where did the G35 engine originate from? how bout the tranny? and chassie? did a search.. didnt come up with anything usefull

lol did i spell everything right? it doesnt look like it but o well =P

 

I believe the engine was to be the workhorse of the Nissan stable being available in almost all its offerings from the Murano to the Z to the G and M...With the highly ubiquitous and ever malleable engine, Nissan wanted to show how flexible and adaptive its engine technology can be.

The chassis was Nissan's new Front-Midship design which puts the engine block behind the front axle thus creating a better balance from front to rear. It is present in the Z which was the first application of the new platform and continues with the new M.

 

Engine - VQ Consistently in Ward's Top 10
http://wardsauto.com/ar/auto_nissan_dohc_2/index.htm
"It’s 11 consecutive years of Ward’s 10 Best Engines awards for Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and its 3.5L “VQ” DOHC V-6. No other engine has as many wins, and no other engine has won a 10 Best Engines award every year since the competition’s inception in 1995."

 

mizzoutiger - - thanks for the article.

I love that torque curve, flat at the peak and almost max'ed starting at <3000RPM.

 

I believe the Infiniti G-series has been around since '91.. the last year of the SR20DE was 2002.. then the G20 became the G35 and the VQ took over, so the VQ-powered I35 became totally obsolete.

 

IIRC, the VQ series of came about in the mid 90s with the introduction of this engine in the Maxima hence the 10 years in a row, Ward's ten best.

 

Yeah, the VQ30DE was first used in 4th generation Maximas in 1995. The first VQ35DE was introduced in the Pathfinder in 2001.. then in 2002 the Maxima, V6 Altima and I35 got it too.

Here's a good article on the FM platform..

http://www.nissannews.com/infiniti/2...platform.shtml