2006 Lexus GS 430 vs. 2006 Infiniti M45 Sport

[BMWDave]

Road Test: 2006 Lexus GS 430 vs. 2006 Infiniti M45 Sport

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[TBR]

As usual they didn't bother to give a clear winner, but from just skimming the article it does look like they favored the M.  

[BMWDave]

As usual they didn't bother to give a clear winner, but from just skimming the article it does look like they favored the M.

Thats what I dont like about MT, it seems that they are so ad conscious that they cant bear to hand any company a loss.

[ifcar]

Wasn't it MT who just gave the Cobalt a last-place finish in a comparo? They sometimes will declare a winner and loser, just not as often as C/D.

[BMWDave]

Wasn't it MT who just gave the Cobalt a last-place finish in a comparo? They sometimes will declare a winner and loser, just not as often as C/D.

Very rarely...almost every review that I read from them ends "if youre looking for such and such, then this is the car for you."  "if youre looking etc...and it just goes on without a clear winner.

[850CSi]

I like the GS over the M.

I don't know, there's just something about the new GS and IS...

I'm going to test drive an IS250 for sure before I decide on my next car.

[BMWDave]

I like the GS over the M.

I don't know, there's just something about the new GS and IS...

I'm going to test drive an IS250 for sure before I decide on my next car.

The GS looks better IMO.  

[Catman]

The M looks great to me.......until you walk out back and get attacked by those enormous taillights! :o  

[TBR]

The M looks great to me.......until you walk out back and get attacked by those enormous taillights! :o

I agree, the car is good looking except for those huge taillights, I guess it is something for them to work for the midcycle refresh.  

[BMWDave]

The M looks great to me.......until you walk out back and get attacked by those enormous taillights! :o

I agree, the car is good looking except for those huge taillights, I guess it is something for them to work for the midcycle refresh.

It also makes the car look a little bulbous.

[TBR]

The M looks great to me.......until you walk out back and get attacked by those enormous taillights! :o

I agree, the car is good looking except for those huge taillights, I guess it is something for them to work for the midcycle refresh.

It also makes the car look a little bulbous.

True, though they are still better than the 5-series headlights imho.  

[BMWDave]

The M looks great to me.......until you walk out back and get attacked by those enormous taillights! :o

I agree, the car is good looking except for those huge taillights, I guess it is something for them to work for the midcycle refresh.

It also makes the car look a little bulbous.

True, though they are still better than the 5-series headlights imho.

NO WAY!!!! (imo )

[TBR]

The M looks great to me.......until you walk out back and get attacked by those enormous taillights! :o

I agree, the car is good looking except for those huge taillights, I guess it is something for them to work for the midcycle refresh.

It also makes the car look a little bulbous.

True, though they are still better than the 5-series headlights imho.

NO WAY!!!! (imo )

Believe it or not, I love the rest of the 5-series styling, but the dragon fly headlights ruin the whole car for me .

[850CSi]

The M looks great to me.......until you walk out back and get attacked by those enormous taillights! :o

I agree, the car is good looking except for those huge taillights, I guess it is something for them to work for the midcycle refresh.

It also makes the car look a little bulbous.

True, though they are still better than the 5-series headlights imho.

NO WAY!!!! (imo )

Believe it or not, I love the rest of the 5-series styling, but the dragon fly headlights ruin the whole car for me .

The headlights and grille are disgusting. Horrendous. Terribly fugly. AAAAAH DISGUSTING!!!
But I'm starting to see a LOT of them, and each time... The side and rear of the 5-Series make it easily the best-loooking BMW from those angles. Incredibly agressive yet proper. I love it. Imagine how good it would look if you pasted the E90s front onto the rest of the body... AWESOME.

[BMWDave]

The M looks great to me.......until you walk out back and get attacked by those enormous taillights! :o

I agree, the car is good looking except for those huge taillights, I guess it is something for them to work for the midcycle refresh.

It also makes the car look a little bulbous.

True, though they are still better than the 5-series headlights imho.

NO WAY!!!! (imo )

Believe it or not, I love the rest of the 5-series styling, but the dragon fly headlights ruin the whole car for me .

The headlights and grille are disgusting. Horrendous. Terribly fugly. AAAAAH DISGUSTING!!!
But I'm starting to see a LOT of them, and each time... The side and rear of the 5-Series make it easily the best-loooking BMW from those angles. Incredibly agressive yet proper. I love it. Imagine how good it would look if you pasted the E90s front onto the rest of the body... AWESOME.

I agree with you.  The side angle looks so aggresive....I also like it the best of any BMW.

[mazda6er]

The M looks great to me.......until you walk out back and get attacked by those enormous taillights! :o

I agree, the car is good looking except for those huge taillights, I guess it is something for them to work for the midcycle refresh.

It also makes the car look a little bulbous.

Ends up looking a lot like a Maxima from that angle, doesn't it?

[Zcarnut]

As usual they didn't bother to give a clear winner, but from just skimming the article it does look like they favored the M.

Thats what I dont like about MT, it seems that they are so ad conscious that they cant bear to hand any company a loss.

Read the last paprgraph of the article.Its quite clear to me who they gave the nod to.

.."But if you're seeking a true driver's car that encourages you to make excuses to hop behind the wheel to look for the long way home, the M45 is the right choice here."

[BMWDave]

As usual they didn't bother to give a clear winner, but from just skimming the article it does look like they favored the M.

Thats what I dont like about MT, it seems that they are so ad conscious that they cant bear to hand any company a loss.

Read the last paprgraph of the article.Its quite clear to me who they gave the nod to.

.."But if you're seeking a true driver's car that encourages you to make excuses to hop behind the wheel to look for the long way home, the M45 is the right choice here."

Whats the "but"?  Why cant they give a clear winner?

[850CSi]

Personally, I see way too much Altima in the M45.

[MrH]

Personally, I see way too much Altima in the M45.

You say that like it's a bad thing.  They do look kind of similar, but I'm a big fan of the Altima's styling.

[Run Away]

M for Ben.

[BMWDave]

Personally, I see way too much Altima in the M45.

You say that like it's a bad thing.  They do look kind of similar, but I'm a big fan of the Altima's styling.

I love the altima, but I think I see too many Nissan styling components in this car (even though they both are connected brands).  The G35 doesnt look like an Nissan, the previous M didnt look like any US Nissan (It was sort of a rebadged Nissan Cedric, that would sold in Japan), so they should have made ths M a little different IMO.

[Fire It Up]

Personally, I see way too much Altima in the M45.

You say that like it's a bad thing.  They do look kind of similar, but I'm a big fan of the Altima's styling.

I love the altima, but I think I see too many Nissan styling components in this car (even though they both are connected brands).  The G35 doesnt look like an Nissan, the previous M didnt look like any US Nissan (It was sort of a rebadged Nissan Cedric, that would sold in Japan), so they should have made ths M a little different IMO.

Sort of? It was a rebadged Nissan. And an M45 for me.  

[Fire It Up]

The M looks great to me.......until you walk out back and get attacked by those enormous taillights! :o

I agree, the car is good looking except for those huge taillights, I guess it is something for them to work for the midcycle refresh.

It also makes the car look a little bulbous.

True, though they are still better than the 5-series headlights imho.

NO WAY!!!! (imo )

Believe it or not, I love the rest of the 5-series styling, but the dragon fly headlights ruin the whole car for me .

The headlights and grille are disgusting. Horrendous. Terribly fugly. AAAAAH DISGUSTING!!!
But I'm starting to see a LOT of them, and each time... The side and rear of the 5-Series make it easily the best-loooking BMW from those angles. Incredibly agressive yet proper. I love it. Imagine how good it would look if you pasted the E90s front onto the rest of the body... AWESOME.

I'm in agreement.  

[TBR]

The M looks great to me.......until you walk out back and get attacked by those enormous taillights! :o

I agree, the car is good looking except for those huge taillights, I guess it is something for them to work for the midcycle refresh.

It also makes the car look a little bulbous.

True, though they are still better than the 5-series headlights imho.

NO WAY!!!! (imo )

Believe it or not, I love the rest of the 5-series styling, but the dragon fly headlights ruin the whole car for me .

The headlights and grille are disgusting. Horrendous. Terribly fugly. AAAAAH DISGUSTING!!!
But I'm starting to see a LOT of them, and each time... The side and rear of the 5-Series make it easily the best-loooking BMW from those angles. Incredibly agressive yet proper. I love it. Imagine how good it would look if you pasted the E90s front onto the rest of the body... AWESOME.

I'm in agreement.

As am I.  

[Raza]

M45 in this lot--easiest decision I've made all day.

[850CSi]

Personally, I see way too much Altima in the M45.

You say that like it's a bad thing.  They do look kind of similar, but I'm a big fan of the Altima's styling.

I really don't think Infiniti's $50K entry is supposed to bear any resemblance to a FWD family sedan half its price.

[Raza]

Personally, I see way too much Altima in the M45.

You say that like it's a bad thing.  They do look kind of similar, but I'm a big fan of the Altima's styling.

I really don't think Infiniti's $50K entry is supposed to bear any resemblance to a FWD family sedan half its price.

As long as it's not in the way it drives, I'm happy.  The Altima is not very stable.

[BMWDave]

Personally, I see way too much Altima in the M45.

You say that like it's a bad thing.  They do look kind of similar, but I'm a big fan of the Altima's styling.

I really don't think Infiniti's $50K entry is supposed to bear any resemblance to a FWD family sedan half its price.

As long as it's not in the way it drives, I'm happy.  The Altima is not very stable.

At what speeds?