G37
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G37
I drove my girlfriends dad's G today... very nice. I plan to do a write up on it when I get some time.
Here are some quick shots.
****IMPRESSIONS****
Well, let's see where do I even start. I'll start off by giving a quick synopsis of how I felt about the old G35. The old G35 to me was a failed attempt at making a "fun" car. It looked good, but drove very boring. The car felt like a tank, was heavy on its feet and always felt like it was pushing itself when you hit the gas. You felt like at all times you were driving a 3500 lb coupe.
With that being said, the G37 is none of those things. This new version of the VQ feels much much smoother, stronger, and less like it is working. You hit the throttle at any RPM and the car automatically just shrugs off the 3500 lbs and puts you in a bee line to the redline. The variable timing works smooth as butter, the car never had any tendencies to buck or get upset in any gear at any rpm. All the variable timing is done on the cam, like BMW does where it is constantly changing as you drive. The brakes on the S package are not too shabby, going 80 mph and need to haul that big ass car down to a hault and they respond without a twitch. I think the thing I was most impressed by, was for whatever reason, this car felt more nimble and light on its feet. That is what I like about any car. That is why I love the S2K.
While the styling on the G isn't in your face, in person you get a good sense of how well the car flows from panel to panel. The interior is more refined, the seats in the performance (S) package have tons of adjustments and will hug you close along with a new navi style display panel if you don't have navi. If you do have navi it just goes in the same place, so you never have that sense of something missing in the interior. Keyless everything is something Nissan is pushing on all their cars and it is very convenient.
I haven't touched much on the clutch and transmission. With every new car you drive it has a different feel to how it drives, I hadn't quite found the sweet spot on where the clutch engages and how the car handles the throttle electronically to get that oh so sweet shifts, but that was user error on my part. The shifter itself wasn't as clunky as it felt in the G35. Pedals are positioned nicely next to one another for easy heel & toe action.
I am probably missing a lot, but normally I don't really write much about the cars I get to drive, but this G really was impressive after the ho-hum experience I had in the old G35. I encourage anyone who gets a chance to drive one. Your impressions may differ from mine, but I think if you have driven an old one, this new one will feel like a different animal. I would love to have one as a DD with the S in the garage for those sunny, winding road days.
Here are some quick shots.
****IMPRESSIONS****
Well, let's see where do I even start. I'll start off by giving a quick synopsis of how I felt about the old G35. The old G35 to me was a failed attempt at making a "fun" car. It looked good, but drove very boring. The car felt like a tank, was heavy on its feet and always felt like it was pushing itself when you hit the gas. You felt like at all times you were driving a 3500 lb coupe.
With that being said, the G37 is none of those things. This new version of the VQ feels much much smoother, stronger, and less like it is working. You hit the throttle at any RPM and the car automatically just shrugs off the 3500 lbs and puts you in a bee line to the redline. The variable timing works smooth as butter, the car never had any tendencies to buck or get upset in any gear at any rpm. All the variable timing is done on the cam, like BMW does where it is constantly changing as you drive. The brakes on the S package are not too shabby, going 80 mph and need to haul that big ass car down to a hault and they respond without a twitch. I think the thing I was most impressed by, was for whatever reason, this car felt more nimble and light on its feet. That is what I like about any car. That is why I love the S2K.
While the styling on the G isn't in your face, in person you get a good sense of how well the car flows from panel to panel. The interior is more refined, the seats in the performance (S) package have tons of adjustments and will hug you close along with a new navi style display panel if you don't have navi. If you do have navi it just goes in the same place, so you never have that sense of something missing in the interior. Keyless everything is something Nissan is pushing on all their cars and it is very convenient.
I haven't touched much on the clutch and transmission. With every new car you drive it has a different feel to how it drives, I hadn't quite found the sweet spot on where the clutch engages and how the car handles the throttle electronically to get that oh so sweet shifts, but that was user error on my part. The shifter itself wasn't as clunky as it felt in the G35. Pedals are positioned nicely next to one another for easy heel & toe action.
I am probably missing a lot, but normally I don't really write much about the cars I get to drive, but this G really was impressive after the ho-hum experience I had in the old G35. I encourage anyone who gets a chance to drive one. Your impressions may differ from mine, but I think if you have driven an old one, this new one will feel like a different animal. I would love to have one as a DD with the S in the garage for those sunny, winding road days.
