Enter the rumormill: 500HP Infiniti G37 twin-turbo on tap for 2010

[dascrow]

May we first present to you a grain of salt, which you should take with what we're about to say. A comment left on an earlier post today confirming the G37 Coupe's new name led us to the Freshalloy forums where a member had recently posted some tantalizing information.

The Freshalloy forum member relays information he obtained from the owner of his local Nissan/Infiniti dealership that includes not only confirmation of the new G37 name four days before today's official announcement, but also speculation that the larger engine will produce 325 horsepower "out of the box". On a follow up visit, the forum member learned that a possible 330-hp variant of the G37 is also currently being tested at sea level. Finally, the owner said that the new G37 will be in dealerships this summer around July or August.

The real nugget of speculation that interests us, however, is the possibility that Infiniti will produce an all-wheel drive, twin-turbocharged version of the G37 in 2010 that will produce 500 horsepower. Such a car sounds a lot like the Nissan GT-R, the first production Skyline ever to be sold in the U.S. Even though this news come from a forum post written by a guy who talked to some dealer, and its validity can in no way be confirmed at this time, we have to admit that it makes sense to us.

We're well aware that Infiniti dealers were not happy when one Carlos Ghosn announced the GT-R would be badged a Nissan, so an ultra high-performance version of the G37 is one relatively easy way to appease those dealers. We also presume that the G37 Coupe and GT-R will share a good deal of hardware, which makes us wonder if the GT-R's powerplant will turn out to be a twin-turbo version of the G37's 3.7L VQ V6, rather than the 3.5L version. That would certainly explain the blistering lap times a prototype was turning at Laguna Seca last month.

Oh yeah, the dealer is expecting a G37 convertible in 2009. You may now exit the rumormill.

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[mangasm]

Great news... but does this mean the AWD version would be automatic/paddle shifters? Put in a 6-speed!

[GZire]

I hate this. Every friken couple of months some numb-nuts says a dealer told me something. Damnit.........Nissan needs to pony up and just release information.

BTW I think he's talking GT-R. I cannot see a G released that would undermine the GT-R sales.

[Zoomzoomers]

^^^ Completely agree with GZ. That would be paramount to Nissan shooting themselves in the foot.

[Infiniti514]

Originally Posted by GZire

I hate this. Every friken couple of months some numb-nuts says a dealer told me something. Damnit.........Nissan needs to pony up and just release information.

BTW I think he's talking GT-R. I cannot see a G released that would undermine the GT-R sales.

Definitely would have to be the GT-R....if there is any tiny bit of truth to it. But this is all hearsay, so I don't believe any of it.

[Neftali]

They should have three... a Nissan GT-R & an Infiniti GT-R, then a limited edition amalgamation called the Neftali GT-R!!

[EverythingG35]

I've also heard the 330hp 3.7L G37 coupe rumors for quite some time now, through the higher ups at Infiniti. That is most likely true.

500hp Infiniti... that's the first I've heard of anything other than the GT-R at those power levels.

G37 Coupe is due to arrive at dealers in August with the Convertible showing up around 6-8 months later (approx this time next year).

[GZire]

Originally Posted by EverythingG35

.........G37 Coupe is due to arrive at dealers in August with the Convertible showing up around 6-8 months later (approx this time next year).

Convertible?!?!?! NNNNNOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DoggyDoor]

Originally Posted by Zoomzoomers

^^^ Completely agree with GZ. That would be paramount to Nissan shooting themselves in the foot.

All the Infiniti dealers would be pissed that they do not have a high end sports car that they can sell like Nissan, that is why a high end G might be in the works.

[henytran]

500 HP G37 due out in 2010? Still won't be done with my G35 payments!

It makes sense that Infiniti wants a 500 hp car but I agree, it would be a competitor to the GT-R. What Infiniti should look into is a faster SUV to compete with Porsche's Cayenne and Mercedes' ML63 AMG. Maybe bump up the numbers in the FX?

[forumNooB]

Originally Posted by Neftali

They should have three... a Nissan GT-R & an Infiniti GT-R, then a limited edition amalgamation called the Neftali GT-R!!

that's a good way to kill sales

[Infiniti514]

neft just wants a GT-R named after him

[IcedG35]

why do we even have this dumb topic? seriosuly, making such a big deal about information a dealership had is rediculous. my dealership said the G35's would cost about 7k more than the previous generation and that you would be able to get AWD on the coupe when it comes out with the M45 engine...yeah right.

the only legit part about any of that is that infiniti will probably come out with a flagship coupe that would go against something like the bmw 6 series, but it has a lot of reputation building to do before that happens

[Neftali]

Originally Posted by forumNooB

that's a good way to kill sales

Is it easy for you to hate like this??

Originally Posted by Infiniti514

neft just wants a GT-R named after him

... wouldn't you??

[msb3079]

all i will say to the naysayers is... Corvette and Cadiallac Corvette (whatever that thing is called) haha. anything is possible.