They may live below a country run by a husky dictator who has a thing for BluBlockers and nuclear weapons, but South Koreans can take heart knowing that Infiniti has bestowed upon them the honor of being the first market to receive the new G35 sedan. Infiniti announced the G35's arrival in South Korea yesterday at the Seoul Trade Exhibition and Convention Center in Hagnyeoul, Seoul. Nissan's luxury division is keenly interested in presenting itself as a global brand (see Related posts below), which accounts for the decision to give South Korea's market the nod before selling the sedan in North America. The car's new generation VQ35HR 3.5-liter V6 now develops 315 horsepower, though the South Korean model will apparently only pair it with a 5-speed automatic and not the 6-speed manual that will also be offered in North America. There's also no mention of an all-wheel drive model. Instead, South Koreans can choose from a "premium" or "sports" version of the G35 sedan, the former offering a bit more luxury and the latter offering a bit more sport. Prices start at 47.5 million won ($49,780USD) for the "premium" model and 49.8 million won ($52,190USD) for the "sport" model.[Source: Nissan]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
D MAn @ Oct 18th 2006 1:36PM
The G35 is a BEAUTIFUL car. Rivals the 3 series, looks better and costs quie a bit cheaper! I found my next lease! Hard Drive audio is AWESOME
cars garage @ Oct 18th 2006 1:43PM
I doubt that Infiniti will increase their sales with this strategy.
http://www.carsprofile.com/
$0.02 @ Oct 18th 2006 1:47PM
There's gonna be some great deals on some 06's before they release it here
Swat Lax @ Oct 18th 2006 1:56PM
Um, I'm 98.5% sure I saw one at a dealer this weekend (in Maryland).
Is this just referring to when they're for sale as opposed to when the dealer might have a tester?
brad @ Oct 18th 2006 2:00PM
are you confusing north and south korea? There is not a dictator in south korea. good grief.
Dave @ Oct 18th 2006 2:04PM
Kim Jong Il wears Blueblockers, likes nukes and lives in NORTH Korea.
In North Korea, people don't have enough food to eat, let alone $50k for a car.
South Korea is a mecca for a conspicuous consumption.
I don't think communists would like it there.
Whydrive @ Oct 18th 2006 2:05PM
It's going to be real difficult for Asian automakers to convince the wealthy Asians that they belong in the same class as Europeans.
David F @ Oct 18th 2006 2:05PM
"They may live below a country..."
"below" in this case meaning South of, and therefore, not "in."
NJguyyy @ Oct 18th 2006 2:06PM
brad did you not read the first sentence correctly? He stated that south korea is below a country with a dictator.
but I can't wait till see one in person I think infinity can win over some bmw drivers
ohmy @ Oct 18th 2006 2:07PM
Brad, re-read the post, I think you are the one who is confused here...
TheClassi @ Oct 18th 2006 2:14PM
At the time of my reading the blog, it reads "They may live below a country run by a husky dictator..." It says they live "below" (south of) not "in" a country run by a dictator. You need to be able to read before you can proofread.
nv @ Oct 18th 2006 2:27PM
Anyone else think it's strange that Infiniti has not yet released pricing (base, options) yet, even though the US market will have it in a couple of weeks?
see
http://www.nissannews.com/infiniti/2007vehicles/g35_sedan/index.shtml
TT @ Oct 18th 2006 2:46PM
I haven't seen this 315hp figure before. Everything else I've read show it at 306hp.
Scott @ Oct 18th 2006 3:02PM
They failed to win over this BMW driver because the interior was terrible in comparison. Easily worse than BMW, and not even comparable with Lexus.
Anyone know if this issue has been improved on the revised model?
johnny @ Oct 18th 2006 3:33PM
315hp is gross.
In North America we use SAE net from 2004.
It is 306 here.
Luis Martinez @ Oct 18th 2006 4:45PM
I agree with the post above about the interior issues. Even the Maxima had better interior previously.
Trough @ Oct 18th 2006 6:08PM
Interior, in most people's opinion, is now MUCH better than it used to be - at least from what we can tell from the pics. I agree, the previous g35 interiors looked pretty blah.
http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/04/03-2007-G-Sedan-450.JPG
John @ Oct 18th 2006 6:17PM
Good. South Korea probably has lower standards of quality. Let South Korea have the earlier builds.
The US will get later builds, when the workers have it down cold, and don't screw up much.
Keith @ Oct 18th 2006 6:24PM
@Scott
The interior on the new G is leaps and bounds above the previous gen. IMO it makes the BMW look boring and old. Of course, that is just from sitting in one - could be a different story once I drive it and have to use everything. I started listing out why I like the G interior so much better, but it was getting long. Dealers should be getting them in a couple of weeks.
Keith @ Oct 18th 2006 6:30PM
Just called my local Infiniti dealer, they claim to have a new one to test drive and will have ones to buy in 2 weeks.