chasemyaccord

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I babied my car until 1200. I know I could've gone WOT at 500, but I wasn't in a hurry. Besides, save your gas!

J.Oh

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i drove the hell out of it off the dealership lot =D

JonnyOzero3

Am I the only one that thinks that I dunno...maybe the engineers who built the car might know what they're talking about? I doubt infiniti would say this without a reason (and yes, I'm guessing they put a some padding in there...but still...)

Just because some rando motor-bike mechanic on the internet manages to post a website about hard-break-in and why its better, doesn't mean he's actually right.

I did a 98% gentle break-in, and I'm one of the ones getting ~20mpg city. My used oil analysis at 2670mi said the car wasn't even done shedding wear metals yet (yup), FWIW. If I recall correctly, one of the guys who's posted one of the best 1/4mi timeslips around here was a gentle-break in guy as well. More power? Hmmm...I dunno. It's food for thought.

My point...I don't have one. Do what you want, it's your car. But engineers usually aren't completely full of ****.

shepa

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i leased my car and i love it but i dont really care what happens to it 3 years down the line... i drive it liek its stolen, floor the gas, and shift at really really hi RPMs... im sure 5 years down teh line this driving will have soe reprocutions,,, but how will this affect me in the 2 years i own the car? ... also if i didnt break my car in properly what would happen?

BooSa37

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I have 820 miles on mines as of now N i only WOT it to about 5rpm ONCE i had to do it to switch lanes but i felt bad afterwards other than that i tryed to keep the rpm's below 4 cant wait to break it in completely i want to see what this car can do....but is your car so break in as you like.

dean2900

I do think it is padded as 2,000km is a nice round number. I am going to vary the speed and not push the car to hard.

However, I do believe some hard driving will hekp everything seal properly but car makers would be hesitant to follow to state that.

I would definely follow the directions for at least 500 miles.

Dean

majin ssj eric

I drove mine normally from the first day and have had no ill effects so far (15k miles)....

Kidcane

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Drove mine soft for the first 500 miles then drove it however I want with the exception of driving with cruise control or same rpm for extended period until 1200.

Of course the manufacturer is going to err heavily on the side of caution.

Thrillhouse

Mine passed 500 miles on the way to it's first autocross. Seems fine to me.

hgunner

I broke in my g35 very hard and have driven hard since I left the dealers lot 93,000 miles ago..I have zero oil consumption,and the engine is solid and runs as new.

I do regular maintenance and changed to synthetic in engine/transmission/diff at 2K miles.

what I do not understand is why my G35 got much better in acceleration and gas mileage around the 5,000 mile mark. This has been reported on G35driver by others??

Hope G37 does the same!

JonnyOzero3

That's normal for a vehicle as it breaks in. Magazines will usually find that long term test vehicles get faster during their early life.

Sunny81

Maybe that'll mean the 0-60 numbers will really sit at 5.0-5.2 instead of the 5.4-6.1 we've seen published immediately after the car was released.

shepa

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6.1 is pretty bad for a car with 330 horses..... bmw's new 335i coupes do it in lik 4.9 seconds with only 300hp

dean2900

The car is slow off the line but pulls really hard from about 60 on. There is a lot mot to performance than 1/4 mile time. You can spend a lot less money if you want something that is just fast from the line.

CHI-TOWN G37

Dean, you will find th G comes off the line quicker as you get through your break-in period, but yes it screams at high rpms and is really fun above 4K.