RS-4 I would not be a G35 owner if I had the money for one of those.....

 

I'll briefly respond about my post and then if people would like to continue the conversation, I'll start a new thread. (EDIT: New thread started here: https://g35driver.com/forums/g35-sed...ml#post6362657) I bought my G35x last year for 19k with 42k miles as a DD. I was thinking about getting a 2009+ S4 or S5 (price range about 35-40k...so you can figure that I'm basically looking to double my payments) to replace it because I'd like to have another car to bring to car meets (I have a 2008 Viper, but it's a little rough on those long cruises....and I do A LOT of them). So, I drove a 2012 S4 and found it a little underwhelming for what I was expecting. What is better? Sure, the interior quality and technology were more impressive, but I found that there was noticeably less interior space than the G and the adaptive electronic steering was down right scary on the twisties. I never knew what steering ratio I was dealing with. Now, I know that I probably would get used to it, but still it made for a weird introduction. Moreover, I found that the acceleration was brisk, but not appreciably faster than my current car. So, while I can't directly compare the new $48k Audi S4 that I drove with my $19k Infiniti G35x, I think I can reasonably account for the differences both in quality, price, and the driving experience. I just don't think the S4 is worth it.

Final corrections (although I'm really not trying to come as an ***....lol....): 1) the B8 S4 doesn't compete with the M3 and C63 anymore. It's more akin to our cars (or the G37) and the BMW 335i. 2) The B8 S4s are supercharged not turbocharged (even though they still say "TFSI").

@ blnewt....I think I might do what you did and just trade in the '07 and get a '09. Seems like that's the way I'm leaning, especially looking at this forum and all the sweet mods I can do. Again, sorry OP to continue the alligator death roll of a threadjack. My apologies.

 

haha it's all good fellas. I think we can all agree that audi's are awesome as well as infiniti's.

I actually just picked up a set of G37 coupe 19's on the low from a guy in Atlanta. Im putting them on this weekend. It waas interesting trying to drive home with 4 19" wheels in the back seats.

 

very nice