...like to see some pics of the full wing, and if it's a lip spoiler that covers the cheesy Bling lip. If past is any indication, you should be able to order the full wing as a dealer-installed option and not just on the sport package.

 

2007 G35 RWD v. IS350 specs:

Front headroom (w/ sunroof): 39.1" v. 37.2"
Rear headroom (w/ sunroof): 37.2" v. 36.7"
Front shoulder room: 55.6" v. 54.4"
Rear shoulder room: 55.2" v. 52.7"
Front leg room: 43.9" v. 43.9"
Rear leg room: 34.7" v. 30.6"
Cargo capacity: 14 cubic feet v. 13 cubic feet
Curb weight: 3498 pounds v. 3527 pounds

 

That is interesting that the 07 G35 is bigger in every category over the IS350 yet still weighs less.

 

...by 29 Lbs - not really a factor give that can be made up simply by person's weight difference or less gas in-the-tank. Besides, it looks like the new G35 may have slightly less torque than the IS so the weight difference is effectively cancelled out. Nevertheless, the G is certainly bigger.

 

You completely missed my point. The new G35 is a more spacious car, yet still weighs less. I couldn't care less which car is faster as I don't plan on racing.

 

You should read my entire statement:

Besides, you must care since you brought it up...

 

Here we go again...

 

Nah, no worries jrock. He is now on my ignore list.

 

I'm touched

 

I can attest to that. When I went to look at the IS, the rear legroom made me feel as if I'm trying to fit myself onto one of those "rear benches" you would find in a convertible.

 

I've never sat in the back seat of an IS350, however I have heard from many people say the same thing you just said. The 4.5 inch difference between the G and the IS is quite huge.

 

After test-driving the '06 IS350 and sitting in the back seat, I won't even consider it for '07 due to 3 issues:

1. Size...it definitely feels very cramped inside (in the front and the back). Similar cramped feeling I had when I originally test-drove the Acura TL (my mother-in-law has a TL and every time I get in it, I feel cramped; there's just not as much room inside as the G35, FX, or M).

2. Old logic in the ManuMatic shifting (unless they changed it for '07)...in ManuMatic mode, it shifts like the old G35 Sedan (until '04.5) did, where it will not downshift for you automatically all the way down to 1st gear, so you can always start out shifting manually from 1st gear. It stays in the last gear (that's displayed), and it will shift in Auto mode until it hits that gear you had it in. Only then will it allow you to shift manually. So if you don't downshift manually to 1st gear (say you downshift to 3rd) when coming to a stop, the IS350 will begin from 1st gear, but in Auto mode until it hits 3rd gear; only then will you take manual control of the shifting. That's just stupid.

In my FX, I usually downshift to 2nd gear, and then let the computer downshift for me to 1st gear when coming to a stop. It's much easier and it doesn't bang into 1st gear that way. This is how all the Infiniti vehicles now work in ManuMatic mode, and this is why Infiniti changed the G35 Sedan's manumatic tranny logic beginning with the '04.5 model.

3. Some of the interior materials of the IS350 seem much cheaper in quality (look and feel) than the other Lexus vehicles.

Those were the 3 spoilers for me; otherwise, I would have definitely considered the IS350...it's a very fast and decent looking car!

 

It's funny you mention the interior of the IS350. I too was not impressed with the interior at all. I found it to be no better than my 03 Sedan. I typically love Lexus interiors but the IS I found was very disapointing.

With a new addition to the family on the way, the cramped interior is what turned me off the most.

 

Yup, it's very small-IS-h.

 

The windows are also higher so you really feel cramped in the back of an IS350.