Now that almost 4,500 km has been put on the car, and I’ve finally got a chance to drive long distance, I have several observations to make concerning how the car is shaping up to be.
First, the car feels natural on the highways: with great acceleration, it’s incredibly easy to merge into highway and pass slow moving cars. The downside of a powerful engine is it increases the chance of getting a speeding ticket. On my trip from Toronto to Montreal (and back), there were a few close calls but I managed to avoid any infractions! Speeding is a major concern especially when a simple tap on the gas allows you to bypass the legal speed limit on the highway, which is just 100km/h.
On newly paved stretch of Highway 401, the car’s ride was smooth and confident. However once I reached Quebec and entered Highway 20 in somewhat dilapidated condition, the ride was fairly bumpy. Sport tuned suspension seems to be a bit harder than it should be, but I was glad I didn’t get the G35 Sport with even stiffer suspension…
In terms of gas mileage, solely on highway driving, I managed to reach about 11 liters per 100km which is great since city driving gets me over 15 liters per 100km (that is city driving in North York with some minor stop-and-go traffic). And that’s using ordinary fuel! Even though the car says premium fuel is required, I don’t feel the need to get the extra performance out of my 2007 Infiniti G35x, not enough to justify premium fuel prices. Have you seen those prices?
Finally I did encounter some heavy rain while I was in Montreal and so far I haven’t noticed the car slipping at all under wet conditions. It remains to see if the car’s all-wheel drive system is efficient with snow/ice but that’ll have to wait until next Winter.
Recent Comments