When you're trying to beat a CL-S, you gots to "drove it like you stole it". Seriously, I've heard of 4th gen 5-spd Maxima's beating these cars from stop to 100mph or so..after that, the VTEC pulls away.
The G35 should beat any auto cl-s, no questions asked.

 

Wolfster,

You have to wind it up, You havent even begun to enjoy that nice engine.

Vrooom!

Be prepared to pay at the pump though.

The Red Aero (sedan)

 

I practiced a lot by reving up to a high rpm and it sure does feels the difference at the higher rpm. I never felt like it before and it feels a rocket!! I used to own '98 Honda Prelude and it wasn't like that b4. Now I'm becoming addicting to speed and yet I must control my speed limit otherwise speed kills!

Peace.
Wolf

<font color=blue>Original G35 Coupe 6MT, Black on Black</font color=blue>
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So just for shts and giggles, I did some very unscientific runs to see if there was a difference ac on and off, top gear, 80-100 km/h (as I alluded to ref making passes). Bear in mind that I'm driving an AT, which in top gear at those speeds would actually have mechanical advantage over a six speed, but heck, it's a start.
So here's what I got:
ten tries each of ac on and off, roll-on 80-100 km/h (regulated using rpm to ensure better accuracy), top gear, pedal matted, stopwatch good to 100th of a second:
ac on: best 5.13, worst 5.38, average 5.25
ac off: best 4.84, worst 5.10, average 5.01
Short unscientific answer: More than point two of a second caused by use of the ac. At 100 km/h, that's more than a car length and a half.
You decide, ac on or off.

DB