aerodragon

just curious how's 00 CLK430 (W208) compared to Infiniti G35 Coupe (03-04) in terms of acceleration, handling, etc..

no flame just objective opinions

lou430

my take the auto G will be a close race but the G35 6 speed will take the clk in the begining.

clk's biggest vice is gearing, it need better gearing to put the power down immediately. It like racing in a 10 speed bicycle and start in the 8 speed gearing

aerodragon

beginning? means later on CLK will win (more miles?)

lou430

you see if the cars are about even and one gets ahead than it will lead that same amount the entire race. The G wont pull after 60 MPH but by that time you'll be a couple of car lengths behind.

my opinion dont race them since they have better gearing a manual tranny with similar power

but then again not everybody can race with a manual tranny only the selected few so I think it will be much closer than the G owner would suspect.

oh and by the way Ive seen G35 go neck to neck with the 350Z which have done sub 14 sec. quarter.

Traveller

The G35 has similar horsepower numbers but does not kick in until a much higher RPM. Before I bought the CLK430, I test drove the auto version of the G35 (no stickshift available on the lot at the time) and was not impressed with the lack of low end grunt. However, it did handle well and the manual would probably be a fun car.
The G35 trunk space is a bit too small and I prefer aactual trunk to the hatchback design.

CiLKY

Not a direct comparo but same platform/engine.

My friend has a stock 02 350z manual touring pack. From a dead stop he will smoke me because he's a manual and can drop the clutch(jumps out like 2-3 cars). But from 5mph roll on I pull him pretty good and it only gets better from there on up.

I do have k&n's and eisenman exhaust, but I have 19" wheels too so I should be about as fast as a stock clk-430.

Regardless I don't think the G35 is as fast as the 350 so as long as you are doing a rolling start it shouldn't be a problem.

Big Terry

Thats the key , Rolling start , about 35-40 miles an hour and nail it , the 430 is very stong once its on a roll .

CiLKY

Mine seems strongest around 45....nice and meaty part of 2nd gear.

tokomo

There is guy in another forum who thinks so highly of his Saab 9-3. Couldn't 320 stock take it on quater mile?? Just a thought....

aerodragon

correct me if I am mistaken:

did you guys refer to the fact that from a traffic light (or stop)..the G35 will win (auto or manual)?


I am not sure if 350Z is much faster than the G Coupe.

ldangeli

Go to G35 Stats
Now most sites quote the 430 at 6.1 or better so not really sure which would be the victor. I bet it would be a great race.

XxGoppyxX

ok but if u raced and lost a g35 u would lose with style:p

ldangeli

Absolutely!

Harkonen

Ahh... this is the real point, isn't it?

It's like my friend with a new '04 Acura... he keeps pulling up next to me wanting to race. I look out the window of my CLK430 and muster up the greatest look of disdain possible.

I'm in a Benz, he's in a ricer... I have nothing to prove

J Lucas

Do you know that the g35 coupe is a bigger car than the clk 430? My friend told me that and I laughed @ him saying he was wrong but sure enough we went to both sites and compared and the g35 coupe is longer, wider and has more interior room...The trunk is just pathetic though.

ldangeli

NOTHING to prove. I don't know about you guys, but I didn't buy my car to race everyone I know... and don't know.. Win or loose, at the end of the day, YOU'RE driving a MBZ~

Harkonen

Precisely. Do you have any Grey Poupon?

ldangeli

Why yes, yes I do...

lou430

thats exactly what everybody said when I raced the M3...he beat me by 3 car lengths and when we joined to talk about it everybody was like who cares your in a v8 Benz while he's in a Bummer

lou430

funny story about the 04' tl automatic my friend bought one and he went around claiming he has never lost in a street race. I didnt offer to race him cause I knew it is a fast car till one day he said come on I want to see how bad I can beat your Benz. I said fawk it and raced him 4 times in a row from the line and from a roll....I beat him everytime by atleast 2 car lengths..

after I handed him is *** he starts claiming yea this car I was thinking of giving it to my wife its too slow for me Im getting an Evolution I couldnt stop laughing the entire night everytime I saw him pissed and dissappointed.... I laughed.

seealkay

haha as a matter of fact i've raced a g35 ! it was on the way to vegas and the G passed us and went in our lane, we changed to the right lane and try to pass him. he gave it little gas and want to get it on. so we both stepped on it. i don't think i floor it tho(pretty close). and i don't think he did too. but we were just accerating side by side all the way to about 110 then the trafic is closing up so we slowed down. there was no winner but i think he can take me easily. it had the areo package which pulls .26 drag which is much better than our clk and it's limited at 155 not 135.

They are nice cars but for about half of the price of a new clk. it's a very awesome car. (for that price if you really want to get it running there are superchargers that puts 380hp at the rear wheels for about $7000+ labor. that'll put you smoking m3 and probably run head to head or maybe even more with a Z06.

aerodragon

nice experience...

:p

nickv

Wow, how coincidental...yesterday on the way home from work a G35 pulled up next to me and then punched it...he must have seen me trying to catch him so he slowed down. We were doing about 70 and he downshifted (manual tranny) so I got on it as well, I pulled on him all the way to about 125 then let off. Granted I didn't leave him very far behind, probably 1.5 car lengths, but it was fun!!

aerodragon

were you winning????

J Lucas

nick do you have a 55 or 430? cuz a g35 manual is faster than a 430...