Infiniti is not that smart
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Seems like you have plenty of experience with the toyota/honda performance cars you had all your life.
If you know anything about cars you wouldn't buy a 300+hp daily driver and come in to cry about the MPG.
08 37S 6SP w/ Navigation
New to the forum. Owned Toyota and Honda all my life. Looking at a 08 G37S Coupe. 89000 kms. power train warranty is to 110,000 kms Over all good shape. What are the problems with these cars I should know. Coming from non Nissan products owner with NEVER any problems. Heard about clutch issues. Cant understand why clutches go at 30,000 kms
Thanks In Advance
New to the forum. Owned Toyota and Honda all my life. Looking at a 08 G37S Coupe. 89000 kms. power train warranty is to 110,000 kms Over all good shape. What are the problems with these cars I should know. Coming from non Nissan products owner with NEVER any problems. Heard about clutch issues. Cant understand why clutches go at 30,000 kms
Thanks In Advance
Just purchased a G37S coupe 6MT fully loaded, as a daily driver. Love the style, and drives quite nice. The issues I have are:
1. It is NOT a performance car, so why premium fuel?
2. The tire life is brutal. Why put offset wheels that you cannot rotate?
3. Why did this car come with summer tires and NOT all seasons?
4. Fuel economy is very poor. it is not a pig on gas its a bastard on gas.
1. It is NOT a performance car, so why premium fuel?
2. The tire life is brutal. Why put offset wheels that you cannot rotate?
3. Why did this car come with summer tires and NOT all seasons?
4. Fuel economy is very poor. it is not a pig on gas its a bastard on gas.
2,3,4 I'll answer collectively. Look among the specifications of what you bought, a G37Sports edition. and they are all characteristics of a sports car. Higher maintenance, higher grade fuel, stickier tires, higher fuel consumption.
I will get on a limb and say NONE of your previous honda/toyotas have the performance of the G37S
Unreal guys. If this person is a troll you are all feeding right into him...
Has anyone read any of the responses?? They are all IDENTICAL! How many times does it need to be said?
Let this thread die.
Has anyone read any of the responses?? They are all IDENTICAL! How many times does it need to be said?
Let this thread die.
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Yeah, basically. Premium fuel has nothing to do with performance or luxury. You could have a luxury or performance car that runs on regular gas. It's just that most modern luxury and performance cars have high compression ratio engines and thus require premium.
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Don't start again Johnenglish, YOU DON'T NEED PREMIUM GAS!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dude, you need to chill. If you don't think it is a performance car then don't call it that. Who cares, call is a coupe then, call it whatever the hell you want. If you bought it for looks good job, leave it at that. And once again, you don't need premium gas, just put regular in.
Well specs on his so called sports car are not that different than the G37S
Could only find 1 1/4 mile time of 13.1?
Lotus Elise
0 – 60 mph 6.0 seconds*
0 – 100 km/h 6.7 seconds*
Maximum speed 200 km/h (124 mph)*
Lotus Elise R
0 – 60 mph 5.1 seconds
0 – 100 km/h 5.4 seconds
Maximum speed 222 km/h (138 mph)
Lotus Elise SC
0 – 60 mph 4.3 seconds
0 – 100 km/h 4.6 seconds
Maximum speed 233 km/h (145 mph)
The 2011 model year Elise in more detail
MPG 21 City
MPG 27 HW
Could only find 1 1/4 mile time of 13.1?
Lotus Elise
0 – 60 mph 6.0 seconds*
0 – 100 km/h 6.7 seconds*
Maximum speed 200 km/h (124 mph)*
Lotus Elise R
0 – 60 mph 5.1 seconds
0 – 100 km/h 5.4 seconds
Maximum speed 222 km/h (138 mph)
Lotus Elise SC
0 – 60 mph 4.3 seconds
0 – 100 km/h 4.6 seconds
Maximum speed 233 km/h (145 mph)
The 2011 model year Elise in more detail
MPG 21 City
MPG 27 HW
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Sure you do. Why does it say "premium gas required" on the gas filler cap and in the manual?
You can use regular gas but it's not recommended. All high compression engines recommend or require that you use premium.
You can use regular gas but it's not recommended. All high compression engines recommend or require that you use premium.
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Please dont tell me that when he said performance car, all you compare is 1/4 mile. There are other ways to measure a cars perfomance than 1/4 mile or street light to street light. The Elise is a level far above the G37 when it comes to perfomance on a track. (Though driver mod makes a huge difference)
Well specs on his so called sports car are not that different than the G37S
Could only find 1 1/4 mile time of 13.1?
Lotus Elise
0 – 60 mph 6.0 seconds*
0 – 100 km/h 6.7 seconds*
Maximum speed 200 km/h (124 mph)*
Lotus Elise R
0 – 60 mph 5.1 seconds
0 – 100 km/h 5.4 seconds
Maximum speed 222 km/h (138 mph)
Lotus Elise SC
0 – 60 mph 4.3 seconds
0 – 100 km/h 4.6 seconds
Maximum speed 233 km/h (145 mph)
The 2011 model year Elise in more detail
MPG 21 City
MPG 27 HW
Could only find 1 1/4 mile time of 13.1?
Lotus Elise
0 – 60 mph 6.0 seconds*
0 – 100 km/h 6.7 seconds*
Maximum speed 200 km/h (124 mph)*
Lotus Elise R
0 – 60 mph 5.1 seconds
0 – 100 km/h 5.4 seconds
Maximum speed 222 km/h (138 mph)
Lotus Elise SC
0 – 60 mph 4.3 seconds
0 – 100 km/h 4.6 seconds
Maximum speed 233 km/h (145 mph)
The 2011 model year Elise in more detail
MPG 21 City
MPG 27 HW
How many of us ever track the car? Why would you want a track car to go get groceries, or go out to eat dinner? The 1/4 and 0-60 is real world thing we use everyday, not lateral G's and laps times..
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Haha, if the manual you recommended you only drive the car in the daylight would you??? lol
You must like wasting money, why don't you mail me some????
5-60 and 50-70 are much more relevant figures.