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For Those Who Know Their Cars

Which one?

  • Lexus IS 250 AWD

    Votes: 19 40.4%

  • Infiniti G35 Sedan AWD

    Votes: 28 59.6%
  • Total voters
    47
#41
kserg said:
Not completely... I mean sometimes faster acceleration is safety as well... A lot of times it’s not 0-60 but 60 to 80... For example if someone is about to crash into you a lot of times breaking is too late and all you can do is speed up to avoid a collision.
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+1 I was going straight through an intersection when I noticed an SUV that was turning left was not slowing down. I hit the gas, but at 80kph in fifth and no time to shift down I have no pickup. But at least I sped up enough that she hit me behind the rear wheel rather than right on the door.

With the monster bushbar on the front I don't want to think what she would have done if she had hit the cab straight on. Instead she just pushed the truck out of the way :eek:

She was in such a hurry to get to her child to a private school she didn't see me :scowl: I really wish I had had a faster vehicle that time.
 
#42
Atef said:
yeah I understand, but well comparing 0-60 times seems bitpointless :)
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Performance can be measured by a number of ways. Acceleration is one of the more common ways (a benchmark, if you will). Here in the US, the 0-60 (roughly 0-100 kilometers per hour) time has been the standard for decades.

Handling numbers can be crunched...but the final result is more of a "seat of the pants" kinda judgement. There's a million other factors to consider, as well. How does the car "break loose" at the limit of grip? Body lean? My mother loves ponderous cars because they make her feel like she's driving a heavier (read: safer to my mother) car. A lot of the handling comes down to how someone wants their car to handle and how they interpret the handling of said car.

Acceleration removes a lot of the interpretation out and gives you an idea of what a car can do when it's doing it's most common task: going in a staight line.

Mike
 
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#52
Jazzin' said:
Navigation system can be controlled by voice (I need to see this in person to see if it's actually more convenient).
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My Land Cruiser has this. OK, so I'm in L.A. on the freeway, and I have to piss like a wild man. I say "restaurant", and Bitching Betty says, "Displaying restaurants." Sure enough, there's a Carl's Jr. just off the freeway (but not visible from it) at the next exit. So I just follow the map, take my leak, and get back on my way.

It's useful and convenient.
 
#54
I'm glad we got the Lexus. Ever since I started this thread, the number of Infiniti's has probably increased tenfold because of their annoying advertising campaign. The amount of Infiniti's on the roads of Montreal is pretty insane. I have only seen a few "Lexi" IS so far. And with the color red, it seems as if we are the only one on the island of Montreal.
 
#55
I would of gone with the G35.

What you must realize is that with the Lexus you are paying for the name. Toyota OWNS Lexus and that chasis and overall shape is exactly the same as one of the the cheaper Toyota models (I forget which).

What most people don't know is that the Infinti G35 is Nissan Skyline in disguise (possibly the most sought after and rare import in the US). It has the same insides, with the exception of a different motor (Skyline is twin turbo Inline-6 pushing 325bhp versus the G35's most powerful V6 being 295-300bhp nothing to wave a finger at) and obvious cosmetic differences.

Though us Americans will be seeing the AWD Twin Turbo Nissan Skyline in late '07 or '08, until then the G35 is the next best thing.


Though I love the looks of the G35, I hope to have me one of these in 2-3 years...

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