my 05 G35 review
#46
#47
Good points - and there are suddenly a jillion other cars running low 14s. Anything with a hemi is gonna fly, the new Lexus, Avalon, 3 series & audis, plus SRT-4s and Subies are just as quick or much quicker with mods as well. Not to mention all of the nissan/infiniti cars basically running the same vq3.5 engine. A coworker asked me yesterday if I've raced anybody from a light yet, and I was like "nope, this car won't really blow anything away, so what's the point?"
End of the day, I still love my 05, it's 18" sport wheels, and simple entry level lux interior ... it's a damn lot of car for $30K
End of the day, I still love my 05, it's 18" sport wheels, and simple entry level lux interior ... it's a damn lot of car for $30K
#53
Originally Posted by TBone24
Good points - and there are suddenly a jillion other cars running low 14s. Anything with a hemi is gonna fly, the new Lexus, Avalon, 3 series & audis, plus SRT-4s and Subies are just as quick or much quicker with mods as well. Not to mention all of the nissan/infiniti cars basically running the same vq3.5 engine. A coworker asked me yesterday if I've raced anybody from a light yet, and I was like "nope, this car won't really blow anything away, so what's the point?"
End of the day, I still love my 05, it's 18" sport wheels, and simple entry level lux interior ... it's a damn lot of car for $30K
End of the day, I still love my 05, it's 18" sport wheels, and simple entry level lux interior ... it's a damn lot of car for $30K
Extremely well said.
Albert
#54
Originally Posted by Corgidog
Cars generally get better not worse and 280 hp is faster than 260 hp all other things being equal. (yeah I know they are not as the redlines are different.)
#55
#56
This is my 04 05 comparo
I drive a 04 G35X and I recieved a 05 G35X loaner.
First, the exterior. Needless to say all exterior changes are an improvement over the 04. The car looks alot more sporty and the wheels look great.
Next, the interior. Most notible is the door skins. The handle/ armrest is nicely covered with leather trim and looks alot nicer than the plastic/rubber on the 04 and there's no sharp lines where the mold is broken away.
In my opinion, the center console is better in the 04. The aluminum trim appears to be fake and the surrounding plastic feels very cheap. The 04 isn't much better but I think it's cleanly laid out, has a better feel to the touch, and makes the center console appear wider. Also, the aluminum trim that surrounds the shifter is real in the 04. The seats seem to be about the same and the gauges are definitely nicer. It's also nice the buttons light up on the wheel. Overall, I still think the 05 interior is nicer.
Finally, the perfomance. When I first floored the car I said, HOLLY **** THIS THING IS FAST!! It feels alot faster than my 04. Off the start, the wheels lose traction and pins you in to the seat as the rpm climb. From a full throttle kick down, the trans slams the gears better than I can ever do in a manual myself. When it kicks down to first from a roll, the front tires lose traction as well. The bottom line, it's alot faster. I don't know if it was just me but I think it goes through less gears to get to 60 than my 04 does.
THe only downside I notice is that it's very loud going over bumps and didn't seem as quiet in general. However, the exaust note is very nice
I drive a 04 G35X and I recieved a 05 G35X loaner.
First, the exterior. Needless to say all exterior changes are an improvement over the 04. The car looks alot more sporty and the wheels look great.
Next, the interior. Most notible is the door skins. The handle/ armrest is nicely covered with leather trim and looks alot nicer than the plastic/rubber on the 04 and there's no sharp lines where the mold is broken away.
In my opinion, the center console is better in the 04. The aluminum trim appears to be fake and the surrounding plastic feels very cheap. The 04 isn't much better but I think it's cleanly laid out, has a better feel to the touch, and makes the center console appear wider. Also, the aluminum trim that surrounds the shifter is real in the 04. The seats seem to be about the same and the gauges are definitely nicer. It's also nice the buttons light up on the wheel. Overall, I still think the 05 interior is nicer.
Finally, the perfomance. When I first floored the car I said, HOLLY **** THIS THING IS FAST!! It feels alot faster than my 04. Off the start, the wheels lose traction and pins you in to the seat as the rpm climb. From a full throttle kick down, the trans slams the gears better than I can ever do in a manual myself. When it kicks down to first from a roll, the front tires lose traction as well. The bottom line, it's alot faster. I don't know if it was just me but I think it goes through less gears to get to 60 than my 04 does.
THe only downside I notice is that it's very loud going over bumps and didn't seem as quiet in general. However, the exaust note is very nice
#57
Originally Posted by Mac8008
This is my 04 05 comparo
In my opinion, the center console is better in the 04. The aluminum trim appears to be fake and the surrounding plastic feels very cheap. The 04 isn't much better but I think it's cleanly laid out, has a better feel to the touch, and makes the center console appear wider. Also, the aluminum trim that surrounds the shifter is real in the 04. The seats seem to be about the same and the gauges are definitely nicer. It's also nice the buttons light up on the wheel. Overall, I still think the 05 interior is nicer.
In my opinion, the center console is better in the 04. The aluminum trim appears to be fake and the surrounding plastic feels very cheap. The 04 isn't much better but I think it's cleanly laid out, has a better feel to the touch, and makes the center console appear wider. Also, the aluminum trim that surrounds the shifter is real in the 04. The seats seem to be about the same and the gauges are definitely nicer. It's also nice the buttons light up on the wheel. Overall, I still think the 05 interior is nicer.
#58
Originally Posted by ABQ_G35
Negative on that, the aluminum trim is not fake, door handles are real brushed aluminum as well, unlike the "titanium" or color keyed console in the '04, my '04 had the graphite, and the console was always easily marked, my '05 is much nicer.
Nice Christmas tree Tom .
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