Road&Track:1. IS 350 2. TL Type-S 3. G35 Sport (merged threads)
12-23-06, 07:47 PM
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12-23-06, 08:28 PM
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nice try... the test was 0-100 KILOMETERS. which is: 100 km/h = 62.1371192 mph. at least verify the video before you bash on the guy for saying 0-60 in 4.54, because technically they are going MORE THAN 60 mph.
so kudo's to the poster of the japanese video
so kudo's to the poster of the japanese video
12-23-06, 10:30 PM
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Yeah, the video is for 0-100 kilometers. I think it will do the 4.54, but not on the road, with "stock" weight. Maybe on a dyno machine? The video shows no shake, or movement, so either the camera was mounted to the column, or there's something fishy.
12-24-06, 12:54 AM
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Interesting stuff. Came from an 04 FX35... was giving me major problems @ 37K miles. Never will buy an Infiniti again, stopped on a trip down to San Diego and bought my IS.
The funny part about these comparisons is that folks forget there will always be something bigger, badder and faster around the corner. No sense getting worked up about it because things are never static.
The funny part about these comparisons is that folks forget there will always be something bigger, badder and faster around the corner. No sense getting worked up about it because things are never static.
I won't buy another Infiniti either. The local dealership and Infiniti corporate (who works against you for warranty work) just don't get it.
12-24-06, 08:17 AM
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So true. Trying to get them to work with the dealer to fix commonly reported problems was like getting blood from a stone. I'd say 25% of the dealerships had competent techs... the others, I could probably do a better job at home fixing the car.
12-24-06, 08:29 AM
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+1 – I was sick-and-tired of having my car being worked-on by High School techs in training; in stark contrast to the Lexus service that I've experienced. On the rare occasion I take in my RX350 for service, I simply explain/demonstrate the issue, and it's fixed upon my return. No friggen dirty seats, foot marks on the door sills/panel and no return again-and-again for the same issue.
12-24-06, 08:31 AM
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My wife actually had it narrowed down to the G35 and her ES330 a few years back-
She admitted the G35 was much more fun to drive- (she would have bought an IS300, but she wanted a bigger back seat)
but in the end, she just could not stand the orange lighting on the dash board- she said it made her think of a Nissan- so we got the Lexus instead-
I know from an enthusiast point of view, this was a terrible choice, but this was from a woman's point of view on the interior opf Infiniti vs Lexus-
She admitted the G35 was much more fun to drive- (she would have bought an IS300, but she wanted a bigger back seat)
but in the end, she just could not stand the orange lighting on the dash board- she said it made her think of a Nissan- so we got the Lexus instead-
I know from an enthusiast point of view, this was a terrible choice, but this was from a woman's point of view on the interior opf Infiniti vs Lexus-
12-24-06, 08:49 AM
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12-24-06, 09:35 AM
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"The new 3.5 is a great engine with enough power to make the IS 350 a very quick car, able to hit 60 mph in 6.0 seconds flat and consume the quarter mile in 14.5 sec. at 98.6 mph…this, on a power-sapping 93-degree summer day."
Based on this quote, I would take that to mean they did not do any adjustments for the heat of the day? C&D's 5.1 sec 0-60 was a corrected time due to 100+ deg temps in the desert, if I recall correctly.
Based on this quote, I would take that to mean they did not do any adjustments for the heat of the day? C&D's 5.1 sec 0-60 was a corrected time due to 100+ deg temps in the desert, if I recall correctly.
This is also why R&T sometimes has wildly different figures for the same car as in the case w/ the IS350.
12-24-06, 05:00 PM
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07 ECM Revisions???
It seems like the 07's are pulling off slightly quicker times. I wonder if Lexus tweaked the ECM code a bit for the Air/Fuel mixture or made some timing revisions to bump the power up a bit.