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and can now make a valid review on it.
Before I got the car ppl here and on other boards aways compare it to BMWs so I was curious. I own one so I can make a fair judgement on it.
Compared to our 528i the interior is no where near that of its german competitor. The interior feel of the infiniti and the materials used are quite cheap I can see the titanium trim in the center getting scratched up very shortly. There are numerous rattles in the car, the seat squeaks and is a bit loose (could be my fat ass giving the seat a work out during my cornering fun [
] ) The positioning of the armrest is just pain stupid, its too low and too far back, and I dont see the point of those cup holders in there either again its too far back.
Branded as a luxury sports coupe is inaccurate, as a sport coupe it does well. I don't know about other Infiniti cars since this is my first but the G35 is not very luxurious. But again as a sports coupe it fits the bill.
The engine: it is very powerful and power delivery is ery linear. However, ppl have been saying that this engine is smooth and won so many awards blah blah blah and this is where I beg to differ in opinion. The engine is not smooth when compared to other 6 cyl engines like in BMWs. Some might say that that is an unfair comparision since inline 6s are always going to be smoother than V6s. But even Hondas V6s are a lot smoother.
In the first 10 days of owning the car, it has gone into the dealership twice (and it still needs to go back) for a leaking passenger side window and a rattling moonroof.
In my good books are the cars looks, power and handling. People complained about the notchiness of the shifter, I personally love it. The short throws and notchiness gives me confident shifts, I KNOW when I am in gear. In this price range the G35C is king of performance, but lacks in the fit and finish area where my old Type R had less rattles and loose interior problems. My only other complaint is that the car could stand to lose a feel pounds. The portly weight of 3420 lbs can be felt, but then again I am coming from a car that weighed only 2540 lbs.
Before people start attacking me for some of the above comments I just want to say that I am a car enthusiast who can be objective and refuse to ignore problems and shortcomings of a car just because I own it. Flame me if you will, but I am just stating my opinion.
With that being said heres a pic of my new baby, isn't she beautiful?
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Before I got the car ppl here and on other boards aways compare it to BMWs so I was curious. I own one so I can make a fair judgement on it.
Compared to our 528i the interior is no where near that of its german competitor. The interior feel of the infiniti and the materials used are quite cheap I can see the titanium trim in the center getting scratched up very shortly. There are numerous rattles in the car, the seat squeaks and is a bit loose (could be my fat ass giving the seat a work out during my cornering fun [
] ) The positioning of the armrest is just pain stupid, its too low and too far back, and I dont see the point of those cup holders in there either again its too far back. Branded as a luxury sports coupe is inaccurate, as a sport coupe it does well. I don't know about other Infiniti cars since this is my first but the G35 is not very luxurious. But again as a sports coupe it fits the bill.
The engine: it is very powerful and power delivery is ery linear. However, ppl have been saying that this engine is smooth and won so many awards blah blah blah and this is where I beg to differ in opinion. The engine is not smooth when compared to other 6 cyl engines like in BMWs. Some might say that that is an unfair comparision since inline 6s are always going to be smoother than V6s. But even Hondas V6s are a lot smoother.
In the first 10 days of owning the car, it has gone into the dealership twice (and it still needs to go back) for a leaking passenger side window and a rattling moonroof.
In my good books are the cars looks, power and handling. People complained about the notchiness of the shifter, I personally love it. The short throws and notchiness gives me confident shifts, I KNOW when I am in gear. In this price range the G35C is king of performance, but lacks in the fit and finish area where my old Type R had less rattles and loose interior problems. My only other complaint is that the car could stand to lose a feel pounds. The portly weight of 3420 lbs can be felt, but then again I am coming from a car that weighed only 2540 lbs.
Before people start attacking me for some of the above comments I just want to say that I am a car enthusiast who can be objective and refuse to ignore problems and shortcomings of a car just because I own it. Flame me if you will, but I am just stating my opinion.
With that being said heres a pic of my new baby, isn't she beautiful?
