You are not talking sticker on that, if you build G at Infiniti's web site, it can top out at $39,960.00, and that's just the sedan, no X, and they are talking MSRP on that post!

 

I agree with you, btw - just wanted to quote this huge caveat.

 

How so? I don't own a G. Please explain.

 

i tried this a couple of times already..
as soon as i want to do a burn out with the VDC on the car stops and wont spin basically, when i have the VDC off, when you first start trying to burn out the VDC kind of stops the wheels at first but when you keep trying to burn out it stops working and lets you do whatever, so when its off it still offers some protection,

 

i am really interested to see "how small" it will be.
the comparo test from C&D says ithas the least amout of leg room. it will be nice, but yes there wont be too many disounts or dealing to be had anytime soon. Lexus does frown upon "market adjustments" from dealers though--usually it is because they have in the neighborhood of a 13%-17% markup already built in from invoice to MSRP.


i am still having a hard time trying to decide, how much i am willing to spend. the 330i, G35 and the IS350 are my choices, however the IS could be ruled out upon first official drive. i want to see it in person. the 330i has grown on me like the plague...but the price....

i did figuer like a month ago that if i kept the 330i at least 6 years, which i plan on keeping my next car 7 ro so years, the added price would pay itself off in gas savings. and tyhat was based on the pre-Katrina pricing. may be less time now.


the G35 is still a great value, no one will argue that.
anyword on white being offered with graphite interior for 06? god i hope so.

i love too damn many cars!

 

I know man, it's hard. Can you imagine being Jerry Seinfeld or Jay Leno?

 

October-Car and Driver 8-Sedan Comparison:

IS350-2nd Place

0-60 5.1
0-100 12.8
0-120 20.0
1/4 mile 13.7@104mph

05 G35 6MT-3rd Place

0-60 5.9
0-100 15.0
0-120 22.3
1/4 mile 14.6@98mph

06 BMW330i-1st Place

0-60 6.0
0-100 15.8
0-120 24.0
1/4 mile 14.8@97mph

POS BMW could not complete the 70-0 braking test as the abs failed and the test driver almost spun the car at 70mph.

Also, the dash was "ablaze" with warning lights including several air bag and abs malfunctions.

 

Motor Trend got a 14.0@99mph out of the IS350 which seems to be a far more realistic numbers than what C&D got. Unless the IS350 was severely underrated, a 13.7@104mph in a 3570lb car with 306hp/277tq doesn't make much sense. A 13.7@104mph comes close to rivaling what the auto LS1 F-Body (13.4-13.6@104-106) does and that car weighs 3400lbs and has 310whp/310wtq or approximately 360hp/360tq at the flywheel.

 

that bmw got first place by ONE stinking point over the lex, ........let's take that "70-0 braking where the abs Failed and test driver almost spun the car at 70mph" and imagine that on a panic stop on the freeway........yeah, pretty scary......with all those lights going off like that, who knows what else could of have failed, including several AIR BAG lights, pretty big safey issues there if you ask me.........not acceptable for the price they're asking, or anyprice with safety issues like that...........in real life, who knows whos on whos true payroll anymore .....1point, jeeeshhhh


.....for me, i'm waiting for the is350 whenever the manual versions come out, i'd say a year to two..........

your milage may vary.......

 

The funny thing is that the BMW 330i didn’t even win by a point. The 330i actually tied the IS350. C&D made a math mistake and added up the BMW points wrong. The BMW actually tied the Lexus. Just add up the points from the first section in the link below and you will see what I mean. What exactly would a car have to do to beat the 330i? If the Z06 had four doors and it cost $35K would it beat the 330i in a C&D comparison?

https://g35driver.com/forums/other-cars/66462-car-driver-35k-sedan-testing.html

 

good catch, i didn't add the points myself(trusted the C&D folks to that)..........keep in mind that 99.9% of readers wouldn't even both with that....they just read the info and see who's #1,2,3 etc..just like i did.......who knows, maybe this is mistake by design as to not to get feelings hurt? Winning is big business which relates to big sales......way off topic, but remember when the rotory powered Mazda(72B) won the mother of all motor racing 24 of hours of LeMans in 79?(i think)......the rotories were BANNED indefinitly from LeMans the following year!!!
anyway, i don't know how it has to do with this thread, just thought i throw it in here....
now back to your regular scheduled program....

 

LuXXXz:

You must have an auto - I can turn off the VDC on my '04 6MT, rev to about 3500, dump the clutch and apply full throttle, and she lights the tires (two tires-posi!) until I decide to stop (burnout) .

 

Well, given the choice between the IS350 and 330i, I'd pick the IS350 any day of the week and twice on Sunday. The IS350 has no manual transmission? No problem, it's a granny hot rod Lexus anyways. Besides, Lexus is developing a new manual tranny for the 350 as we speak. From what I can tell, the IS350 has one hella of an engine that may be underrated.

 

Yes, I can, and do imagine I was Leno or someone like him (Big $ and loves the cars), quite often. There, now you've done it - gotta go take another cold shower !!

 

Yeah, I really feel bad for the Seinfeld's and Leno's. I bet they are getting carpal tunnel syndrome from writing all those checks for cars. Poor guys.