It depends on what you're looking to get out of the car. It's true that the 03-04 are a bit more suited to track use than the 05+, but sitting in an 05+ you can actually justify the car's price point. Have a sit and drive in both, and you'll see. The interior on the older ones is pretty miserable with cheap looking plastics everywhere, and the "titanium" paint on them rubs off and looks nasty. I wanted brembo brakes pretty badly, but there was no way I would live with that interior.
You have to try it yourself though, 03-04 owners will tell you it's nothing major, and 05+ owners will tell you it's night and day.

 

ah beautiful! this makes a lot of sense. wow nissan just keeps tweaking and tweaking their cars like crazy. That is good. a huge gripe amongst s2k owners is the relatively unchanged s2k as all competitors pass honda by. It seems as tho they are just standing still.

OK but aside from the engine in the G37, is the frame more rigid? better suspension? better breaks? Or is that all pretty much the same and just like stickier newer tires or something?

On a different note I was watching a simple best motoring video on youtube, where an older I believe G35 coupe was only a couple tenths of a second behind the s2k. I wonder if the JDM G35 "350 GT" is much different than our infiniti.... interesting...

 

1. G37 is the heaviest G close to 3700 lb
2. Don't ever believe to Best Motoring vids.

I agree with IVRY PRL 05+ interior is much better than the previous ones.

 

lol I know the best motoring vids arnt a be all end all, but it could be a rough estimate...right? they were comparing like an 00-03 s2k with an 03 g35c and everyone complains that best motoring gives the edge to hondas.... i dunno.

the early model s2ks are known to be slightly slower than the newer ones despite "being softer"... hmm do you know of any other track tests that are somewhat like that, just for a broad comparison?

I just found this as good news as i thought the G35 would possibly be many, many seconds behind the s2k... but it was even in front of the RX8, which is definitely livable.

 

The Nismo Z is to a regular Z, how a CR is to a regular S2k.

The G35 has less torsional rigidity due to less bracing than a Z. The Z is better at cornering (and less forgiving) due to a shorter wheelbase and stiffer suspension. The G has better high speed stability due to the longer wheelbase, and has a much more compliant suspension.

My insurance breaks down to about 650/yr coverage for a 08 CR, and about 600/yr for a 05 G Coupe.

They're pretty close in terms of insurance; the S2k is on the expensive side to insure because any claims made are usually big.

Send me a PM or call for more details.

05+ interiro is FAR better.

Best motoring is staged Do you REALLY think a S2k Type-S is the same as a regular S2k?

 

er...wait let me get this straight....

so infiniti downgraded their brakes the same year they upgraded their engine...?

is that right? I hear all this talk about the G35's great stopping distance and low break fade...does this apply to the brembos only?

 

edited: triple post...

 

edited: the other triple post...

 

oh well.. man... thats bad news. haha.

I missed the s2k type-s and regualr S comparison lol

so realistically how close on that track do you think an early g35 and s2k would be? do you think it would be tenths of seconds...or...like 10 seconds?

edit: oops sorry guys, figured you would want to read that three times.

you cant delete posts on here or am i missing something lol

 

^join us to willow springs track day at the end of june to see it first hand.

https://g35driver.com/forums/socal-meetings-events/216000-willow-springs-track-day-july-9th-newbies-welcome.html

 

hmmm looks interesting... I see mike is bringing out his s2k instead of the G?

 

He's modded and I'm stock.

I'd expect him to be faster
My G is in the body shop... it will most likely be totalled. I'm debating between a G sedan and a G coupe lease; I'm still undecided.

I doubt the new car will be fully broken in by the track date.

 

sorry to hear man!

 

The early G coupes and s2k's are roughly driver's races in a straight line, with the edge going to the S (better weight/power ratio).

In a corner, the S will win hands down.

As you probably know, any HR Z will eat a S around most tracks; the power advantage is just simply too great.

Think of the HR vs DE this way. YOu have a AP2. the DE is like shifting at 7500RPM, while the HR is shifting at 8200RPM. That's how different the power is between the two engines. (and thats actually really really close to how the power curves look on a dyno too). Combine that with more agressive gearing on the HR (compensates for higher RPMS), and you get EVEN MORE power.

1st gen G coupes, with equal drivers, should be losing to a S in a straight line.

G sedans, with equal drivers, is a driver's race, with the edge going to the G as speed gets higher.

2nd gen G's.... don't mess with em. AT/MT doesn't matter, the S still loses.

1st gen, i'm assuming the G is a MT. ATs don't stand a chance.


Appologies for bad grammer...

 

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