visualguy

According to Andy Palmer, Nissan's VP of product development:

"Mr Palmer also revealed that Nissan was working on a new petrol V6 – probably a replacement for the acclaimed VQ V6 used in a wide range of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles"

See:

Infiniti 2014 EV sedan - Infiniti to take Leaf out of Nissan’s book | GoAuto

The 2014 G sedan should be quite interesting...

g37guy01

Interesting. However I don't think anyone really views the g as a 5series competitor. Not enough tech or hp.

6mtg37s

iTrader: (1)

Ahhh I can't wait for this! I want a V37(possibly) chassis G!

MaluG37

I thought I read some where that Nissan will be sharing engines with Mercedes. Maybe putting 4 cylinder engines into the G. I believe Nissan has already agreed to build Mercedes engines in their US plants. I'll have to find the article.

MaluG37

Found some:

Nissan agrees to make engines for Mercedes in Tennessee

Nissan Will Build Mercedes Engines in Tennessee

New Infiniti G in Bed with Mercedes - Motor Trend

g37guy01

Very interesting. Nissan knows it needs to do something or else the competition will run over them. This delay, cited by one of the articles, is the reason Infiniti is/was having very good deals I think.

jjasonSU

iTrader: (1)

A 5 has to be optioned out to get the tech a G has. They come bare bones

g37guy01

That's the point about the 5. Starts at the 528 ends at the m5 with a lot of tech to add on. You could also say a Kia optima has more tech than a bare bones 5.

In fact the optima could compete for g buyers.

BLamb

iTrader: (1)

I just hope they make it look something like the essence concept. I don't understand why the coupe won't be redesigned soon, that article acts like it will go on for several more years before being updated while the sedan will get it in late 2013.

blnewt

iTrader: (13)

Hopefully they're working on transmission upgrades to go along w/ the new motors, the current transmissions' behavior needs more work than the VQ IMO.

visualguy

The auto tranny seems finally ok for the 2012 model year.

The manual transmission is ok, but the clutch is hard to operate smoothly, and something needs to be done about the shifter vibration to make it feel more refined.

6mtg37s

iTrader: (1)

I think they will use the diesel mercedes engines, and maybe the 4 cylinder c250 engine. But the bigger engined G will most probably a be nissan engine.

tejasg37x

Until you drive one..there is a reason they are $10K less...

Not a bad car for the price though...

JSolo

iTrader: (14)

The optima gives you lots of creature comforts. In fact, there's a few more bells and whistles than the G. Mirror mounted turn signals, interior illumination as you approach the car, heated rear seats, fans in the front seats that cool when the ac is on, and probably a few others. However, what is lacking is the whole driving experience. The car is numb to drive, has poor road feedback, car wanders all over the place, etc. Take one for a real test drive, then draw your own conclusion. I had one (2011 turbo) for over 5K miles.

tejasg37x

My sentiments exactly...I drove one just to check it out and felt the same way.
But for someone that wants a car loaded with goodies for under $30,000, it's not bad. Same with the Hyundai Sonota...it's almost the same car.