2013 Infiniti G37 Coupe And Convertible Launch Review
INFINITI G37 REVIEW
Vehicle style: Premium sports coupe
Engine: 3.7 litre V6 | Transmission: 7-speed adaptive automatic
Power/torque: 235kW/360Nm
Fuel consumption (listed): Coupe: 10.5 l/100km; Convertible 11.4 l/100km
Fuel consumption (on test): Not recorded
OVERVIEW
Not often you get into a car that fits like a glove.
It's apparent the moment you nestle into the leather sports seats: wheel set right - instruments tracking to its tilt - gearshift paddles at the fingertips, pedals just right, and a clean, beautifully-crafted and business-like cockpit.
This is Infiniti's G37 Coupe - and it is something special.
A legion of Australian enthusuiasts will agree. Its Nissan-badged counterpart, the Skyline V36, has been keenly sought as a grey import.
And, in both Coupe and Convertible form, the G37 looks very, very tasty. Thank goodness for that.
I'm slowly warming to the pugilistic snout of the FX SUV but can't make it to the 'Fat Albert in lycra' looks of the M sedan (too many bumps and bulges where bumps and bulges ain't aughta be).
The Coupe, the G37, is a real driver's car. It howls under the whip, there is a superb sporting elasticity to its suspension tune, it is tightly balanced when cornering, and it swallows tarmac with the spearing effortlessness of the true 'grand tourer'.
There are faster Coupes, and more powerful, but this one is a really satisfying drive.
The Convertible, its twin, looks great - its extra-wide rear track to accomodate the folding roof gives its haunches a muscular 'planted' look - but it lacks the snug, taut, driving feel of the Coupe.
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