08 G37 Coupe similar to IS350 performance
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You should have bought a MkIV Supra...then you'd've had two...
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No I agree with you. 200lbs is not "little". It's hard to shed 200lbs off. I don't remember seeing IS350 on that particular night, but I haven't seen any IS350 run anything better than 13.5x at the same track.
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2007 350Z are different HP from the other year 350Zs. I think the new 2007 ones have the 306 HP whereas the old ones were 290? That could explain the faster 1/4 times for the 2007s.
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Everyone is always thinking of ways to increase hp in their cars, i on the other hand think of how i can put what i got onto the ground first (4link suspension/negative camber/LSD/and oldskool add 200lbs in the trunk) and to reduce parasitic loss in the driveline (light weight driveshaft/lightweight flywheel/light weight accessory drive pullys). Not one of the things ive mentioned actually ADDs power yet everything ive metioned will help the car go faster, and there is so much more that can be done. Much more...
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I've always been a little skeptical that even our peppy little IS350's could keep up with this thing. Anyways, I wouldn't be that disappointed if they couldn't. Infiniti seems more than happy to put a super powerful engine in an affordable luxury car. They have also had two extra years to make this car, which is of course a direct response to both the IS350 and the 335i.
When I read on autoblog that Nissan could be massively underrating the VQ37VHR (even more than BMW's N54), and the G37 could actually be putting out as much as 360 bhp, my jaw dropped.
Then there's this.
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Not exactly rock-solid proof, but stock-for-stock, I at least think we'd get beat at a traffic light against one of these...
When I read on autoblog that Nissan could be massively underrating the VQ37VHR (even more than BMW's N54), and the G37 could actually be putting out as much as 360 bhp, my jaw dropped.
Then there's this.
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Not exactly rock-solid proof, but stock-for-stock, I at least think we'd get beat at a traffic light against one of these...
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I'm not complaining, I'm just saying if performance is significantly more important to you than... well everything else ('cept maybe price, and I do like that built-in harddrive in the new G's), then the G37 is probably a good buy. It does sound like it could be pretty fun.
No regrets, though. I love my IS. Decision mighta been tougher if I was willing to wait a year, though...
No regrets, though. I love my IS. Decision mighta been tougher if I was willing to wait a year, though...
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Well the IS and the G coupe were the main two options I was considering at the time I bought the car, but I never considered the G all that closely since the IS had it beat IMO in damn near every single way. Plus, it was a soon-to-be-outgoing model.
That wouldn't have been the case this year... and I *almost* had the will-power to wait just one more year.
But yeah, it's great watching these companies constantly duke it out, with a new and improved model announced every day. My opinion on who has the best car out in a given class will change overnight. That's why it's always fun fantasizing over what will be available the next time I'm in the market.
But mother of god, is it just me, or are these HP wars are getting insane?
That wouldn't have been the case this year... and I *almost* had the will-power to wait just one more year.
But yeah, it's great watching these companies constantly duke it out, with a new and improved model announced every day. My opinion on who has the best car out in a given class will change overnight. That's why it's always fun fantasizing over what will be available the next time I'm in the market.
But mother of god, is it just me, or are these HP wars are getting insane?
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I just kinda wish toyota would bring over some of those JDM corollas to compete with the sentra/lancer/wrx. I feel sorry for the corolla guys, they really need some help.
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I wonder what kind of diet you could easily put the G37 on, weight loss would really benefit that car.
And news of another underrated motor is interesting but hasn't Nissan had the issue of overrating their motors for a number of years?
The G37 is a nice car, its a 1-up in the HP department but I'd have to see the rest (interior, fit and finish, etc) to make a decision.
Lovin' my IS350 in any event.
And news of another underrated motor is interesting but hasn't Nissan had the issue of overrating their motors for a number of years?
The G37 is a nice car, its a 1-up in the HP department but I'd have to see the rest (interior, fit and finish, etc) to make a decision.
Lovin' my IS350 in any event.
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however, in MotorTrend, the IS350 was est at 6.0sec from 0-60 whereas later on, they tested it to be 4.9sec in the shootout against the TL Type S and the 07 G35 Sedan.. in the 335i comparo against the G37, MotorTrend had them at 5.1 and 5.4 respectively..
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true, 1 year later, it would've been harder to choose, but once the IS350 came out, i knew i had to get it.. true sports car? probably not, but i'd list it as a true luxury sport sedan
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The old G35 coupe and sedan are obviously excluded from that list.
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And I saw a Supra put down 674 hp on a dyno in 1999 on "pump" gas. Mark Tozer even proclaimed it for all to hear at Silver State Motorsports. Of course he didn't know that the pump with the gas had 100 octane on it.
Sure, youtube videos of bone stock cars...I'm believing those stories for sure, cause I saw it on the Internet...
Sure, youtube videos of bone stock cars...I'm believing those stories for sure, cause I saw it on the Internet...