Uhh. No, not even remotely. There are plenty of transmission tricks that will get you great 0-60 and absolutely crappy 1/4mile. There's probably a correlation there, a good 0-60 will mean a halfway decent 1/4 mile, but there is no guarantee.

Dude, up until this post, I assumed you just wanted to know which was faster, the coupe or the sedan, and used 0-60 as your benchmark. With this comment, I'm not really sure what you're getting at, but what you're shooting for with the last post ain't even remotely correct.

 

BTW, I know the G37 sedan is faster, I think what I wanted doesnt matter anymore, I will check the g37 sedan myself this weekend.

 

WTF, LOL. Are you serious? The statement is generally true. Give me an example where this is untrue and remember, my original post was very clear that for as long as its a similar engine comparison, i.e. v6 vs v6, this is true.

Dude, come on, I think in the quest of trying to regurgitate your knowledge on transmissions you clearly missed my point. LOL

 

Dear God, answer his question or leave already.. morons

 

I have driven 07-08 6MT, 07-08 5AT and 09 5AT. I did not do a launch with any of them. I did go WOT from 5-10mph till 80-ish during the test drive. I did feel the 09AT "felt" the quickest because it went through lot more gears and the revs were always up. There is no way anyone is going to notice a significant difference in 0-60 time while driving the car. As i said 7AT reved faster because it went through more gears to get to 80-ish and keep the revs high at all times. I do feel like the 07+ Gs would benefit if they did not have the 6th gear like an overdrive gear. If they had the same gear rations as the 03-06 6MTs these cars would be much quicker. It does not have crazy amount of tq to keep the accelerating at low RPMS and having a much shorter gear ratios would benefit this 3.5-3.7 HR engine. They fixed that issue with 7AT tranny....... And i do honestly think 7AT 1/4 mile and in this case 0-60 time should be the quickest out of all the G35/G37s that are out.

 

I've got to agree with dopey here. Just because a car can sprint to 60 faster DOES NOT guarantee a faster 1/4 mile time. Gearing and top-end power (among other factors) can overcome a slow start. I've seen plenty of races that a car started off quickly only to get passed halfway down the track. Also comparing speed at the end of the 1/4 mile will tell you which is the car that is accelerating more rapidly. You could have 2 cars that finish in 14 sec. but if 1 is doing 100 MPH and the other is doing 105 at the 1/4 mark, car #2 is accelerating faster at that point.

You guys sure know how to make me laugh with your banter. Bottom line, what's .2 seconds in the grand scheme of life? There are way too many other factors in buying a car that are more important than splitting hairs about 0-60 times.

Buy the G, you won't regret your decision. If utility is necessary, buy the sedan. If not buy the coupe.

Either decision=win for you.

 

And I agree with you, but what you are saying here "DOES NOT guarantee" is different from what DOPEY said, he came in with "its remotely true" which is NUTS. This is why I continue making reference to similar engines whenever I say a low 0-60 will lead to a better 1/4 mile, anyone reading my posts will see that I am choosing my words carefully and not making statements without the proper disclaimers. Humor yourself and trace this thread from the beginning, you will see the smart *** posts where others just decide to excrete unsolicited information which is completely irrelevant to the title of the thread. I have been trying to steer the discussion away from the irrelevant excrete and focus on the thread, with failure of course. Your post is sober though, I have no issues with it and you could be right. I need not focus on the .2 seconds. LOL

I do have the 08 G35, believe me when I say I feel I have enough HP, but I am now preparing to replace it early next year and am doing my homework, why now, its a long story. And yes, it will be replaced with a G37 or I will just keep it till the DI comes through. Gotta love the G right

 

Thank you for the insightful post. I guess from the drivers seat its not going to be obvious. I was hoping to test drive one this weekend but I think let me wait till my next service and get a loaner car, some dealerships here are using the g37 as a loaner. That way I can really tear it up.

FWIW, from MT

"Not surprising, the acceleration times for the brawnier G37 S are markedly improved over the less-powerful, five-speed G35 S. Zero to 60 now takes only 5.0 sec, with the quarter-mile obliterated in just 13.5 at 105.3 mph. Compared with numbers from our long-term G35 S -- 5.3 and 13.9 at 99.9, respectively"

MT times are lower than C/D times though for the G35S, and the reverse for the G37S.

 

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...take_road_test

I dont know much about 0-60...but 5.4 seems too good to be true for my car, lol.

either way....35 or 37.......it is still ALOT OF POWER for daily driving and spirited driving on small windy back roads.

 

[/QUOTE]I do have the 08 G35, believe me when I say I feel I have enough HP, but I am now preparing to replace it early next year and am doing my homework, why now, its a long story. And yes, it will be replaced with a G37 or I will just keep it till the DI comes through. Gotta love the G right[/QUOTE]

Do tell

 

Here is a G37XS going 0 - 60 it looks like it gets there in less then 5 seconds.

 

So....I am dying to know what he got in the end. An X an auto or a 6.

There is one more condition I'd like to throw out there when it comes to 0-60 or 60ft or 1/8 or 1/4.

That other condition beside the auto vs manual vs awd vs driver versus weather is the car.

Does it seem possible for two cars of same make and model that rolled off the assembly line together would make the same exact power?

 

snooty people like to put down 0-60. But I like it. In road and track they'll graph out 0-100 in 10mph increments but I find it a good comparison for my on-ramp jaunts. A minority of consumers can relate to quarter mile times.

 

If anyone is interested, here is a video I made of my 07 G35x not too long ago

 

Here's my 09 G37 rental. The one thing I hate about the transmission is how slow the transmission takes to react to my shift input.

If you listen closely, you can here the time difference of when I shift vs when the transmission actually reacts.