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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 04:09 PM
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Car&Driver.com...Short Road test 2009 Infiniti G37S Sport Sedan 6mt

Check out this link.....first time of the 2009 Infiniti G37S Sport Sedan 6mt Short Road Test on CarandDriver.com

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http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...take_road_test
 
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 04:11 PM
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great find.

interesting on the 0-60.

we didn't lose the blue/purple gauges did we ??!!!
 

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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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Hm... so the G37 sedan is heavier by about 120lbs...
 
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 04:34 PM
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interesting indeed. i want to see 7AT results, too, compared to 6MT.
 
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 04:58 PM
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i thought Nissan was talking about reducing weight on all its cars?

maybe the weight is from the Akebono brakes?
 
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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It has a picture of the new spoiler as well. G coupe style.
 
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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Would you guys mind posting some info? The link seems dead now, i managed to search through their site but again when you click on it the article is nowhere to be found.

Thanks.
 
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 06:05 PM
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Honestly, not very impressed @ the moment by the numbers the G37 Sedan put up.

The weight is really high, wow... and only 1 TQ improvement?
 
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by BimmerGuyFL
Check out this link.....first time of the 2009 Infiniti G37S Sport Sedan 6mt Short Road Test on CarandDriver.com

Enjoy!!!

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...take_road_test
Link broken?
 
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 350Zed
Link broken?
It works now.
 
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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They should have tested one with 7AT.
 
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by LudwigB
They should have tested one with 7AT.
I agree considering it's one of the biggest changes for the 09s and most of the Gs sold will be 7ATs.
 
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 10:39 PM
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A few thoughts:

- I'll happily take an even trade in acceleration performance with the outgoing G35 if it comes with a smoother engine, and better brakes.

- A single panic stop does not indicate real brake performance. A single stop on cool brakes is ALWAYS tire, not brake, limited. And extra 3ft on run #1 makes sense with more weight, but I'd bet my house the new sport brakes stop quicker by the 3rd or 4th hard stop when the brakes are hot.

- Hadn't heard about the coupe steering rate going into the sport sedans. That's got me pretty stoked.

- Interesting that they tested a manual but photographed an automatic.

- There is a good picture in the photos that clearly shows the violet "sub-ring" in the gauges is still there.

- Cool that the car pictured is the same color combo I ordered. I was reluctant to get the gray interior with the garnet but I think it looks good in the article.

- The spoiler question continues to infuriate me. I WANT THAT SPOILER IN THE PHOTOS! But I'm scared to order it with the spoiler because other photos I've seen have the old "floating" spoiler that I don't like at all. How to know which one I'd end up with?!?
 
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 11:14 PM
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"The steering is also revised for rear-drive G37 Sports, as they adopt the G37 Sport coupe’s quicker-ratio rack; it’s talkative, lively, and accurate. We greatly prefer this setup to the steering in base and all-wheel-drive cars, which, in addition to being slower, sacrifices some feel"....CAR AND DRIVER
Very pleasant surprise. I don't think anyone expected the coupe's quicker ratio steering rack in the 2009 G37S sedan. This is going to be awesome.
 

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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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wow... it performs the same as my 2008 6MT...

Maybe the 7AT is better, but I'd order the 6spd again if I were doing it over again in '09.

Nice to see no drastic changes besides terrible looking wheels and more weight. My '08 will hold value just fine
 
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