http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com...-Midsize-Cars/
Interesting that they have the performance ogf the G rated ahead of the 3 series. But that must include a collective rating of all of the 3 series cars.

 

That picture of the G37 is not doing it any justice and a poor quality comparison. But then again, I never considered US News a "quality" subscription.

 

I'd like to know more about the weighting. On an even weighting the Acura comes out to 8.4. Heck the G37 does is not even rated in 2 catagories so how did that work. I own an A4 and I can tell you the car is in no way on equal footing with the G. An 8.4 for performance, the A4 can barely get out of its own way.

 

i wonder why saftey isnt avialable on both the sedan and coupe

 

lmfao..

 

You can omit the Lexus and Audi since they're not available in coupes which puts the G second to the 3-series. Something that's already widely known. I'm putting the G first because of $$'s. $10k difference is just too much to ignore.

 

Once the safety and reliability ratings are put into the article couldnt the coupe move up in ranks?

 

Audi does indeed have a Coupé

 

Not an A4 Coupe. The article is comparing the A4, not A5.

One could also limit comparison to RWD cars only, omitting the Audis.

If the 335 was within 2-3k of the G37 it'd be no contest.

 

The # 3's should all be 2's and the Lexus ES kicked off the list...The ES is just an upscale Camry and it's not fun to drive and feels like a boat....it should not be compared to the 3 series, G, Lexus IS, etc. in my opinion....The ES is just entry level luxury but not performance driven at all...

 

The 3 series got a 9.3 in reliability

 

I owned an E46 from '01 to '04. Never had one single problem and all maintenance was covered by BMW. Even when I brought up the "sticky pedal" problem, they didn't flinch and replaced it no questions asked.

My M35x on the other hand had to have the steering assembly replaced and it took the dealer 3 trips to figure it out. They nearly hit the lemon law.

 

hmmm interesting. glad to see we are getting respect though. this is one great car.

 

Sorry, didn't mean to sound bias to Infiniti. I used to own an older BMW myself (E36) and it was nothing but trouble after the warranty ran out. They are really good at staying in one piece until that point though I agree. Too bad there is never any long long term testing

 

Hi guys,

I work for the U.S.News website. All your comments are very interesting and where possible I'd like to answer your questions. First off, we are still gathering data on the 2008 G37, so it may be a few weeks till we have a complete ranking of the G37. Secondly, I can't tell you how we do our weighting, but if you take a look at the page below you can get a better understanding on how the scores were generated.

http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/methodology/

Thanks,
Bret