Car&Driver.com...Short Road test 2009 Infiniti G37S Sport Sedan 6mt
Originally Posted by ThiesG35s
Don't understand all the hype about this car. Only improvement i see are the brakes. 120lbs heavier...not good. 22hp more means nothing and barely improves accelartion specs in a car. Torque is what counts and no improvement there. Go buy a preowned 07 or 08, keep 10k in your pocket or mod the heck out of it!
As for power, HP is derived from torque. Peak torque numbers didn't change much, but lay a dyno graph of a VQ37HR over that of a VQ35HR and you'll see that the VQ37 has a fatter powerband and that's what accelerates the car. If peak torque was the only factor in accerating a car, a 265hp/425tq BMW 335d would be faster than a 300hp/300tq 335i. The 335d, isn't faster. it's actually about 1 second slower through the 1/4 mile.
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TQ curve
Originally Posted by DaveB
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As for power, HP is derived from torque. Peak torque numbers didn't change much, but lay a dyno graph of a VQ37HR over that of a VQ35HR and you'll see that the VQ37 has a fatter powerband and that's what accelerates the car. If peak torque was the only factor in accerating a car, a 265hp/425tq BMW 335d would be faster than a 300hp/300tq 335i. The 335d, isn't faster. it's actually about 1 second slower through the 1/4 mile.
As for power, HP is derived from torque. Peak torque numbers didn't change much, but lay a dyno graph of a VQ37HR over that of a VQ35HR and you'll see that the VQ37 has a fatter powerband and that's what accelerates the car. If peak torque was the only factor in accerating a car, a 265hp/425tq BMW 335d would be faster than a 300hp/300tq 335i. The 335d, isn't faster. it's actually about 1 second slower through the 1/4 mile.
showing a TQ curve & HP curve for each motor.
Can you post a link?
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- Ray
Very curious....
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Originally Posted by B L U E S L A T E
Hm... so the G37 sedan is heavier by about 120lbs...
The 2009 G37S sedan (6MT) weighs only 83 lbs more than the 2008 G35S (6MT)...3615 lb vs. 3532 lbs.
An additional 22 hp and the Akebono big brakes for 83lbs? I'll take it.
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From: Overland Park, KS
Originally Posted by snikt21
factory rebates make the g37 msrp cheaper than the 08s. So... either get a discounted g35 08 or wait another week or two and get a g37 for the same price.
not a tough decision for me.
not a tough decision for me.
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"pushed back"
Originally Posted by da mayor
well the only ones getting 2009's soon are the ones that dealer special ordered....2009 G37 sedans are getting pushed back again...
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- Ray
Pushed back to ..... ?
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