First impressions are very important, and where Automobile Magazine and the Infiniti G37 coupe are concerned, those first impressions were full of admiration. After power-sliding around a Nissan test track in Arizona during our first meeting with the G37 [June 2007] and blasting down back roads all the way from Tennessee to Michigan two months later, we declared Infiniti's sexy new sport coupe to be a near-equal to its chief rival, the BMW 335i coupe. That's among the highest praise we can give.
By their nature, though, first impressions don't always tell the whole story. We don't retract any of our conclusions about the G37's performance credentials - any dynamic differences between it and the perennial champion 3-series are small enough to fade into the background noise - but surprisingly, after a year of living with the G37, we filled its logbook with more complaints than compliments. The Infiniti may nearly match the BMW's performance, but it falls short in refinement. But we're getting ahead of ourselves.
First, the good news: Not once in 24,504 miles did our trustworthy G37 miss a beat.... Read full article