2008 Infinity G37 Coupe

2008 Coupe G35: The 2008 Infinity G35 Coupe concept first appeared at the 2006 North American Internal Auto Show, where it gathered plenty of adoring stares. The car is now going into production, but is now called the G37. You know what that means - an increase in displacement and power from the V6 engine. That means 330 horsepower and 270 ft-lb of torque from the new 3.7 liter VQ-Series V6.

The engine has the same 95.5mm bore, but gets a longer stroke of 86.0mm (up 4.6mm) and a higher compression ratio of 11.0:1 as opposed to 10.6:1. Infinity says roughly 35 percent of the engine’s parts are new. The engine also uses Infinity’s VVEL system, which adjusts both valve timing and lift, boosting torque across the rev range. The system acts very much like BMW’s Valvetronic, using valve timing and lift to adjust the amount of air entering the engine rather than a throttle butterfly.

Expect to see this engine in more Infinity products, most notably the next generation 350Z and the FX SUV. There’s also the possibility that this is the engine that sits under the Nissan GT-Rs hood, along with a couple of turbochargers.

Anyway, back to the G37, which Infinity claims does 0-60 in less than 5.5 seconds.

The 2008 Infinity G37 has, in addition to the new engine, new front suspension, updated styling inside and out and it’s slightly longer, by about one inch. The width and height have hardly changed, only 0.2 and 0.1 inches respectively.

The new front suspension is still double wishbone, but instead of a double ball joint in the lower arm there’s a single ball joint to reduce steering kickback.
The front grille now carries Infinity’s logo, the head and tail lights are L Shaped and there’s a rear spoiler.

You can have your G37 in either five speed automatic flavour, with the addition of shift paddles behind the steering wheel, or a six speed manual gearbox.

The chassis of the G37 is Nissan’s revised Front Midship platform, which Infinity claims has a 36 percent increase in ridgy over the old G35.
Four wheel active steering - available as an option - will adjust the rear wheels up to one degree, taking instructions from various sensors around the car. Sports suspension is also available as an option, with stiffer springs, harder dampers and bigger swaybars. You also get a viscous limited slip differential as part of the package.

Inside the G37 there’s plenty of carry over from the G35, with seats, shift lever and steering wheel all looking identical to those in the G35. There’s plenty of aluminum trim, and the instrument panel still moves up and down with the steering wheel. The new paddles behind the steering wheel are mounted to the column so they don’t move with the wheel.