Unsure if this has already been posted - my apologies if it already was..

Interesting figures....G37S wins if purely comparing #'s...

By the numbers...

 

How sad. What's more sad, is there will be a sizable number of people here (the rims & slammed crowd) who will gladly give Nissan their money for a car with no real engineering progress. In fact, not just that, but a car with the same utterly useless 7AT...and no 6MT option.

I really enjoy our '09 G (despite the crap 7AT) but as it stands now, we won't be replacing it with ANY Nissan products.

 

^^ .2 in 0 to 60 differences and the sky is falling? Did you find other cars that are faster, cheaper and more "engineering progress"? Let us know!

 

There is a hybrid option that produces more HP and is faster then the model compared in this article.

For the price, the engine is fantastic, the styling inside and out has been upgraded and is ahead of the curve in its class.

MB, Lexus, BMW, Audi have either have done a face lift or body style change in 2013-14 model year with no change to engine (328i/528i did get a i4 turbo change from an the 6, 335i/535i remains same)

 

There are potential buyers who might look at this differently.

 

2 and a half years later and I still love my car.

As a car nut, sure I look at other cars and drool... maybe even shop around for fun, but I'm still content with my G. For now...

 

That 5 seconds from the 2009 is outside of the bell curve. I can bet the farm one couldnt get those numbers 3 times in a row without damaging the car beyond an expensive repair.

Even 5.2 is pushing it.

 

It's a snail.

 

I got that. MT number is always the fastest most of the time, and performance testing number away varies due to many factors. But just for comparison sake, the .2 sec difference was the source of people disappointment.

 

When the car came to market, all the rags were getting extremely low (and a few sub-five) runs to 60. That was with the slightly faster 7AT, not the 6MT. But by your logic, you then have to discount the numbers for the new car. Either way, Nissan has made a new "performance" car that is slower than its predecessor.

 

What did you expect it to be? The .2 seconds means diddly squat. I'd like you to take your G to the track and abuse it three times in a row to get the lowest 0 to 60 you can possibly can. The target market for the Q50 isn't the boy racer market and these people don't give a hoot about 0-60.

And window dressing is important....it's the most important thing about a vehicle; ask Hyundai/Kia. The way Infiniti dressed up the Q50 has me very interested in the car.

 

Since the 3.7 car arrived, the 7AT has posted faster runs to sixty, and fractionally better fuel economy. In fact, most every one of the comparable German and Japanese sport sedans are faster, now, in automatic form, than manual.

Speaking for myself, and no one else, it doesn't matter whether the new car is .2 slower. It matters that it's not demonstrably faster.

 

I haven't trusted 0-60 from mags for at least 10+ years, so by my logic I don't believe the 5.2 either. These mags all tweak the numbers with a proprietary formula and abuse the car to boot.

So to me the car is not slower. As I said I like the Q50...it's plenty fast for me.

 

Again, that apologetic attitude is the one which allows a company like Infiniti to offer a car more tailored to the female buyer now.

That .2 seconds means "diddly squat"? Seriously? It sure means a great deal to those of us who price performance over looks. But like I said, a fair majority of the posters here are more into the rims, stance, and plasti-dip thing. And don't get me wrong, I like a nice-looking car. But not one which trades progress for window-dressing. There will always be a divide between those of us who prize substance over style, and the reverse.

 

Spot on. Perhaps the Q50Sh will have better luck.

More tailored to the non-enthusiast buyer, you mean. The female buyer may be more predisposed to prioritize comfort & gadgets over performance than a male driver, but that doesn't mean the Q50 is intended for a female audience.