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Infiniti G35 Sedan

The 2005 G35 sedan continues with a number of significant enhancements for the new model year, including a restyled exterior, upgraded interior and additional horsepower.

The exterior features include a new hood and trunk, new front and rear bumpers, body-colored side sills, revised headlight lens and new dual circle taillights. The changes to the interior include a new, even higher quality look and feel with the use of real aluminum trim and new available Rosewood trim, along with a redesigned instrument panel and console area.

The G35 sedan’s standard 3.5-liter V6 engine now offers 280 hp and 270 ft-lb of torque, increases of 20 hp and 10 lb-ft of torque for automatic transmission equipped models. The G35 6MT model with close-ratio 6-speed manual transmission receives 38 additional horsepower to 298 hp.

Other changes include the addition of larger brake rotors and a revised Sport-Tuned Suspension Package (which now includes 18-inch wheels and tires and Viscous Limited-Slip Differential) and the addition of mp3 playback capability to the already standard 6-disc CD changer, manual tilt/telescoping steering wheel (with available power function) and available Infiniti Intelligent Key system.

Enhancements to the 2005 G35 Sedan include:

· Revised exterior, designed to convey sporty character and match vehicle’s dynamic performance
· New hood, trunk, front and rear bumpers, side sills
· Revised headlight lens and new dual circle taillights
· New exterior colors – Lakeshore Slate and Serengeti Sand
· Additional 20 horsepower (5AT), additional 38 horsepower (6MT)
· 18-inch wheels and Viscous Limited-Slip Differential on Sport-Tuned Suspension Package
· Larger diameter front and rear stabilizer bars
· Available Intelligent Key system
· New, high quality interior look and feel with refined materials and textures, including real aluminum and available straight-grained Rosewood trim
· Redesigned instrument panel and console


Infiniti G35 Coupe

Infiniti G35 coupe expands its performance capabilities for the 2005 model year with the addition of Sport-Tuned Suspension Package featuring 19-inch wheels and tires, drilled aluminum pedals and Viscous Limited-Slip Differential (VLSD). The G35 Coupe 6MT model with 6-speed manual transmission receives 18 additional horsepower, increasing power output to 298.

The 2005 G35 coupe’s interior has also been refined with a new instrument panel and console area and use of new materials and textures, including the addition of real aluminum trim on the center console, door grips and dash, and mp3 playback capability added to the standard 6-disc CD changer. Ultra-soft leather-appointed seats are now standard on all models. Other changes for 2005 include the addition of three new exterior colors and two new interior colors.

Enhancements to the 2005 G35 Coupe include:

· Additional 18 horsepower (298 hp) for G35 Coupe 6MT model
· Standard Viscous Limited-Slip Differential (VLSD) on Sport-Tuned Suspension Package and G35 Coupe 6MT models
· Available 19-inch polished aluminum-alloy wheels and 19-inch performance tires
· Redesigned instrument panel and console with use of real aluminum trim
· Two new available interior colors: Wheat (beige) and Stone (gray)
· Available drilled, aluminum pedals
· Power recline added to front seats
· Three new available exterior colors: Serengeti Sand, Lakeshore Slate and Athens Blue

fastg11

It looks like I'll be getting a new coupe in June. :blaze: It sucks though that brembos probably will be discontinued on the 6MT coupe. :ghey: I guess I'll have to go with 13" AP racing front big brakes in red. All I have to do is add a K&N air filter and I'm at 300hp.

Tsex on 19s

how much do u think the old g35 coups cost.. like the 2003 ones

fastg11

Well, I have a 2003 with just over 20k miles. According to edmunds it's woth 26.5k trade-in and 30.5k dealer retail. So I would say close to 30k pretax is what you'd pay.

biker

The thing to get is the 6MT sedan - with the weight advantage and the same HP as the coupe it should be the fastest of the G35 variants.

dom

The TL is in for a tough fight to be sure. Especially if the interior on these cars is significantly improved.

dabuda

Is it too much to ask to add 2 more hp to the coupe to make it 300hp?

sipark

That's for 2006 enhancements.

dom

Getting lost in all of this (well biker mentioned it) is the fact that 6MT sedan will also have 298 HP WOW !!

Biker you sure the Sedan weighs less than the coupe?

Lung Fu Mo Shi

The coupe has 18 (5%) more horsepower and weighs 37 pounds more (1%) (assuming 2005 weights are the same as 2004).

dom

The 05 6MT sedan also has 298HP. The 5AT sedan goes to 280.

Doesn't say how much extra HP the AT Coupe gets

Lung Fu Mo Shi

Oops...I can't read.

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

Damn...Nissan's just going crazy with this horsepower. I can already see the numb-nut kids who's parents will buy them one of these and they wrap it around a tree in a few weeks because they don't know how to handle that much power.

Lung Fu Mo Shi

Nah...it'll be the new 2005 Mustang for that. 300hp, 300tq, live solid rear, and at a base of $19,999.

Tsex on 19s

DAMN...atleast our slow cars look better at the light

phile

I'm telling you, Nissan is shooting itself in the foot. When the G35 gets redesigned, it's going to be at least expecting 300hp, if not more. And it'll have to upgrade its interior...that's one area where it's obvious that Nissan was cost cutting to keep the G's price so relatively low. It'll have to raise the price if that happens, or continue with cost cutting and face the same criticisms.

fastg11

AT coupe stays at 280hp. I'm looking forward to the redesigned interior. As to those who don't like the interior, my previous 2 cars were Accords so I didn't have high expectations. The Gcoupe has a much better interior than either of those cars did.

iTimmy

Nissan is always up to the same tricks. Look at the Maxima from 00-05 it seemed almost every year it got a face lift! I hope they don't do the same thing with the G35, IMO when a company does that it cheapens every previous year. I liked the G35 however the interior was the reason I didn't buy it, I am glad they are addressing that issue.

iamhomin

The numbers are quite impressive for the new 05 G35.

biker

I assumed this was real simple:

2005 Sedan (3398lbs, 6MT leather) 298HP, Coupe (3435lbs, 6MT leather) 6MT 298HP
2005 Sedan 280HP, Coupe 280HP

Basically it's a drivers race.

This is one way Acura could maybe get more MTs sold - rate the MT TSX at 215HP and have it cost $1000 less than the AT.

jmf

I was just at the dealer, and there will be no G35 for 2006. Nissan wants to give the Z a chance. They said a new car based on the G35 will come out in 2008 and have a lot healthier pricetag ($50K+). The current G will be a collector's item. Think I'll pick one up.

dom

I'm guessing you mean G Coupe because getting rid of the G Sedan would be financial suicide for Infiniti.

And I seriously doubt they would kill a hot seller like the G coupe.

sipark

He heard that from the dealer? hmm...

If Nissan wants to give Z a chance, I say strip it down and make it a lot cheaper. G35 coupe can stay where it is.

biker

How many lies or useless info must you get from a dealer before realizing they know less that Joe Bloe from the street that reads just one car related forum?
The dealer is all confused. The G35 will be around as is for 2 more model years (05, 06) - and then it will be updated/derived from the already leaked JDM V36 Skyline.
The thing that will come in 2007 (at the $50K+ price) is the Skyline derived GT-R. It's a totally new and seperate car. The only unknown at this point is whether it will be sold as a Nissan or Infiniti.

Belzebutt

I seriously doubt rasing the hp would get more people to pick MT over AT in a TSX. We pick the AT out of necessity, not because we don't want performance. I think the only reason Infinity gives more hp to the MT model is because their AT gearbox can't handle 300 hp.

biker

Ahhh... there's plenty of turboed Skylines and G35s with 450HP still using the stock AT.

khannie112

that sales guy is Actually, 90% of sales people don't have a clue what they are talking about. When I went in to look at the new RX-8, the stupid sales guy told me that it was pushing 250HP. And I said...um...didn't you read the Mazda press release that said they over-rated the HP????

campaachen

Saw the specs on the new G35. Quite impressive thus bringing this car ever closer to the Japanese Skyline. Nevertheless, the price has gone up quite significantly - about $2k. You're gonna pay MSRP for a while too.

I'll stick to my '05 TSX for now.

SaraWI

That new (slightly modified) body style on the sedan is sweet. Hubby wants the coupe--bad!!! Way too rich for my blood right now...$$$$

DEI99662

Not a big fan of it.

biker

The 2K increase is mainly due to the fact that there's no more cloth interior - leather is standard. People are already getting G35s for under sticker and will just go down even more once the supply ramps up. No MTs until next month.

fastg11

Some 05 sedan buyers are getting up to 5500 off MSRP... That's well under sticker. Of course coupe pricing is different...

RMATIC09

I love it, that's my next car in the not so distant future....

justinjsw

G coupe is stunning and sexy
G sedan blah