I picked up October's issue of MT this morning and did a quick scan for everyone else to look at.

 

and the rest.

 

thx so much.

Seems a little BMW biased article. G35 FTW!

 

dang .. that made my 2am trip to find an open newstand pointless

 

It's really wierd that they gave the 1st place the the 330 when the G took it at every single performance test except the slalom.

 

Great read. Thanks for taking the time to post!

 

That just pisses me off. Not the content of the article, but the fact that Infiniti still has such chassis issues.

 

Obviously they're not evaluating on performance alone, as they go to great lengths to explain at the end of the article.

But you're right, for my money, the G35's looks, performance, and value make it a clear cut winner.

 

^+1 - You wouldn't think it would be that hard to fix.

 

Is it just me or the angle, but in the side-by-side rear pic, the @ss of the G35 looks HUGE compared to the 330i....

 

Thanks so much Shane, I was going out to get that article tonight, now I saved a bit more cash towards our new 07 G35X

 

+2
Too bad as the overall package is pretty convincing.
The added performance is welcome, though it seems close to the outgoing 6-speed. The bigger brakes are welcome. And I like that they finally use a staggered setup 7.5 in front 8.5s in the back.

At the end of the day, you still get more for you buck with the G.

 

It is bigger but not that much. The wing and bigger tale lights make it seem bigger.
C.

 

Thanks Shane. I would agree with Silver II the article has a slight bias towards the BMW. Motortrend appeared to use the quantitative measures randomly and added their own qualitative measures where it benefitted the Bimmer. No matter. In any event it shows the new car is very close if not at least the equal of the class benchmark. As well they were testing a car that was shown as a whopping 25% more expensive the new G. That will play a much bigger role in most peoples buying decision compared to the small footnote Motortrend rationalized it with.

 

the more pictures i see of the new sedan, the LESS i like it... that spoiler is ugly... i dunno i'm gonna miss the technology in the new G, but i'll be happy with the appearance of mine