Why would it have to be a piece of crap? Bigger engine doesn't make it more luxurious. The only thing that slapping twin turbos on it would do is advertise that Infiniti's gonna completely out of touch with the market and with gov't regulations. Sure, some limited production, high performance edition would be pretty sweet, but that is gonna be infiniti's meal ticket.

I think the G25 is a great idea, as long as they can get a decent increase in mpg and price it competitively. The 328i currently starts at $33k. If it is a bad idea, why does every other entry level car line offer something comparable. It is a segment that Infiniti is completely missing out on.

 

Rear fogs are mandatory in many parts of the world but not the US so it's deleted from most cars here for cost savings. I wish we could get it as an option.

Devalue a little bit to the enthusiast. I always thought of Infiniti as the enthusiasts luxury brand with performance minded V6 rwd cars, but I really doubt this will have much impact on the brand in reality.

Like I was saying above, I view Infiniti as the performance minded luxury brand unlike Acura, Lexus and Mercedes. BMW my be the ultimate driving machine but they have products that try to appeal to everyone and some that appeal to almost no one. Infiniti has been less compromise.

This is probably closet to the truth. Tougher fuel standards are coming and throw out a cheaper product that looks the same as the more expensive one and it is guaranteed to sell especially in the US where there isn't a lack of materialism. Two birds with one stone for Infiniti.

Spoken like a true gear head. I hear ya but Infiniti is a business and is interested in maximizing profits too. There's a much bigger market for poser versions than high performance versions. Poser versions have a much higher profit margin too.

Now THAT'S an idea. A G25d or a G37d would be much more interesting! Unfortunately, the US still thinks that all diesels are loud and stink.

 

Do you think they will have made the G25 base price the same as the current G37's base price and then make the G37 more expensive like the BMW's? Or will they price the G25 to be lowered like the base price of the Acura TSX? To date I have never seen an Acura TSX V-6...most of them are V-4's...It is with the same with the Lexus IS's...I mostly see them as the IS250, never the IS350...I know that once Infiniti releases the G25, most people will probably flock to it...The G35/37 is more of the enthusiast car, while the G25 will be more of the mainstream car.

I realized that the G body frame is bigger than the 3 series BMW, the Lexus IS, and the Acura TSX.

Honestly, Infiniti should not name it G25 if they were to come out with a new car, because everyone attributes the current G name to a high powered V-6. Back then the G's weren't as popular with the G20.

Do you think they will even make a G25x? (AWD). The Lexus AWD IS only comes in IS250, not 350...maybe Infiniti will do the same thing...?

 

Check out the Lexus dealer. There is AWD IS350.

 

No there isn't...check the Lexus Website. They only have IS250 AWD...The IS350 models are either IS350 RWD or IS350C..

Correction, there is a report that the 2011 IS models will come with IS350AWD...

 

My guess would be to have it at a lower price. If not, the model won't be deemed a very good value(something the G currently is), probably won't be very competitive. If they price then same as the current g37, it also be priced similar to the 328i. The thing is, most Lexus and to a lesser degree Acura potential customers are more focused on luxury then performance. It is no surprise that you see more IS250's than IS350's, even though I see about an even amount. I haven't seen exact sales figures to say exactly how they've sold.

I don't believe the FM platform is significantly larger than either the 3 series or IS platforms, and is somewhere in between the TSX and TL. This is just going off of memory and would need more research to confirm.

As far as naming is concerned, I'd see no problem naming the smaller engine'd G a G25. It would still have respectable performance, especially paired with a manual transmission. Heck, the weight reduction should make it better handling. Comparisons between the G25 and G20 should be limited. The G20 was a grossly underpowered, FWD, pretty'd up Nissan Sentra.

It is really hard to say if a G25x would be offered. My guess, though, is that they probably will.

 

lol, I live in the northeast with quite a bit of snow storms...maybe thats why I see more IS250 AWD...

 

You where correct in saying there is no AWD IS350 because we know (tg1234) that you meant 'currently'.
But as you pointed out it is here for 2011. AWD IS350

 

Good post. In our smaller town (aprox 50k population) there are NO IS350s that I've seen and I've been here way before the IS lineup was introduced. There is one IS-F though (go figure), and about 25 IS250s. I believe the FM platform is much closer to the TL in size rather than between the TSX & TL and a fair amount larger than the 3 platform, closer to the 5 than the 3 from what I've seen.
I think the new G25 would have to be right about 30k base. Undercutting the base G37 by 3-3.5k would make sense and keep it cross-shopped w/ the
IS 250 & BMW 328. People will always pay a premium for Lexus luxury & percieved reliability (although that's slipped a bit amidst the recent recalls & trouble w/ Toyota lately) and although BMW reliabililty isn't stellar it's "cache" among the demographic cross-shopping these vehicles seems to be of prime importance plus they really do have a driving experience that hasn't been matched by the Japanese brands, thus justifying (in their minds) the 3-5k more that these vehicles command over similarly equipped Infinitis.

 

For the HP junkies (like myself) this could be a GREAT thing for us. Having a base engine for fuel economy/pricepoint reasons means they can UP the horsepower of the optional motor.

I doubt they'd made a G where the only engine available is 350hp+ and gets worse fuel economy. But now that there will be a base 230hp motor.... the sky is the limit.

The existance of the v6 mustang and Camaro are why the v8 ones are "allowed" to end up with 400+ hp. If there was only a v8 mustang or camaro.... the cars would have ceased to exist a long time ago.

 

This man knows what he is talking about

 

Any mention of what transmission the G25 will be offered with? I'm guessing a 5/7spd Auto, but if they offered it with the 6spd manual for around $30k, that might make a nice little package.

 

most likely the 7spd auto will be standard.

 

I agree. The 25 will be introduced to appease the "masses", i doubt a 6-spd will be offered in this trim.

 

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within in time I believe it will be offered. Since 328I and IS250 are offered with 6mt.

G25S 6mt would be hot! and who knows that 2.5L might be mod friendly, since originally it comes boosted.