I like all the changes / updates except perhaps the revised taillights. I concluded what I always seem to conclude after testdriving a 6mt car - it's fun and I dig it but definitely not as my only car. Way too much stop and go where I live. Too much work. Guess I'll be sticking with my 5AT until there's a clutchless manual available in a car like the G35 Coupe or I get to the point where I can afford to upgrade to a new 6MT G and buy a decent beater to drive on the days I don't feel like shifting (just a Civic or something would work to commute). Right now though I'm saving up for other things.

It reminded me quite a bit of the 6MT 350Z I test drove (back in '04 when I was car shopping and ended up with the G) only it felt a little bigger.

Oh and the seat position for the driver definitely seemed lower in the 6MT G than in my '04.5 5AT G. That was odd. I got back in my G and had to doublecheck that my seat was all the way down.

 

I saw my first 2006 coupe today at the San Jose Auto Show. I liked projector headlamps but the rear taillights are gross. Did anyone swap 06 w/ 03/04/05 lights yet?

 

Wow.... the rear taillights aren't bad man. The only draw back that I see when I look at them is the film or whatever it is over them that covers the actual LED itself to give it a blur. It seems as if Infiniti was trying to go with an odd triangle type light look, b/c the reverse light is kinda triangle-ish, and the entire led cluster is somewhat blurred thanks to the cover to make it look a bit like the shape of the reverse light.
I do wish that the LEDs were more clearly visible like the previous models, but I really like the "nipples" that the lights have, reminds me of the look of the older skylines.

 

Hopefully the 07 G has something comparable to audi's dsg. Faster than a manual with even better gas mileage.

 

That would be a dream come true, doc.

As for the taillights, how can any significant reverse lighting come out of those tiny slits on the 06 tails? I definitely like the bigger reverse lights on my '04 better, if nothing else.

 

Yup few ppl did it already, G6MT from NorCal did it and saw it at Santa Cruz meet last Nov. so did Liu621 too I think.

 

That's a great idea. I wonder though, considering the trunk release button built into it if that affects anything.