Ten years ago, what was luxury to define?
It is the aura brought by the brand on the "soul",
Or is it a stacking from material to configuration?
In my opinion, a rear-drive car with a high-horsepower naturally aspirated engine,
This in itself is a luxury.
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The launch of the G37,
Let the Infiniti brand come to the top.
The VQ37 it carries is like the "nail household" in Ward's top ten engines.
In the era when the internal combustion engine was at its brightest,
If BMW's 3.0-liter N52 is the best of the 6-cylinder naturally aspirated engine,
Then this 3.7-liter VQ is the ceiling of the 6-cylinder naturally aspirated engine.
The "sports limousine" that many people have in mind,
This G37 is the face of this market segment.
But it doesn't feel like a performance car at all.
Comfortable suspension, smooth and dense power output,
When you don't step on the throttle with all your might,
It's just an ordinary luxury car.
Before 3000rpm,
The G37 is what a luxury brand model should look like.
However, once crossing 5000 rpm into the high-speed range,
At this time, the feeling of pushing back will continue endlessly,
Less than 7500rpm never upshift,
The acceleration of the latter section is like a black hole on the surface of the earth,
The power output characteristics are similar to those of a public upgraded Japanese large-row locomotive.
Looking at this day,
The parameters of this VQ37's 351 horsepower,
It is more eye-catching than the mainstream 3.0T engine in absolute horsepower.
Not to mention the unique and charming voice of the VQ series engines,
Dense and thick and textured,
As long as you have enjoyed this experience in the car,
It will leave a memory that will never be forgotten.
Of course, the happiness of large displacement self-absorption is not without cost,
A year of more than 3,000 yuan of vehicle and boat tax,
Pay for one more year of insurance than others.
Maintenance to two air filters,
The annual fuel cost is also a lot more...
The G37 that can stay today,
Either true love, or the older generation is not allowed to sell.
Some people say that the G37 is "half-unit GT-R",
I don't think it's like that at all.
There wasn't even a little bit of a GT-R feeling.
It's like you bought a 330iM.
Give it a whole set of M3 leaf plates,
I felt like I was driving an M3.
The part of the car that can be associated with the GT-R,
In addition to the sound of this VQ37 engine,
The rest is this set of paddle shifters.
From Q50S to GT-R,
Nissan models of that era,
All use this steering column shift paddle,
It has the brand characteristics of the "Technical Nissan" period.
I think the G37 is more like a four-door luxury comfort version of the 370Z,
The large sofa in the front row is equipped with heated/ventilated seat knobs,
The ESC steering wheel column is also even the overall movement of the instrument panel,
Many times,
You will be impressed by these details.
But
The G37 does not have the same sense of configuration technology as the Audi A5,
There is no BMW 3 brand soul in the control,
There is no sense of life achievement brought by Mercedes-Benz C,
Even his own set of interiors in the creation of luxurious texture,
At that time, many people were also dissuaded,
At least, it didn't grow on my aesthetic point.
After all, we are all grown up consumers under the influence of "Ashkenazi luxury",
For the "luxury concept of daily sports" advocated by Infiniti in that era,
and will not be understood by most people,
This is doomed -
The G37 can only serve a small number of people.
Model Information:
2010 Infiniti G37 Sedan
Price: 491,000 yuan
Used car price: 100,000-150,000 yuan
Body size: 4780mm/1773mm/1453mm
Wheelbase: 2850mm
Powertrain: VQ37VHR V6 naturally aspirated engine + 7-speed automatic transmission
Power output: 351 Ps max .(258 kW)
Front and rear tire sizes: 225/55 R17
Chassis suspension: Double wishbone/rear multi-link independent suspension
Vehicle mass: 1737kg
Written/Photographed by John 117