2007 Infiniti G35 Sport Long-Term Road Tests Archives

This is one of my favorite transmissions in any car in the world. The shift action has the slick, mechanical feel of a bolt-action rifle. Trustworthy and precise, it reminds me of those terrific old Muncie transmissions you find in the 1960s Corvette Stingray.

Every transmission feels different...

Continue reading 2007 Infiniti G35S: Shifting at Speed.

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As our G35 prepares to depart the Edmunds Long Term fleet, I was initially struck with..., well I didn't really care much. It's a great car and all but I'd never get the Sport version and the six-speed manual only appeals to me when I picture myself living in Nebraska or Montana or anywhere that's not Los Angeles.

Just as I was all set to not care about the car leaving, I had a glance at the window sticker - $37,400 including Premium Package and Navigation. For that price our car has a Bose stereo w/ hard drive, Bluetooth, real time traffic info for the nav system, sunroof, power memory for seats, mirrors and steering wheel, heated seats and one touch windows all around...

Continue reading 2007 Infiniti G35 vs 2008 Cadillac CTS price.

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It's sad to say that our year with the G35s is almost up. So, like all of our test cars about to go away, we took it to the track. While you'll have to wait for the long-term wrap-up to get the official numbers, follow the link below to see some videos of the day.

Continue reading 2007 Infiniti G35s: On the track.

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Um, that's not good. The right front Bridgestone on our 2007 Infiniti G35 Sport has been curb crunched to the point of two large lacerations. For the record, it wasn't me. But I did check the car's tire pressures when I discovered the damage...

Continue reading 2007 Infiniti G35 Sport: Bridgestones by the Slice.

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Motohiro Matsumara says the VQ35 V6 in the Infiniti G35 began as a kind of  lucky guess and became a success by accident. He designed it, so he should know.

Nissan built Japan's first V6 in volume production for an automobile, and when it introduced the VG30 V6 in the 1984 300ZX, the company was so proud that it took journalists to the engine foundry to see the aluminum cylinder heads being cast. For Nissan, it was a big thing to break away from the inline-6 engine that had defined the company since the 1960s...

Continue reading 2007 Infiniti G35 Sport: Matsumura's V6.

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As much as I like our G35, it’s never impressed me in the looks department. There’s something about its soft lines that leave me a little cold. Then there are the wheels. Like most Japanese and American sedans, the design of the G35’s wheels do little to highlight its rear-wheel drive layout...

Continue reading 2007 Infiniti G35 Sport: Better Looking Wheels Needed.

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The more time I spend in our long-term 2007 Infiniti G35 Sport, the more I like it. I'm a huge fan of its power, pure and simple, and the fact that it's held to the ground by such a capable suspension so you only want to go faster.

But it's not just the power per se, it's where it happens. According to our full test, the G35 makes its considerable 306 horsepower peak all the way up at 6,800 rpm and its 268 pound-feet of peak torque at 5,200, but it sure doesn't feel that way...

Continue reading 2007 Infiniti G35 Sport: Torquing 'Bout Low Revolutions.

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Playing smashmouth football means running the ball down the throat of the defense. It means punishing blocking and bone-crunching impacts. In a word, it's brutish. And so it is with our long-term Infiniti G35 Sport. This is a wonderfully capable car, but there’s an undeniable edginess to it as well. It’s the brute of the sport-sedan segment.

Continue reading 2007 Infiniti G35: Smashmouth Sport Sedan.

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At 18,563 miles it's time for a fuel economy update on our long-term G35 Sport...

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Walking around our G35 Sport after Wednesday's antics in the wet I noticed something strange through the wheelwell opening. 

Continue reading 2007 Infiniti G35 Sport: Reducing dangerous horsepower.

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Back in my high school baseball days, a wet day was a great excuse to play around on the practice field sliding around and doing goofy things. Yesterday, our track day was rained out. As we waited and hoped for the sun to come out as the weather report had indicated, a wet track and a selection of high-powered, rear-wheel-drive cars was simply too tempting to resist sliding around and doing goofy things.

Our long-term Infiniti G35 Sport just happened to go up yesterday for logistic purposes and in between my own hooliganism, I broke out the Scorcese cam. May I now present to you Mr. Jacquot and the G. Enjoy. James Riswick, Associate Editor

Continue reading 2007 Infiniti G35 Sport: Wet and Wild.

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Our Long Term G35 is sort of like a really cute girl you might meet at the supermarket, a really cute girl that would be great for someone else. The G35 S  is good looking, comfortable, quick, fun and stylish - all great qualities. It's just that the car doesn't have that certain something - FOR ME.

I'm not sure if it's the stiff seats or the stiff ride, I just don't find myself really connecting with the car...

Continue reading 2007 Infiniti G35 S: Perfectly Fine.

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There it is, folks. Where the magic happens. The 2007 Infiniti G35 Sport with a six-speed manual is now officially perfect. As our dedicated blog readers know, we all pretty much love the G35, EXCEPT for the clutch...

Continue reading 2007 Infiniti G35 Sport: Vastly Improved Clutch.

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I recently had the good fortune to return to my favorite place in my Edmunds life: the driver seat of the 2007 Infiniti G35 Sport. What a spectacular machine! The clutch issue has definitely been significantly improved, although the action is no less responsive. The engine note is still a magnificent rumble, the driver seat is firm and supportive, the steering is bowstring tight, the doors close like a vault, and damn I LOVE the way the thing looks...

Continue reading 2007 Infiniti G35 Sport: Further Testing Required.

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It was a late night as I wandered back into the office after going to the gym. Sitting there typing away was Mike Schmidt, our resident Vehicle Testing Coordinator.

"Jacobs, you going home?" he called out to me as I walked toward my desk.

Sweet!..

Continue reading 2007 Infiniti G35 Sport: I Am the Guinea Pig.

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