Will likely be trading my 2006 STI for a G37X...
03-20-2010 | 01:56 AM
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To the OP, I have the WRX so my experience is close to your STI, and now I also have a G37S. The G is a much bigger car, but there is not much more room. The center console and the stylish dash board taken lots of room in front. Try placing a lunch box on the passenger floor, there is barely any room. Rear seat is slightly larger then the Subaru but knee room is tight. The sport seats are too tight and there is no till adjustments which is uncomfortable. Performance is good and the mpg is comparable to my 2 litter but the G is a faster car. The auto transmission is excellence moving forward, but slowing down is annoying with the jerky/surging 2 to 1 down shift. Frankly, I bought the G because it is a better deal then the BMW, but you get what you paid for. Learned from my lesson, buy right, cry once.
03-20-2010 | 05:24 PM
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STI seats are not way too tight, better but not that much narrower than the WRX seats. Infact one of the main complaints about the STI's is about lack of seat bolster support. On the other hand, the G sport seats are designed for people with 27 inch waist line. Not only that Infinity cheap out on seat adjustments only make matter worst.
03-20-2010 | 10:16 PM
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(and stupid me for buying the damn car! 
) 16 way adjustment sound great until you find out that the one you need is not there!I just want people to know so they don't make the mistake I did.
03-20-2010 | 11:34 PM
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I'm not sure what exactly you mean by till.
My big complaint was that the lumbar support is too high to suit my back; I would have liked a vertical adjustment for lumbar support.
Also, the bolsters are meant to (attempt) to restrict all lateral movement; they're not meant to be comfortable. If they're too tight, I'm sure there are MANY members here without the sport package that would love to have sport seats. I can think of quite a few who would happily trade.
My big complaint was that the lumbar support is too high to suit my back; I would have liked a vertical adjustment for lumbar support.
Also, the bolsters are meant to (attempt) to restrict all lateral movement; they're not meant to be comfortable. If they're too tight, I'm sure there are MANY members here without the sport package that would love to have sport seats. I can think of quite a few who would happily trade.
03-21-2010 | 12:29 AM
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I'm not sure what exactly you mean by till.
My big complaint was that the lumbar support is too high to suit my back; I would have liked a vertical adjustment for lumbar support.
Also, the bolsters are meant to (attempt) to restrict all lateral movement; they're not meant to be comfortable. If they're too tight, I'm sure there are MANY members here without the sport package that would love to have sport seats. I can think of quite a few who would happily trade.
My big complaint was that the lumbar support is too high to suit my back; I would have liked a vertical adjustment for lumbar support.
Also, the bolsters are meant to (attempt) to restrict all lateral movement; they're not meant to be comfortable. If they're too tight, I'm sure there are MANY members here without the sport package that would love to have sport seats. I can think of quite a few who would happily trade.
, it would not have cost them any more money to make better seats. Sensible cushion materials, simple adjustment where it counts goes a long way, knowing their customer helps too.
03-21-2010 | 06:19 AM
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You CAN tilt the seat... the "front" of the bar will adjust tilt angle, while the "rear" will adjust height. Push either the front or the rear of the long bar down, or pull up. If you push/pull the middle, it won't do anything...
03-21-2010 | 01:19 PM
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Mike, go seat in an Accord or Genesis and you will see what I mean.
03-21-2010 | 10:50 PM
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I'm really interested to see how the ATESSA-ETS AWD works in the snow compared to the Subaru. Technically the last "motor sport" I've taken part in was ice racing up at Georgetown Lake with a couple of buddies of mine that were driving Jeeps (TJ Rubicon & a JK). Which, I've become a fan of, as it seemed to be very easy on the car, as I was pretty much in 1st gear the entire time on every configuration they setup, I never really went full throttle (useless on a frozen/ice lake haha), and since the wheels would spin, it seemed pretty easy on the drivetrain.
Either way, when ice racing, horsepower was not a factor at all, traction is the name of the game, and with a fairly stiff suspension, I think my traction was fairly limited, as the car wanted to slide rather than grip. Surprisingly, the biggest problem I had was understeer around pivot cones they had setup. It was actually pretty close running against my buddies in their Wranglers haha. One of which was switching back to 2WD quickly around the pivot cones in order to help get the rear end out, as unless you were working the e-brake, the vehicles would just push to oblivion.
Either way, it was a lot of fun! Something I definitely look forward to doing again next year, hopefully in a G37x. Since the G37x's AWD is RWD bias, I'm actually thinking it should be a little faster than the Subaru, as the courses they setup seemed to favor cars that could get the rear end out easily. I suppose we'll see next year.
Either way, when ice racing, horsepower was not a factor at all, traction is the name of the game, and with a fairly stiff suspension, I think my traction was fairly limited, as the car wanted to slide rather than grip. Surprisingly, the biggest problem I had was understeer around pivot cones they had setup. It was actually pretty close running against my buddies in their Wranglers haha. One of which was switching back to 2WD quickly around the pivot cones in order to help get the rear end out, as unless you were working the e-brake, the vehicles would just push to oblivion.
Either way, it was a lot of fun! Something I definitely look forward to doing again next year, hopefully in a G37x.
Since the G37x's AWD is RWD bias, I'm actually thinking it should be a little faster than the Subaru, as the courses they setup seemed to favor cars that could get the rear end out easily. I suppose we'll see next year.
03-22-2010 | 01:38 AM
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You want the seat cushion to be flat, so you can seat straight up. Each person have different sitting preferences, but if the seat have tilt adjustment you can adjust it's angle until you are comfortable. Unfortunately with the G37, the rear cushion of the seat is fixed and not very supportive. Infinity failed at their decision using these seats. I am not the only one, many people complained or will not buy their car because of the seat. I certainty can not recommend my car to my friend or family.
03-22-2010 | 11:48 AM
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I do agree, the car is not for everyone. The seating position is rather aggressive for an entry level luxury car, bu the G does err a bit far on the sporting side compared to the rest of the segment.
03-26-2010 | 05:23 PM
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