The G35 is a promising car, but from the pictures it looks like either the styling was derived from the new european Nissan Primera or the Primera is the G35, modified to accept RWD, a v6 and to please the american market.

http://www.infomotori.com/news/a_37_IT_341_1.asp

As you all know, the previous Primera was the G20. Heck, I'll buy something else if the G35 did come in fact from the Primera instead of the next gen Skyline.

 

The G35 was not derived from the primera - it was derived from the XVL concept shown a couple years ago. If you goto the nissan japan website (nissan.co.jp) you'll see that the G35 is the skyline.

 

uh..guys...the G35? that's an Altima with Infiniti badge...like I30 and Maxima...don't believe me? look at the hood line, doors and the c pillar..

 

Uhhh, not sure where you got that picture, but that IS NOT the G35. Here is what the G35 will look like. These where taken from the Flash preview site of the G35 at http://www.infiniti.com/35preview

 

A few more:

 

Not quite...it wouldn't surprise me if they 'borrowed' some cues from the XVL concept for the Altima but it's not an altima cause its rearwheel drive and the altima platform is a front wheel drive platform.

 

The pictures that I initially attached is the european issue Nissan Primera.

 

Look here for photo's of the G35 and the new Z at the NISMO sponsored Fuji Internationl Raceway event

 

Well, the Altima and the G35 might share some similar styling cues, but underneath, they are two different beasts. The Alty is front wheel drive and the G35 is a bonafide rear-drive sports sedan. The engines are both 3.5's..However, the G35 puts out somewhere in the neighborhood of 260 HP---Maxima territory.

 

I got some info about the G35 from a friend who works there. he told me be on the look out for a 2 door G35 on late September. It'll look nothing like the 4Dr. The side will flare out a little. I'm hoping it'll look like the new R35. Just looking at it, looks a little like a Coupe G35 from certain angles. And in 18 months Infiniti will be seperating their car fleets from Nissans. So the I35 will no longer be built on the same light as Maximas.

 

i have to disagree...you can always switch the drive train(as long as you have space to mount the motor longitudinally, rather than transversely...but then, i could be wrong..just an opinion...

 

I don't see how anyone can say that the G35 is a rebadged Altima...

The G35 (like other .Org members mentioned) is RWD with the possiblity of getting an AWD coupe version in the fall. The Alti is a FWD platform. The G35 is built on Nissan's "FM" (Front-Midship) platform, the same platform as the 350Z and the upcoming GTR supercar while the Alti will probably share a platform with the next generation Maxima (unless Max gets RWD ).

Just because they share styling cues, doesn't mean a thing! Is an M3 a rebadged 325i just because they look similar? Ummm...hell no!

 

uh...yeah...you know that M3 and 330i share the same platform, right?
just with different motor and suspension..but the same chasis...

and like i said..i could be wrong..i didn't say i was right..just an opinion..cuz the cars strikingly similar..

 

My point is that he is judging the cars based on the appearance of the car. The theory of "if they look alike, then they must be alike" is totally incorrect in the case of the M3:328i and G35:Primera/G20

 

here are some numbers for both Altima and G35...

Altima:

<EXTERIOR>
Wheelbase 110.2
Overall length 191.5
Overall width 70.4
Overall height 57.9
Tread width (front/rear) 61.0/61.2

<INTERIOR>
Interior
Head room without sunroof (front/rear) 40.8/37.6
Leg room (front/rear) 43.9/36.4
Hip room (front/rear) 53.0/52.7
Shoulder room (front/rear) 56.7/56.1


G35:

<EXTERIOR>
Wheelbase 112.2
Overall Length 186.2
Overall Width 68.9
Overall Height 57.9
Tread Width -- 16-inch tires 63.5 front/59.6 rear
Tread Width -- 17-inch tires 59.1 front/59.3 rear

<INTERIOR>
Front Row Head Room 40.5
Leg Room 43.9
Hip Room 54.3
Shoulder Room 56.4

Second Row Head Room 40
Leg Room 36.2
Hip Room 53.0
Shoulder Room 56.2

in all, these two cars are strikingly simialr in looks and overall dimensions. G35 has 2inch longer wheelbase(probably due to accomodate the longitudinally mounted engine and driveshaft cuz that extra 2 inches did not translate into front or rear leg room). Altima is little bit wider and longer(both because of the sheetmetal and bumper length). but other than these areas, these two cars look like virtual twins. except G35 weighs outrageous 4,509lbs!! Altima, even at its heaviest form(3.5SE with auto) tips the scale at only(?) 3,222lbs. even with the 260hp motor, i don't think this G35 will pull anything at all. someone needs to go on a diet.

 

Your numbers are wrong pal....4,500 LBS!?!? Are you $hitting me? Where did you pull that from? That's reaching Expedition/Escalade/SUV (Stupid Useless Vehivles) territory..

From Edmunds (As of 1/10/2002):

"On sale in March 2002, the 2003 Infiniti G35's 24-valve 3.5-liter V6 engine makes 260 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 260 pound-feet of torque at 4,800 rpm. The motor is technically mounted amidships, just aft of the front axle, for superior weight distribution and balance. It is matched to a five-speed automanual transmission that drives the back wheels, and the engine is rated to get 19 mpg in the city and 24 mpg on the highway. A six-speed manual transmission will be available sometime after launch.

Underpinning the package is a patented four-wheel independent multilink suspension that employs lots of aluminum in its construction to keep weight down (yo, the G hits the scales at 3,336 pounds)."


http://www.edmunds.com/news/autoshow...3/page027.html

U ppl are just making $hit up now!

 

calm down there man...
got the number from Infiniti website..
and no, i don't make up numbers...geez..

 

Don't take it the wrong way...I'm just saying, 4500 LBS with only 260 HP V6

I think you might have pulled FX45 Numbers ??

 

ok...first of all..i'm not just 'looking' at the style of the car and saying 'oh, those two cars are the same'....
(i don't look at the new Hyundai Tiburon and say 'oh! that car 'look' like Ferrari...must be the same chasis'..)

there are certain design cues that you can notice when looking at the car.
the hood line, the door cuts, the roofline, and windshield, windows and the back C-pillar..you can also 'specualte' by comparing the mechanical specs(such as the wheelbase, overall interior volume, track, etc..)...these things are very important cuz if you change any one of them, u have to change the design of the entire car. that is why i merely 'speculated' that Altima and G35 may share the same platform. yeah, i know Altima is a FWD and G35 is a RWD. but the extra 2 inches in wheelbase did not translate into extra leg room in G35. so that maybe because they needed that extra 2 inches in wheelbase to accomodate the longitudinally mounted RWD motor.
it's really nothing much..anyone who took a basic car design course will start noticing stuff like that...

and plus! i mentioned this before and i will do it again now, i could be dead wrong, but when i looked at these numbers from Nissan/Inifiniti website, they were just too closely matched..
besides, there's nothing wrong with sharing some basic chasis with Altima anyways..

 

oops...my bad...i got the GVWR number...the curb weight for the G35 is 3336lbs. so it's about 100lbs heavier than the Alti...damn...even the weight is similar..i wonder why?

 

V6 Alti weighs in at 3227 LBS.

http://www.edmunds.com/new/2002/niss...tml?id=lin0018

 

3336-3227=109lbs...i'd say that's pretty similar...after all, I30's always been heavier than Maxima due to more sound deadening materials and others...