Good point.
I kind of saturated myself with all the track type stuff I could find last Spring.

I came away with a very positve feeling given the weekend warrior type tracking I'll be doing a couple times per yr.

I kind of just dismissed reading about it after that as I had come to a conclusion concerning the G37's tracking capabilities.


Nobody mentions anywhere in anything that I read, a "limp mode" condition.

Gotta wonder what gives-

 

That was a stupid article. What magazine had the cover "The King is Dead" and had the G37 vs 335i? Which ever auto magazine that was, they clearly stated that the G37 out handled the 335i on the track. I take C&D reviews with a grain of salt.

 

That was the MT article. They also had the video that raved over the G37s track manners.

 

Thrillhouse has posted a good thread on the G37 limp mode issue, including output from a data logger at the time the limp mode kicks in. See "Trackday Datalog - Hello Limpmode".

 

^ That's one car. Anybody else run at the track? I have driven my car hard over an extended period(No, not around the block to the grocery store, but at least as hard as that car was "track" driven) and have never gone into any kind of limp mode.

 

I still dont know why everyone compares the G37 to the 335, its not in the same price bracket. for around $40k and equally equipped, you are in a 328, not a 335. Why not compare the G37 to the new M3? might as well, ppl are always comparing a $50k 335 to our G37, might as well go all out and compare the $60k M3 with our car since price category is not an issue... yeah, a entry model 335 is around $40k but an entry model G37 is around $33ish. $33k is the price of their stinking 328. Im pretty sure a base G37 can run around in circles versus their 328.

 

That's because Infiniti's target is the 335, not the 328. Base model to base model would be the 328 vs. the G base model. The price difference is about the value you get with a G37S, compared to the 335i. More or less the same features but you save $10k with a G37S.

Yes, you don't get the "BMW" name but you get the style and value with the G37S. Have you ever looked inside a 335i? The interior looks like a brand new 1985 station wagon threw up on it. The bimmer interior has NO style whatsoever. NO character. NO personality. The Bimmer engine is where it shines (TT) but you also pay for it, $10K more.

 

Trust me, My buddy picked up a 335 just cause I picked up a G37 to be faster than me. I looked at his car in and out and I know that car is nowhere near as nice as our G37s Inside is straight up Butt ugly when compared to our car, the buttons are darn boring looking, the color makes me wanna fall asleep, the dash is nothing impressive. Navi map looks ugly, probably cause im so use to the 3d birdsview of our car, theres no back up camera, Ipod connections cost extra, the retarded I drive is retarded, lol. Oh and another thing, No touch screen!! even my cousins Honda Civic has a touchscreen navi. The inside of the car still looks like an E36, steering wheel looks butt ugly and retarded. Yeah, he keeps showing off to me that his car is faster, but we went to the track and i did a 14 flat while he did a 13.8. whoopee, .2 secs faster. did you guys forget, we are running 19s while the little bmw is running 17s? Put some 19s on the bmw and lets see how fast it goes. Now hes got a juicebox on his bmw and its suppose to have 60hp addtl. good luck, his pos wouldnt start at 150miles on his cluster, It went back to the dealer 2 days after he got it brand new and took them 10days to figure out what was wrong with the car. I guess his 60addtl hp is just gonna make his car alot faster, back to the dealer. If I wanted blunt speed, I would have gotten a Srt8. You guys ever ride in a BMW? no where as smooth as our G37......

 

I took my G out on Road Atlanta and didn't notice any issues beyond brake fade (which some high temp pads would alleviate). The engine didn't miss a beat....

 

My G37S has a manufactured date of 12/07 and has the limp home mode. Can anyone else who has tracked their car list their manuf. date and if they experienced the limp home mode?

 

And with that 10k, you can have a G37 with a twin turbo and destroy a 335i