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Replying to: ksoman (May 25, 2005 10:31 am) |
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Replying to: jjacura (May 25, 2005 7:01 am) |
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The M45 has yet to lose a comparison test. http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=31&article_id=2221&page_number=1 http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=15&article_id=9391 http://motortrend.com/roadtests/luxury/112_0505_risingsun/index.html |
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Replying to: suvguy2005 (May 25, 2005 1:15 pm)
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Replying to: msu79gt82 (May 25, 2005 1:27 pm) http://motortrend.com/roadtests/sedan/112_0503_6degrees/
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Replying to: cstiles (May 25, 2005 1:44 pm) http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/sedans/0505_sport_sedans_comparo/ |
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Replying to: suvguy2005 (May 25, 2005 1:15 pm)
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Replying to: maxhonda99 (May 25, 2005 3:45 pm) The major auto rags also have an admitted bias toward speed and performance(with the possible exception of Automobile Magazine, which follows its own drummer and the musings of David E. Davis). Keeping that bias in mind, it's not surprising that the Infiniti scores so highly, thanks to horsepower, powertrain, handling dynamics, and braking performance. And relatively speaking, the M presents a good value proposition compared to its competitors. And it's also a new flavor that dares to zig where others zag. The new kid in the sandbox who shows up with the cool new toys will get his due. |
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Good point: the car mags are biased toward speed and performance, and their ratings reflect primarily that. That's probably why the GS300 has been pretty much neglected. Not blazing speed. Buyers, however, may value other things such as ride, comfort, quiet, luxury, reliability, etc. So the car mags ratings must be taken with a couple of grains of you know what. CR, for my money, has the best balanced ratings, though in contrast to the car mags, speed and performance are definitely not their prime rating criteria. Handling, however, they do test and value.
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I think Road and Track's "Rocking the establishment" review was the most interesting of the recent comparison tests. Price really wasnt a factor in this one, they took Infiniti's best, and BMW's best (short of the M5 of course), and came up with a winner...and it was the M45. For the record, it has lost though, Edmunds stupidly picked the GS430 as "Japan's best sports sedan", immediately after calling it the least sporty of Japan's three entries. Automobile's choice was the A6. The fact that the M45 has won such an overwhelming number of comparisons and has gotten such praise across the board is amazing though. Its not "Japan's best car". Its the best car in the segment. Period.
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