nice ride, not easy on the wallet (gas).

 

^^ +1. done plenty of 2-300 mile trips, no problems at all. but the car does eat gas :/

 

i have a 2011 6 mt. The sports seats suck. I drive about 90 min. a day. I am thinking about getting another car without sport seats. Yeah, yeah, I didn't test drive it thoroughly, however, I had an 04 with no problems and did not expect the sport seats to be this uncomfortable!!! ouch! by the way, I am thin, 6 ft, 165 lbs.
Btw, I like the car in all other aspects.

 

^^You're inadequately padded... Gain some more weight and you'll be fine

 

I drive 46 miles (90 min) each way from the south bay to the peninsula on 101, 85 and/or 280 each day in my 09 G37S 6MT and think it's a great commuter car.

No issue with the sport seats -- I'm 6'2"/250. I average 21 MPG commuting, but if I cared about mileage I would have bought a [insert car that gets good gas mileage here].

I can't believe anyone thinks the S rides hard...hard compared to what? A Buick Park Avenue? It rides like a sport sedan should, which means you can feel the road. If you're concerned about that, buy a [insert car that rides like a pillow here].

The G has been a great car to drive and when you spend as much time driving as I do, you need to enjoy what you're driving. The G has yet to disappoint.

 

Not sure what he's comparing it to... my EVO VIII, now that was HARD. I made a number of trips from WV to visits friends in Kentucky, and I was just short of going to a chiropractor at each end of the journey!

I spend on average 4hrs/day in my G, no issues whatsoever with the seats...

Maybe some folks are like Hank Hill, and just need gluteus implants?

 

I am 5'-10" 175# and I hate the non sport seats. I guess different strokes for different folks........I hate when I get loaners that are non sports.

You want to be uncomfortable try doing a 4,000 mile trip in a lifted and modded Jeep! You will also know what bad gas milage is as well. These cars get great gas milage in my world. lol

 

Every couple weeks I go home to Minneapolis (from Fargo) which is about 240miles one way. Doing 80 I average 26.5-27mpg and once I get there, I am never tired or in pain.

Did one 1250mile weekend to Hastings Nebraska (from Fargo) which is straight up in the middle of Nebraska. That was a long trip (i was by myself) but the car handled the interstate phenomenally. Coming back, I said screw it and cut up through South Dakota on the backroads.. This was where I set the cruise at its maximum possible speed, but averaged much higher than that. That was the most incredible drive I have ever had. The car just glided. I had some 80s hits blasting on the BOSE and I was humming through the dips and valleys of South Dakota at high speed. It was just fricken awesome.


Before this car I had an 05 AT sedan which I drove to Northern California, to Southern California, Vegas, Colorado, and then back to Minneapolis. That was a 6400mile trip over the span of 2 weeks. Never once did I get tired in the G35. 2 summers ago i drove that car to Key West Florida from Minneapolis and that was also not a bad trip. 4600 miles over 1.5 weeks. Still not bad!

 

I rented a G37X and so far put about 50 miles driving it back home. How accurate is the computer in gauging mpg? I was going about 60mph and rpm was around 2000 and the computer shows about 30mpg. I know it's best to hand calculate but since I only have 50 miles on it, is the number a little bit to good to be true?

 

With a little bit of restraint, you can expect to get 26 through 30 mpg in highway driving.

 

the G's make great commuter cars (except for the gas mileage)

very comfortable, i enjoy the sport seats, i can tighten and loosen the bolsters as I please

 

That seems high, definately hand calculate to find out how acurate yours is. My car says it gets a bit better MPGs than it really does.

 

Do these cars (maybe newer model year?) have an option where the mpg is automatically reset since last full fuel up?

 

I don't find the ride too firm, the seats too uncomfortable, or the road noise too loud - but my other car is a Z06 so I might be a bit desensitized.

This was the best car I could find that covered all the bases of AWD, performance, acceptable fuel economy, and style under $50K.

 

I get 27 mpg on my long Interstate trips, averaging 80 mph. So it sounds feasible that I would get 30 mpg if I drove at a constant 60 mph.
The question I have is where do people take highway trips at 60 mph?