G37 review in Car and Driver Aug Issue
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#5
the price listed in the mag:
base: 34765
Prem package 2350
Rear spoiler: 550
As tested 37665
Power: 330hp, 270 lb-ft
redline 7600
weight: 3717
0-60: 5.3
1/4 mile: 13.9 @ 103
brake 70-0: 164ft
base: 34765
Prem package 2350
Rear spoiler: 550
As tested 37665
Power: 330hp, 270 lb-ft
redline 7600
weight: 3717
0-60: 5.3
1/4 mile: 13.9 @ 103
brake 70-0: 164ft
#7
Originally Posted by mygiantcircle
ya'll should get a copy, but who wants to host the "preview?"
Basically, the review says that the car has become much more refined which now all of a sudden has become a bad thing (you can't win with these guys). Shift action is alot better now with no grinding. Engine is smoother as well. So, basically, everything that was bad about the G is now great - but somehow it sounded like they liked that "roughness" before.
1/4 mile ET was not that great at 13.9 but the trap speed of 103 is pretty good. This is pretty much what I expected. Shows the high horsepower vs low end torque.
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Originally Posted by muscarel
I left the link a couple of posts up.
Basically, the review says that the car has become much more refined which now all of a sudden has become a bad thing (you can't win with these guys). Shift action is alot better now with no grinding. Engine is smoother as well. So, basically, everything that was bad about the G is now great - but somehow it sounded like they liked that "roughness" before.
1/4 mile ET was not that great at 13.9 but the trap speed of 103 is pretty good. This is pretty much what I expected. Shows the high horsepower vs low end torque.
Basically, the review says that the car has become much more refined which now all of a sudden has become a bad thing (you can't win with these guys). Shift action is alot better now with no grinding. Engine is smoother as well. So, basically, everything that was bad about the G is now great - but somehow it sounded like they liked that "roughness" before.
1/4 mile ET was not that great at 13.9 but the trap speed of 103 is pretty good. This is pretty much what I expected. Shows the high horsepower vs low end torque.
#14
My favorite part:
"Gone is the gear-mesh noise, the buzzing, and the clunking from the transmission tunnel, and the shifter for the G37 Sport’s standard six-speed manual has been improved immeasurably. What once was a vague, hope-ya-don’t-grab-first-when-you’re-doing-that-4-3-downshift affair is now precise, smooth, and more direct, with more heft and less notchiness"
Summary:
"In the end, the G37 is still a fun-to-drive coupe with some attitude: it’s just that what’s there has been toned down quite a bit from the last model. While that’s bad for us hard-core enthusiasts, the extra refinement is a big improvement for those who have to live with the car everyday, whether sitting in traffic and cruising on the freeway. It’s not the quirky, jittery, manic machine the G35 was, but the Force is definitely with the G37."
"Gone is the gear-mesh noise, the buzzing, and the clunking from the transmission tunnel, and the shifter for the G37 Sport’s standard six-speed manual has been improved immeasurably. What once was a vague, hope-ya-don’t-grab-first-when-you’re-doing-that-4-3-downshift affair is now precise, smooth, and more direct, with more heft and less notchiness"
Summary:
"In the end, the G37 is still a fun-to-drive coupe with some attitude: it’s just that what’s there has been toned down quite a bit from the last model. While that’s bad for us hard-core enthusiasts, the extra refinement is a big improvement for those who have to live with the car everyday, whether sitting in traffic and cruising on the freeway. It’s not the quirky, jittery, manic machine the G35 was, but the Force is definitely with the G37."
Last edited by muscarel; 06-24-2007 at 01:16 AM.
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Originally Posted by muscarel
My favorite part:
"Gone is the gear-mesh noise, the buzzing, and the clunking from the transmission tunnel, and the shifter for the G37 Sport’s standard six-speed manual has been improved immeasurably. What once was a vague, hope-ya-don’t-grab-first-when-you’re-doing-that-4-3-downshift affair is now precise, smooth, and more direct, with more heft and less notchiness"
Summary:
"In the end, the G37 is still a fun-to-drive coupe with some attitude: it’s just that what’s there has been toned down quite a bit from the last model. While that’s bad for us hard-core enthusiasts, the extra refinement is a big improvement for those who have to live with the car everyday, whether sitting in traffic and cruising on the freeway. It’s not the quirky, jittery, manic machine the G35 was, but the Force is definitely with the G37."
"Gone is the gear-mesh noise, the buzzing, and the clunking from the transmission tunnel, and the shifter for the G37 Sport’s standard six-speed manual has been improved immeasurably. What once was a vague, hope-ya-don’t-grab-first-when-you’re-doing-that-4-3-downshift affair is now precise, smooth, and more direct, with more heft and less notchiness"
Summary:
"In the end, the G37 is still a fun-to-drive coupe with some attitude: it’s just that what’s there has been toned down quite a bit from the last model. While that’s bad for us hard-core enthusiasts, the extra refinement is a big improvement for those who have to live with the car everyday, whether sitting in traffic and cruising on the freeway. It’s not the quirky, jittery, manic machine the G35 was, but the Force is definitely with the G37."