tag824

Hello everyone,


I currently have a 335i and it's lease is up at the end of November. I'm very interested in getting the G37s and wanted to ask a few questions before I go in and test drive one next weekend.

I'm looking to get AT in the car. I read it has a 7 speed AT and I wonder if anyone could compare it to the BMW AT. In my 335i I can put it into sport mode which holds its gears longer or I can switch into M mode which stays in whatever gear I blip into unless it must change gears to avoid stalling or redlining.

I was looking at the 370z and even went and drove one. Long story short, it's not for me. Too noisy and bouncy for my liking. I originally stayed away from the G37 because I didn't like the front that much. Then my brother pointed out the Sport has a nicer front and gives you the other sport amenities so here I am.

Is there anything I should know regarding reliability, issues, etc? Is there anything that's a must have with this car?

I owned two e46 coupes and currently have the e92. This will be the first time I'm venturing out of BMW territory in 8 years. So any and all info is appreciated since I don't know much about Infiniti.

Thanks!

Creepers

welcome to the forum.

sounds like you're looking at the G37s coupe. if that's the case, don't worry about the 7AT cuz it only comes with MT.

ipitythefoo

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Get a Journey with sport package

7AT w/ the sport bumper sport seats BBK VLSD and sport seats....

cruzmisl

Reliability won't be a problem. They are reliable cars.

It sounds like you lease them anyway, so you likely won't run into anything substantial during that period of time.

There are pluses and minuses with the 3er and a G. I came from an older 3 series and I think Infiniti really has the sport/luxury thing down pat. Very fun to drive, handles great, beautiful exhaust note and comfortable.

tag824

Yes, I'm looking at getting a Journey coupe with the sport package. Isn't that esentially the same thing as the Sport?

This is what it says comes with the sport package for the Journey.

• 10-spoke 19 x 8.5-inch aluminum-alloy wheels with 225/45R19 (front) and 19 x 9.0-inch aluminum-alloy wheels with 245/40R19 (rear) W-rated summer performance tires

• Sport brakes with 4-piston opposed front calipers with 14-inch rotors and 2-piston opposed rear calipers with 13.8-inch rotors

• Sport-tuned suspension

• Viscous Limited-Slip Differential (VLSD)

• Sport front fascia, side sills and unique headlights

• Solid-magnesium paddle shifters (not available with 6-speed manual transmission)

• 14.7:1 Sport tuned steering gear

• 10-way power driver's sport seat with manual thigh extension, and driver's power torso and thigh support adjustment; 8-way power front-passenger's sport seat

• Aluminum pedals and footrest

tag824

I'm glad to hear that from a former bimmer driver. To be honest my reason for leaving BMW is two fold; price and reliability. Over the past several years the prices have gone through the roof and reliability has gone down. My current e92 is the most unreliable car I've ever owned. Don't get me wrong, it's an amazing machine, when it's working without issue.

I plan on buying this car but if I was going to get into another BMW I would lease. No way would I buy the bimmer when the out of warranty repair is insanely expensive.

cruzmisl

Price and reliability are also why I'm done with BMW for now

cruzmisl

It's a technical thing in how Infiniti packages it. The only "true" "G37 Sport" has the 6MT.

The Journey w/ Sport has everything but the manual transmission, so yeah, it has the sport package.

Boomer-Bob

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The more you research the G, the more you'll like it. Welcome to the forum.

Weiboy718

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i also hopped from a Bimmer to this so you're not the only one. hopefully you can become one in our community.

cereal2k

iTrader: (10)

Welcome!

-Don't have your wallet in your back pocket or you'll get a seat bubble.
-The seat tends to wear quickly.
-The sport package still will need lowering springs to get rid of the wheel gap

tag824

I read this on Nissan News and Motor Trend regarding the 2011 coupe.

G Coupe – Sport Package now offered on G37 Coupe AWD models, Navigation Package content now standard on G37 Coupe Sport 6MT, revised front fascia design (Sport and non-Sport) with fog lights moved from inside the headlight to the lower fascia area, revised 18-inch and 19-inch aluminum-alloy wheel designs and two new exterior colors. Available November 2010.

Anyone know when they will unveil this? I cannot find anything on it, driving me nuts.

cruzmisl

I'd get a 2010. The 2011's with the new front bumper is kind of ugly.

majin ssj eric

I test drove an E92 335i a couple weeks ago and can compare the AT trannies. The BMW paddle shifters are different from the G37's. On our cars the left paddle downshifts and the right upshifts. The BMW has two paddles that essentially do the same thing: Pulling/pushing either paddle downshifts/upshifts. Also I noticed that the 335i will shift to the next gear at redline unlike the G37 which will allow you to bounce off the rev-limiter. Otherwise the sport modes are similar and the rev-match features work well on both cars....

cruzmisl

Oh, I forgot to mention. Our paint is a bit soft. Don't get black.