View Poll Results: What would you rather have?
Lexus LS460L
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Nissan President
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LS460L or Nissan President?
10-07-06, 08:31 AM
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LS460L all the way. The interior looks like it's from somewhere belong to 30K car.
I am not lexus fan boy. Someone must be a fool of a nissan fan boy to pick it over lexus LS460L.
I am not lexus fan boy. Someone must be a fool of a nissan fan boy to pick it over lexus LS460L.
10-07-06, 10:15 AM
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Also remember that the cima/president are both based off the same platform and they've been around for about 4-5 years now, and you're comparing them to a brand new LS460, I believe a new Nissan flagship is in the works right now, a more fair comparison would be to wait
10-07-06, 12:28 PM
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Also remember that the cima/president are both based off the same platform and they've been around for about 4-5 years now, and you're comparing them to a brand new LS460, I believe a new Nissan flagship is in the works right now, a more fair comparison would be to wait
10-07-06, 12:32 PM
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Perhaps you can visit the President official site to see more about it's interior.
10-07-06, 03:51 PM
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President is not the Q45...Cima is the Q45...President has a higher ranking than LS in Japan, as they are built for the royal family. So, President has a very high quality. Also, remember the best Sedan that Toyota ever built is the Century, which is a Toyota but not a Lexus. The best sedan that Nissan ever built is the President, which is a Nissan but not a Infiniti.
Mechanically, the President is simply a long-wheelbase version of the previous Infiniti Q45. That's not bad, because the first Q45 looked, handled and performed better than the second generation. If the 2-ton President is no faster and no better to handle than the current Q45, at least it looks superior. The smooth and sporty, Jaguar-style profile of the Q45 remains unchanged here, so do the thick metal-plated window frames. It looks more prestige yet more dynamic than the current Q45. On the contrary, I won't praise the Lincoln-like front grilles. Somebody may think this is what a luxurious car should have, but I prefer the unique grilleless face of the old Q45.
As the Q45 is now powered by a 4.1-litre V8, the President's 4.5-litre V8 becomes the largest and most torquey engine offered by Nissan. It is tuned to deliver 270 hp and 290 lbft of torque. That's more than the Q45 and rivals well with the VQ30DET used by Cedric and Gloria. However, compare with Toyota Century's 5-litre V12 (with advanced VVT-i too), the older VH45DE is obviously inferior, no matter in terms of torque spread or smoothness.
As the Q45 is now powered by a 4.1-litre V8, the President's 4.5-litre V8 becomes the largest and most torquey engine offered by Nissan. It is tuned to deliver 270 hp and 290 lbft of torque. That's more than the Q45 and rivals well with the VQ30DET used by Cedric and Gloria. However, compare with Toyota Century's 5-litre V12 (with advanced VVT-i too), the older VH45DE is obviously inferior, no matter in terms of torque spread or smoothness.
10-07-06, 03:52 PM
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