2008 Infiniti G35
On the Road, in the 2008 Infiniti G35S.The Infiniti G35 is a luxury performance sedan that has great exterior and interior styling! It excels at being a practical sedan while providing the experience of a sports car. There’s a couple main drivers of the G35: The late 20s, to forty something guy or gal, that may be new to having a family, maybe has one child in the house and you drive the G35 before stepping into a larger family hauler, like an MDX or X5. The second group to drive this vehicle, is the older business man or woman, someone that has no kids in the house anymore, needs a four door for business, but enjoys the driving experience of the Infiniti.
And it is a great experience, it’s about the way you feel behind the wheel, as you merge on to the freeway, the way the seats support and warm you.
Infiniti has a winner in the entry level performance luxury sedan segment with the G35.Under the hood you’ll find a
• 3.5 liter dual overhead cam
• 24 valve V-6
• 5 Speed automatic transmission with manual shift mode and downshift rev matching paddles on the steering wheel to match any driving mood.
• 306 horsepower and 268 lb ft of torque
Some of our favorite option packages on the G35 include the Journey level trim with Premium, Sport and Nav packages.
Which will add about $6,300 to the sticker price, and add the goodies like:
Power sliding moonroof
Infiniti’s Studio on Wheels from Bose (an awesome sound system that may have you parked in the garage, just listening to music)
Compact Flash slot for playing MP3 files
Infiniti’s interface for your iPod
Power and memory seat steering, sideview mirrors
Heated front seats
18” alloy wheels
You’ll love Infiniti’s stellar hard drive Nav System (great touch screen, bird view, building footprint and lane guidance - add a subscription from XM for real time traffic updates, (after 3 month free trial))
Voice recognition HVAC, Audio & Nav and even more.
Adding the Premium, Sport and Navigation packages will bring the total suggested retail price up to just under $39,000, excluding tax and destination charges. Put the G35, side by side with more costly category competition, like BMW’s three series, Audi’s A4, and the TL from Acura, it’s easy to see and feel why the Infiniti G35 is a crowd favorite! It won us over, and over!!
As a performance sedan, the G35 needs (91) premium gas, and here’s the EPA fuel ratings: 17 MPG city, 24 MPG highway. We averaged just over 19mpg combined city and highway miles.
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Nissan North America provided LeBow Media a vehicle for our review.