Several automotive magazines have put the Infiniti G35 at the very top of their entry-level sport-/luxury-sedan ratings in comparisons that often included the BMW 3-series. After twelve months with a G35x, we are in enthusiastic agreement that the Infiniti is in BMW's league, although we still feel that the 3-series has an edge in refinement and in the harmonious blending of its mechanical, hydraulic, and electronic functions. But the G35 is not so far behind. The rear-wheel-drive version, particularly, has all the earmarks of a BMW beater. It is lively, quick, and tossable. Our long-term test car, the G35x, had the advantage of all-wheel drive, but it also had that feature's disadvantage: an additional 308 pounds of response-robbing weight. Nonetheless, we were all very pleased with the day-in, day-out comfort, utility, and performance of our G35x, and it was the car of choice whenever the roads got slippery. It was also an extremely satisfactory long-distance cruiser.After 31,138 miles, we found that the G35x had held together very nicely. Any car driven by two dozen raving enthusiasts for twelve months is going to suffer a certain amount of wear and tear, but the Infiniti seemed to shrug all that off with aplomb.... Read full article