The G-spot

[CALL_911]

I'm starting to like it more.

The entire enthusiast community will follow suit. I feel like it's too common where you have a shitload of enthusiasts crying as though this is the antichrist, only to like it a year or so down the road.

[SVT666]

The entire enthusiast community will follow suit. I feel like it's too common where you have a shitload of enthusiasts crying as though this is the antichrist, only to like it a year or so down the road.

Even if I do grow to like the look of the car, my car looks better.  My car also doesn't look like a Maxima,  which this car does.

[GoCougs]

Not only was the G37 generally much more daring in its styling; curvy and flowy and otherwise anything but Asianonymous, didn't steal from the Germans, and didn't try anything too daring/goofy like Acuras BANG-POW-ANGLES-CREASES-SLABS styling. The Q50 surely is an objectively better car but styling is still falling flat. Again, perhaps real-world photos, knowledge of design details not yet shown, and other colors/wheels/trim levels will change that but I'm having a tough time imagining it.

[Laconian]

Won't be long before the Microsofties start buying them in bulk and I see them on the roads. I'll make up my mind when I see it in person.

[SVT666]

[Catman]

I like it!

[Cookie Monster]

I gotta say, I like it more than the current G.

[Catman]

I gotta say, I like it more than the current G.

It's official, the old one looks old now.

[SVT666]

My initial reaction was a bit harsh because it's already growing on me.  It does look a little too Hyundai though.  I also don't think I could buy a "Q50", but that might change too if it's really good.

[Raza]

Sure, it's applicable for the reasons I stated.

Nissan just hasn't been into the AMG/M/RS thing; pretty sure there little or no money in it but that's just a guess. The GT-R'd variant of the Q50 is still rumor AFAIK.

Not a Nissan fanboy by any means, but it is notable that the Germans could never build a GT-R.

Ha! 

[SVT666]

[afty]

I calculated some stats for my G35 in 2012.

Total miles driven: 7649
Total fuel consumed: 410 gallons
Total cost of fuel: $1700.21
Avg MPG: 18.7
Avg fuel price: $4.15/gal
Fuel cost/mile: $0.22/mile
Best tank: 21.9 MPG
Worst tank: 16.0 MPG

[SVT666]

I got the TSB for the transmission done today.  It's a reprogramming of the ECU and TCU.  It's like driving a different car now.  In "normal" mode the transmission behaves just like that of the BMW I drove last summer.  Much much better, smoother, and almost imperceptible.  In "Sport" the shifts are fast and hard still which is good, and I found that the paddle shifters react a little quicker now. 

Best. TSB. Ever.

[hotrodalex]

I like the front end of the new one. Interior is alright, I'm getting bored of all the new interiors that just have a big screen in the middle and stuff. Rear end is also alright - not offensive but not jaw-dropping.

Better than the current one, though. Of course none can touch a 1st gen coupe.

[Char]

Looks fucking terrible. Seriously, You guys have 0 taste.

[SVT666]

I like everything but the front.

[afty]

My G next to Godzilla:

[LonghornTX]

To be honest, I have never been bowled over by the styling of the G (any of the generations). The Q50 definitely looks a lot better in pictures, and I would imagine in real life.

[Morris Minor]

I got the TSB for the transmission done today.  It's a reprogramming of the ECU and TCU.  It's like driving a different car now.  In "normal" mode the transmission behaves just like that of the BMW I drove last summer.  Much much better, smoother, and almost imperceptible.  In "Sport" the shifts are fast and hard still which is good, and I found that the paddle shifters react a little quicker now. 

Best. TSB. Ever.

Cannot believe I did not pick this up on my test drive, but mine needs this fix too; noticed the flaring & tendency to jerkiness when I drove it into work yesterday.

[2o6]

Not only was the G37 generally much more daring in its styling; curvy and flowy and otherwise anything but Asianonymous, didn't steal from the Germans, and didn't try anything too daring/goofy like Acuras BANG-POW-ANGLES-CREASES-SLABS styling. The Q50 surely is an objectively better car but styling is still falling flat. Again, perhaps real-world photos, knowledge of design details not yet shown, and other colors/wheels/trim levels will change that but I'm having a tough time imagining it.

I like the way the G looks, but I wouldn't call it daring at all.

[GoCougs]

Cannot believe I did not pick this up on my test drive, but mine needs this fix too; noticed the flaring & tendency to jerkiness when I drove it into work yesterday.

The biggest things I noticed:

1.) Rev matching wasn't very good.
2.) When piddling along or coasting as in traffic at like 20 mph, hitting the gas to accelerate the car would ker-thunk.

ITB12-027 is the fix.

[GoCougs]

I like the way the G looks, but I wouldn't call it daring at all.

Compared to the class in when the current gen debuted in '07 it definitely was.

[2o6]

Compared to the class in when the current gen debuted in '07 it definitely was.

CTS IMO is far more stylistically daring, and pretty much all of the German cars have better proportions. The Bangle 3-series IMO is more "daring" and that in itself IMO isn't that daring.


It still looks good, I guess.

[Morris Minor]

The biggest things I noticed:

1.) Rev matching wasn't very good.
2.) When piddling along or coasting as in traffic at like 20 mph, hitting the gas to accelerate the car would ker-thunk.

ITB12-027 is the fix.

Thanks, Cougs. That's exactly what I'm getting. I printed the pdf & will get it done asap.

[Char]

The front end looks like it belongs on a truck.

[SVT666]

The front end looks like it belongs on a truck.

If only trucks looked this good.

[Laconian]

Wow, I went up a few sizes.



Belch!

[Secret Chimp]

Smurf blue!

[Morris Minor]

I had the TSB programming fix done just now for the transmission. Much better. Big difference.

[MrH]

What year is your new g?