Please pay attention.

Infinti is finally adopting the new SAE horse power rating guidlines which provide a more accurate representation of horsepower.

If you had noticed, last year Acura adopted the standard (TL went from 270 to 258, RL from 300 to 290). Most companies have adopted the new standards (except the German brands I think).

Again, the engine is the same, just now a more accurate number is provided. I'm very glad to see the coupe at 275. I was wondering how much of a difference we would see and 5 hp is almost nothing.

 

I am thinking the same way you are on this. I think that the '07 sedan will have this new engine that they are talking about, but that the '08 coupe will have the new VQ-HR engine that is going into the '07 Z and that will produce more than the 306 hp in the sedan. That would explain why they did not bother to but the '07 sedan engine into the '07 coupe, because the '08coupe will be getting the upgraded Z engine. Wonder how much more hp it will make?

 

oh yes, so outdated....they'll give you an extra 15hp and through another 300pds with it probably


03 > *

 

'07 isn't slower. It's the same engine. They just have stricter SAE dyno standards now so that ratings are more accurate. I wonder why they didn't put the '07 sedan engine into the coupes so they both could have 306hp.

I know the '07 sedan engine must be different, since it has a redline of almost 8k.

 

Great discussion.
Like many things, test specs only tell part of the story.
My buddy at work drives a yellow Lotus. It doesn't have a lot of HP, but it's
plenty fast. Discuss all you want, but I'm waiting to see what C&D or R&T say when the drive the production vehicle.

I've driven the current G35 (coupe and sedan) a fair amount and they're wonderful. I've drive a proto of the new 2007 G35, and it was a blast. Professional courtesy prevents me from give you guys any specifics, but I'm going to say that the engine is great. It's not a BMW M-engine with individual throttle butterflys, but it's still a really really great mill.

I personally like the interior a lot more than the current generation. The quality, as I perceived it, is way way up. I drive a $60k sport wagon, and the new G35 had no trouble holding its own to my current ride.

Let me close by saying the guy who planned the G35 is a stand up guy all around. In my opinion he knows what we all want, and has the driving expertise to maximize the chances that the '07 will be a winner in every category.

John Feng

 

you don't need any hp when you ojnly weigh 1500pds, lol.

 

According to this which is on the same website, they did. Look at hp. Look at the "*". Scroll down. It says which SAE standard they used, and it is the new one.