writer is thinking there.
The vehicle looks very good; maybe a bit too close to the previous generation.
The vehicle looks very good; maybe a bit too close to the previous generation.
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Edmunds staff are always incorrect, they said that the Acura TSX was based off the Civic platform and not the Accord platform, those idiots.
2007 G35 sedan and 2008 G35 coupe, designed in So CA and built in Japan.
Did Ajay Panchal also help design the original G35 sedan and coupe? Possibly the 2nd gen G35's too? Just curious because he was the lead designer of the 350z.
2007 G35 sedan and 2008 G35 coupe, designed in So CA and built in Japan.
Did Ajay Panchal also help design the original G35 sedan and coupe? Possibly the 2nd gen G35's too? Just curious because he was the lead designer of the 350z.
#1274
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Originally Posted by 04EuroAccordTsx
How many Acura owners on here are thinking of trading in their cars for the 07 G35 sedan or 08 coupe?
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in a few years though...
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Originally Posted by dom
Must be alot. Its a natural progression for most. Big power, RWD and not much more $$$.