It's between 50 and 80 lbs depending on which site you check. Weird that it is different but regardless that means the difference between the second gen cars is only about 30 lbs more than the difference in the first gen cars. That isn't that much weight.

 

Assuming MT gets their test weights the same way (without driver, certain amount of gas, etc.):

07 G35 Sedan = 3604 (http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...s_pricing.html)

08 G37 Coupe = 3770 (http://www.g37driver.com/images/MT-g37-4.jpg)

166 LB difference. Of course the Coupe in that article had 4WS but it didn't have Nav (no HDD), and the sedan had the wing which probably adds 2-3 pounds. Regardless, that's still a large discrepancy. I'd love to know how much of that is directly related to the taller engine.

 

if its truely a 14 second car still someone needs to be fired at infiniti. Thats not what i call staying competitive. Though straight line speed is not everything, and barely what the car is intended for...alot of people still want to know its there.

 

That's with the automatic transmission tho. I would've hoped for better, but I don't this it's that bad.

 

Auto 07 G35S did 5.3/13.9. 6psd did 5.3/13.8

In today's world with cars this fast, the discrepancy between auto and stick isn't that significant. In fact, comparing auto's is better for consistency purposes anyways.

 

To tell you the truth... in the past, putting the 3.7 in the sedan made sense on all levels... more power AND better gas mileage... a win-win.

But with the coupe so much heavier... they may not put the 3.7 in the sedan... in order to protect the coupe's performance... kind of sad. Or maybe a detuned 3.7 liter making 310-315 hp... I hope they don't, but they might. A sedan with the 3.7L would be very nice indeed, and the ONLY Infiniti combo I would consider purchasing. Yes, it matters that much to me, on principle if nothing else. More power AND better mileage? Friggin do it.

I don't like circumstances where manufacturers intentionally hold back vehicle performance. The answer is not to hold back the sedan... the answer is to fix the coupe with better engineering.

 

I guess the 07 350Z is still the fastest of the bunch. I wondered why they didn't throw the 3.7 in it this year or even in the NIsmo version, but I guess they didn't need to to keep the Z the fastest Nissan vehicle in the states.

I would've loved a G37 sedan but after test driving the G35S I felt it was fast enough and fell in love with the tech features. With the G35 Coupe weighing so much, I think it's safe to say it's VERY unlikely that Infiniti would make a G37 Sedan for the reasons you mention; truly a shame, however, they should've been able to make the G37 Coupe weigh less than the sedan. The 335i sedan weighs like 40 lbs more than the 335i coupe; not the case at the Infiniti camp

The G35S does drive really nice. The HR engine drives completely different. Builds much more linear power than the old VQ did. Feels faster than my 04 Z for sure.

 

Because of changing exchange rates, cars are underpriced compared to the rest of the world in the U.S. right now. If it's $80k Canadian, it'll probably be about $60k U.S., and perhaps less than that.

 

i woudlnt say that putting the 3.7 in the sedan wouldnt make sense because of terms of "keeping the coupe faster". Supposidly (though i never seen this actually proven) the last gens sedan was faster as well.

The same holds for the 335i's the sedan is faster then the coupe.

 

There were some people who tried to say the 280hp coupe was slower than the 260 sedan in 03-04, however, it was not by any significant amount if it was even true at all. I had an 04 6MT and my friend's 04 Coupe felt ever so slightly faster.

The 335i sedan weighs like 40lbs more than the Coupe so I'm going to disagree with the 335i analogy. Obviously it's quite possible two different tests of two different 335i coupes and sedans could yield a faster sedan since 40lbs is so insignificant.

Our point is that if you put a 3.7 in the sedan and coupe, and had a 160lb discrepency, that would yield noticable differences in magazines and would actually end up being quoted in magazines as the sedan being faster. The 03-04 G35 and G35c never had anything about the sedan being faster quoted.

That WOULD hamper sales of the G37c. The G37c is about $2k more sticker than a similary equipped sedan. My sedan's MSRP was just over $37,500, and it appears that $37,500 buys me the same Coupe but without Nav (a 2k option).

All that said, Infiniti needs to have some interest in keeping the Coupe faster (or at this point as fast) as the sedan. I think the sedan looks better than the coupe (only for second gen, not for 1st gen), and the added flexibility of four doors would make it an 07 G37 Sedan an absolute no brainer for just about everyone.

Just my two cents.

 

this has been posted a couple time already

 

He is not right.. The 3.5 and the 3.7 are the SAME block. Just a longer stroke in the 3.7.
Even the July issue of C&D mentions this.. They said the 3.5 and the 3.7 are taller than the previous gen, not that the 3.7 is taller than the 3.5

 

I disagree. Even if the Sedan and Coupe run the same times, it's different strokes for different folks. Some like the versatility of the Sedan and some will like the form factor of the coupe.

 

personally, i think the 07 sedan looks better then the 08 g37 coupe. just my opinion, but the sedan does the curves more justice.

 

That's my thoughts too. Although I haven't seen a G37 IRL, all of the pictures are off a little bit. There's something about it, especially the rear section that looks off.

Whereas the previous G35 coupe was substantially better looking than the sedan; especially the 03-04 sedans.