Yeah, sorry for my quick and pi$$ poor scan job.....I just didn't have much time on my hands earlier today.

Here are the specs that are cut out.

0-30 2.0
0-40 2.8
0-50 4.0
0-60 5.2
0-70 6.9
0-80 8.6
0-90 10.5
0-100 13.1
0-110 15.8
0-120 19.0
0-130 23.8
0-140 30.2
0-150 38.2

Street start, 5-60 5.8 sec
Top gear acceleration 30-50 8.7 sec
50-70 7.8 sec
Standing 1/4 mile 13.9 sec@103mph
Top speed (govenor limited) 158mph

Braking
70-0 @ impending lockup 160ft

Handling
Roadholding, 300ft-dia skidpad 0.87g
Understeer was moderate

Fuel Economy
EPA city driving 18mpg
EPA highway driving 25 mpg

Interior Sound Level
idle 41dBA
full throttle acceleration 79dBA
70 mph crusing 67dBA

 

I'm sure the car tested was NOT full production version, which may explain some mismatched interior panels. Even it has some minor interior flaws, I won't mind.

Hey, let's get one thing stright here. G35 starts at low $30K and it is not exactly "real" luxury sedans that cost well over $50K. I don't expect perfect interior. If you do, go buy $90k BMW or Mercedes....and you won't find perfection in them either! The G35's new interor looks tons of better than the previous and I'm sure the material quality and fitting has improved significantly too. That's good enough for me.

Today most V6 Japanese sedans cost high $20k and even over $30k if you add enough options. Even V6 Accord EX costs $27,400! The G35 comes with almost everything standard at low $30k and hits 60mph in very low 5sec!!!. The only option packages offered by G35 are really cutting-edge stuffs like Bose studio-on-wheel, active steering and traffic-linked-Nav, which most others don't even offer. Even the bare bone G35 will have almost everything that other luxury sedans offers.

Bottom line. The G35 offers the best performance and value per $$ today. Period. The only other car that I might consider is new 335i sedan, but it will be at least $10k more expensive.

IS350 is so dead and it doesn't even offer manual.

 

+1.

For enthusiasts, a G35 + $10k+ in mod money >>> 335i.

 

335i + $3k in mod $ >>>>> G35 + $13k in mod $. Unless the new VQ is very different than the old VQ in term of response to mod, you won't get much power out of it NA. going FI will cost you much more than $10k if you do it right and it'll void your warranty.

 

very impressive. thanks for posting.

 

How fast is the IS350 tested by Car and Driver?

 

0-60 in 5.1. Quarter mile in 13.7 @ 104mph.

 

with proper break in but with an auto.

 

This review was much better than that crap from MT. THe G35 spanks all the competition except the new 335i, but considering how much that car will cost, I don't even consider it in the entry level segment.

 

6 speed auto with 4.10 rear end gearing...

 

I actually just got done reading the article myself. All in all, pretty good write up. They had a lot of positive things to say about it. I am glad they acknowledged that it only had 200 miles on it and still in the break in period. MT didn't acknowledge that at all.

I am really hoping that aluminum trim looks okay though......

 

you do realize that the $3k (most likely used for chipping, intake, exhaust) in mods used for the 335i will also void warranty, right?

 

But they are dead reliable so you never have to worry

 

Canuck, I hate to ask this on a performance-oriented board, but this IS the real world, so here goes. The "CD-observed" fuel economy was also obscured. What did the CD leadfoots get for mileage? Thanks.

 

Damn, I really wish they had not trashed the sport model with that ugly front bumper. It looks sad, literally. Looks like a frowning mouth with the edges turned down.

Wonder if it would be possible to put a non-sport from bumper on the sport?

I was planning on getting black so color match would not really be a problem with a replacing the front bumper.