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Sedans Infiniti G35 2007+ Infiniti G35
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Replying to: gurug (Oct 25, 2006 9:06 pm) After seeing the car up close, I agree with what some others have posted. The interior is nice, I actually like the washi aluminum. Better leather, nav is pretty awesome and quick(I was calculating different routes in the showroom), composite video in the center console(salesman confirmed it's not for music at all but wouldn't confirm if you could plug dvd player or whatever in there), seats have side lumbar adjustability, and rear seatroom seamed pretty good (I hated the rear seats on the '06 because they felt hollow due to the reclining feature). On the downside, the interior still not as nice as BMW or Lexus, but the difference is a lot less now. Center console can fit a radar detector and sunglasses, and that's about it...still better than the IS 350 though. The driver seat feels a little tight on the side legs and isn't adjustable(I'm not a very big guy 5'8 170lbs). The last two complaints really piss me off because they would be so easy to fix. The front grill is made of plastic. Why?  I own an I30 and have owned a Q45 and G20...all with metal grills, why move to plastic now? It looks cheap and will get rock chips like no tomorrow I'm sure. And, if they use plastic for the grill, an obvious piece of the car that everybody will see, to save costs, then what else did they cheap out on? This just has me worried about the car 8 years down the road, because that is how long I like to keep my cars. I'm not one of those guys that is going to keep my car in pristine condition or gets the clear bra in the front, but plastic...my girlfriend's civic has a plastic grill. Give me a break. Lastly, this is my gripe with Infiniti and several other manufacturers. What exactly is supposed to be able to fit through the ski pass through? Yeah, skis, but hasn't anybody heard of snowboards?  This thing will not fit a snowboard to save its life, and there's no reason for it not to. Expand the hole by a few inches and you're good; I do not see any reason why they couldn't do that. Are they trying to get me to buy a ski rack or something? I like to go snowboarding a lot, and this small passthrough could cause me to look elsewhere when it's time to replace my car as skiracks don't really look sexy to me. Other than that, looks like some nice improvements...I think I left some drool in the car when playing with the touchscreen nav. 
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Replying to: gurug (Oct 25, 2006 9:06 pm) All I can say is Thank You Infiniti! |
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If this is true then i am putting money down on the 08 coupes from now.. and getting rid of my 06 coupe to save up for it.
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Replying to: gurug (Oct 26, 2006 12:49 pm) My criticism of the car is little to none. I don't like the chrome wing/thing on the rear, I didn't realize that had the trunk buttons on it. Also, don't care for the paddle shifters - they just look big and akward, although they felt like they'd be functional enough. But that's pretty much it. On the plus side, I really like the Nav and touch screen controls. The lines of the car are so much better than the '06 it's not even worth doing a point by point on that. Finally, the interior quality is now up to par with the price point. Not quite the fit and finish of a Lexus, but also not quite the price of a Lexus. I will post again, after they call me for a test drive. |
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Ok, I'm drooling on the new G35. I am of the opinion that the 3-series and Lexus IS area overpriced. Reason is: I drove a 2004 G35 and it reminded me of my old 3rd gen RX7. I know... not quite - by far - but it was much more sports car than I expected. Can't say the same about the 3-series unless we're talking M3, which is in another league altogether. Since I'm a responsible adult now... I can't wait for the 2007 G35. Was going to get an STi or an Evo... but I don't think I can afford a new pair of kidneys as well. |
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Replying to: gurug (Oct 26, 2006 12:49 pm) At $30K a no options G35 6MT is a good deal. |
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Replying to: castelino (Oct 26, 2006 12:37 pm)
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Replying to: vl10021 (Oct 26, 2006 6:54 pm) |
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ok today i went to the launch part and had a chance to play around with the nav in more detail: audio: ------ You can toggle through the sources to access the changer(in the trunk), the cf card, the music box hdd or the in dash cd. when you are playing a cd, you can press the Record button to rip it onto the hdd. when i did that, it started playing the first track and writing it to the hdd. i did not figure out yet how to rip specific tracks and how to rip at a faster rate without playing the track at the same time. there was also xm in the car. you press the xm/fm switch to toggle between the radio sources. you rotate the infiniti controller to toggle between presets. to seek through stations you press the radio buttons on the lower part of the console. the screen can display the apropriate the info about as well such as rds for regular radio. you can press the audio button on the side of the controller to cadjust the sound settings which are typical bass, treble, balance and fade. did not have chance to turn volume really up to comment much on sound quality navigation: ----------- the voice entry for destination worked fairly well. and i wont go through the typical nav options. once a route is set (through the usual poi, dest, interesection and so on ) you have several intersting options. you can choose the preview option which goes over the directions with you before you begin your journey. there is also a simulate mode which , yep, simulates the journey for your. when using the poi to find the destination, like the lexus you have the option to call the place as well which is very useful. to zoom into the map you can rotate the controlloer and the maps are very crisp and clear. auxilary: --------- yep its confirmed. the aux supports video. you can press the aux button to toggel to the aux screen. you have the option to set the video feed to cinema, wide and regular modes. the video wont play when the car is in motion but i am sure there is a hack for that as on the M. settings: --------- pressing the settings button takes you to the settings screen. there you can view several important things. the display does a nice job of displaying the average mpg and how many miles left on the current amount of gas. you have hundreds of settings that you can play around with for example how long the lamps stay on, selective door openining, disabling the intelligent key, and many many more. basically you can really customize the car the way you want. the centeral instrument panel screen: --------------------------------------- here you can enter settings for tire pressure alerts and mantainance alerts. seemed interesting but i was too occupied with the main screen to pay too much attention. misc notes: ----------- *the trunk opener is on the ugly silver lip spoiler * there is new lil slot with blinky lights where you can store the intelligent key (its optional to put it there) * the trunk cd change is place on the top front of the trunk. i think its a convenient location but kinda makes the entry space of the trunk a lil smaller on the left side. * the car is supposed to be quiter than the old one. * amazingly, the leaked pricing was correct. will add more if i think of nehting i have forgotten
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Replying to: vl10021 (Oct 26, 2006 6:54 pm)
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