May have changed my mind!!!
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10-28-2005, 12:33 PM
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10-28-2005, 05:01 PM
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I won't even consider the IS350 without a 6 speed manual and I keep hearing that the stability controls are too intrusive and the ride is too soft. Not really what I'm looking for at this time of my life. I'll wait til I'm 50. Lexus has sold thousands of ES330s, so the whole sofa on wheels thing is pretty popular I guess. The performance coupe will always be a niche market.
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10-28-2005, 05:57 PM
Originally Posted by my_Gthang
man that coupe is nice....
click on link...http://www.cwwcardesign.com/cars/lexus_sr_350.html
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10-28-2005, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by dirrtybear
A base IS350 is $36030 (It's really $38540 because they requre you to get one of the packages. The cheapest package is $2510.).
A base G35 is $31950.
That's a difference of $4080, or realistically, $6590 (the difference between the cheapest G35 and the cheapest IS350)
A loaded IS350 with the Luxury package runs $43,589.
A loaded G35 (Premium, Sport Pkg, Nav, splash, TM) runs $38,050.
That's a $5539 difference.
A base G35 is $31950.
That's a difference of $4080, or realistically, $6590 (the difference between the cheapest G35 and the cheapest IS350)
A loaded IS350 with the Luxury package runs $43,589.
A loaded G35 (Premium, Sport Pkg, Nav, splash, TM) runs $38,050.
That's a $5539 difference.
The couple kinda looks like a celica on roids heh?!
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checked out the IS350 today. not all that impressed. the 18 inch wheels look cheap, like white plastic. hate the design of them too. and while the interior has better quality material (leather was plush), the design of the dash components is bubbly and ugly. i much prefer the 05-06 G35 interior design, which is spare and modern.
#39
10-28-2005, 11:00 PM
Originally Posted by htownboy
I wonder if the IS350 will convince Infiniti to significantly boost the performance and further upgrade the interior etc. of the G sedan & coupe???
maybe in 07, theyll introduce the g45?? if not theyll definitely give the current v6 a boost in power though, and get it a little over 300.
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10-28-2005, 11:09 PM
Originally Posted by thejared
im counting on them bumping up the HP since the G's will also have to compete with the new 330ci beamers coming out which will be running faster than current G35's.
maybe in 07, theyll introduce the g45?? if not theyll definitely give the current v6 a boost in power though, and get it a little over 300.
maybe in 07, theyll introduce the g45?? if not theyll definitely give the current v6 a boost in power though, and get it a little over 300.
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10-28-2005, 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by thejared
im counting on them bumping up the HP since the G's will also have to compete with the new 330ci beamers coming out which will be running faster than current G35's.
maybe in 07, theyll introduce the g45?? if not theyll definitely give the current v6 a boost in power though, and get it a little over 300.
maybe in 07, theyll introduce the g45?? if not theyll definitely give the current v6 a boost in power though, and get it a little over 300.
If the E90 sedan's performance numbers is any indication of what the Coupe will do, then it will not be faster than the current G35 and they'll further behind the power curve when the next G comes out. There are several mag tests that have confirmed this already. I used to own a E46 Coupe and it's nothing but a two-door version of the sedan, nothing extra in the performance department.
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