I'm a car guy, Rookie. Of course I understand. While luxury features might be more important to me than they are you at the moment, I've been the pure performance route just like most car guys at some point in their life. Don't waste any time going for the 3" turbo-back exhaust and boost controller. Not sure what the newly designed turbo maxes at, but I know there are some good options these days... ...much better then when the 18G was the hot new upgrade years ago.

 

Yeah, you're right it was featured in the Return of the Rotary edition-watched it again last night. The drivers kept referring to the weight factor of the G....it would be nice to see them feature a scaled down G and run it against some of the 300HP class cars.
Comparatively speaking the G cornered very well in that race.

I have a lightly modded 3rd gen that likely comes in under 300 HP and it still has incredible performance ability compared to the G. Significant driving feel....when my G gets here it would be nice to shave 500 lbs off it right off the bat!!

 

What I meant was quality. The infiniti is way nicer than a mitsubishi. I had a GS-T for 2 years and it spent more time in the shop then it did on the road. it just doesnt make sense to me comparing a mitsubishi with an infiniti - didnt mean to sound like im on a high horse :P just saying the infiniti is a much better built car in both interior and exterior. Have you ever felt the difference sitting in a evo vs a g35? or compared the ride. On another note my friend has a Supra TT and the suspension feels ridiculously soft on the ride and shifting hard through the gears , aside from the fact that he cant drive and I use to smoke him in my S2K till after 3rd gear lol

 

[QUOTE=Rookie84]Supra handles similar to stock G... it doesn't handle like **** at all. And stock Supra puts down 290rwhp compared to 240rwhp G puts down



How is it the Supra Achieves that much better of a fwhp % to rwhp then the G? turbo?

 

I ran a modified (325-350HP) '97 GSX for about 5 years without issue... ...and without an FMIC. But a manufacturer skirting bankruptcy for so many consecutive years is bound to cut some unseen corners. This is where my concerns for long-term longevity came from.

Indeed, I test drove the **** out of a new EVO before deciding on the G coupe. No doubt that the Inifiniti looks nicer on the inside and out, but with all of the rattle and finish complaints about the G's interior, the level of quality could be legitimately questioned and the Nissan origins are never far from the mind. My 1032 mile '05 6MT has more rattles than my GSX ever did, and the GSX had a sunroof. But I agree, hands down, the G looks better and has a lot more luxury features.

Sorry to take issue with this, but bashing the EVO is such a common thing around here, with the worst complaints being about the lack of luxury, the ride comfort or the love-it/hate-it styling. While those are valid points and areas that the G has covered better than the EVO, it always comes across like people justifying why they chose the slower car or trying to make themselves feel better about their choice by bashing the competition.

Believe me, I understand the rationale for choosing the G coupe, but I can still appreciate the EVO for what it is. It's not meant to have any of the **** that people complain about it lacking! It's raw to maximize performance and the driving experience, where the G sacrifices performance for refinement and a less sensitive driving experience. I really appreciate such visceral rides as the EVO... ...I've just aged beyond them at this point in my life... ...at least for a daily driver. The thread author hasn't, which I can also appreciate.

But take this FWIW. Afterall, I'm the guy who would have been just fine if the G had sacrificed a bit of luxury/weight for some added performance and I could have cared less if it had been badged a Nissan. I also opted for the lightest, least-optioned 6MT available (no sunroof, no Nav, no Prem.), so you can see that my taste are still skewed a bit in the direction of performance anyway.

Sorry for the rant and sorry for the thread-jacking.

 

[QUOTE=fx45copper]Supra was just underrated from the factory. You should know that the "claimed numbers" manufacturers advertise their cars with are NOT the actual numbers that the engines produce. Supra should have been rated to about 340hp. I've even seen some stock freaks put down more than 300rwhp...

GT-Ron, no need to be sorry. You have an excellent point of view which I totally agree with