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Old 08-01-2005 | 03:29 PM
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2006 G35 coupe changes

Major Options:
Intelligent Key
Rear Active Steer

Premium Package includes:
Intelligent Key
Bluetooth®
driver’s seat and steering wheel memory
automatic entry/exit assist

Sport-Tuned Suspension Package includes:
unique front fascia
side sills
newly designed optional rear spoiler (standard on 6MT models)

Standard features (new):
Project-beam bi-xenon headlights
vehicle-speed-sensitive power steering
15.1:1 steering gear ratio
redesigned taillights
aluminum accent rings on the door panel speakers
Old 08-01-2005 | 03:34 PM
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Rear active steer? This thing got 4WS?
Old 08-01-2005 | 03:44 PM
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hmm--its about time they changed that spoiler--the G35 has the worst spoiler I've seen, it looks like an afterthought. 4WS--every time I see this feature introduced it turns out to be more of a burden than an assitance--its rarely effective and popular. what NO PICS?
Old 08-01-2005 | 03:46 PM
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call me a geek but i drool over the bluetooth. I hate my blue tooth headset but its the only way to have a phone conversation in the car. Now if i could just talk to my car instead and my friends talk back through the speakers...now thats awesome.
Old 08-01-2005 | 03:56 PM
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yeah, i'd like to see pics of the new rear tailights and wing...

i actually liked the older wing, very clean looking.
Old 08-01-2005 | 04:07 PM
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I kinda liked the original spoiler it had...i'm curious to see how this looks though
Old 08-01-2005 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by moRotorMotor
Rear active steer? This thing got 4WS?
Think HICAS from the Z32 (1990's 300ZX) and just about every Skyline since the R32, if memory serves. They've been using 4WS in some of their cars since the late 80's. The computer can steer the rear wheels up to 2 degrees, with or counter to the front wheels depending on speed and other factors.

I'm not sure how HICAS-like the new system is, but it's the same principle. I happen to love it. It let's me take tight corners and long sweepers at a pretty decent clip. Other people flat out hate it and just get it removed from their cars.
Old 08-01-2005 | 08:45 PM
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Pics?
Old 08-01-2005 | 09:31 PM
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Think HICAS from the Z32 (1990's 300ZX) and just about every Skyline since the R32
Twinturbo Z32's, Skyline GT-R's, and S13's (that had the option).
Old 08-02-2005 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by MazdaspeedFeras
call me a geek but i drool over the bluetooth. I hate my blue tooth headset but its the only way to have a phone conversation in the car. Now if i could just talk to my car instead and my friends talk back through the speakers...now thats awesome.
A friend of mine has a new TL - he can do that. The car detects the phone and lets you hear incoming calls through the speakers.
Old 08-02-2005 | 08:09 AM
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Hicas adds weight, that's why people remove them. Honda also tried out similar technology with their older Prelude series.

The whole idea didn't really take off. Not sure why Nissan wants to bring it back again (and Honda).
Old 08-02-2005 | 08:23 AM
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the old mazda mx6 had it didnt it?

edit : my friend has a ealry 90's mx6 that he put a turbo motor in, and I know he has 4ws, but im not sure if he swaped it in...i would think it would be fairly difficult to adapt it from another car.

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Old 08-02-2005 | 08:42 AM
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The JDM Millenia aka Eunos 800 had 4ws as an option. 4ws sucks--it adds weight and becomes more of a hinderance on the drag strip and autocross track. From what I understand from the Z32 guys is that it also adds maintenance cost. I hate the current G35 spoiler it looks like such an afterthought--it doesn't flow with the body at all. I'd take it without a spoiler--but to each his own.
Old 08-02-2005 | 12:09 PM
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I like the G35 spoiler and the car overall looks great! Before anyone else brings it up...

THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT PIC'S!

lol
Old 08-02-2005 | 12:53 PM
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hmm skyline rear lights maybe?!?!
and wow they actually gave them the memory seats after like 3 years of complaining... good job nissan!
i wonder how much this will be? and where are the pics?!
Old 08-02-2005 | 01:18 PM
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Feras, I'm totally with you on the Bluetooth. What I would do to have that in an RX8... *drool*

Memory Seats I love those things...


Wonder what this is going to do to the MSRP.
I was looking at a G35 last year and with all the options, I was hitting 42,000. This could get scary...
Old 08-02-2005 | 01:44 PM
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This will further the G35 from the Z--all this adds weight.
Old 08-02-2005 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Mikelikes2drive
hmm skyline rear lights maybe?!?!
It already has Skyline rear lights, since it is a Skyline.
Old 08-02-2005 | 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by RX8-79
Major Options:
Intelligent Key
Rear Active Steer

Premium Package includes:
Intelligent Key
Bluetooth®
driver’s seat and steering wheel memory
automatic entry/exit assist

Sport-Tuned Suspension Package includes:
unique front fascia
side sills
newly designed optional rear spoiler (standard on 6MT models)

Standard features (new):
Project-beam bi-xenon headlights
vehicle-speed-sensitive power steering
15.1:1 steering gear ratio
redesigned taillights
aluminum accent rings on the door panel speakers
Where did you get this information?
Old 08-02-2005 | 02:43 PM
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I saw the same info over on www.freshalloy.com in the G35 forum.
Old 08-02-2005 | 02:47 PM
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Sorry. I'm not down with plagiarism. :D

Anyhoo, Dre, get on The Face Book and join my RX-8 group.
Old 08-03-2005 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Shiri
Hicas adds weight, that's why people remove them. Honda also tried out similar technology with their older Prelude series.

The whole idea didn't really take off. Not sure why Nissan wants to bring it back again (and Honda).

Removing HICAS yields minimal weight savings. HICAS is nothing more than a servo on the rear suspension.
Old 08-03-2005 | 07:16 PM
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Memory seats... I guess Nissan/Infiniti is listening to its forum members.
Old 08-04-2005 | 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Christianv
Removing HICAS yields minimal weight savings. HICAS is nothing more than a servo on the rear suspension.
15-20kg, quite a bit of saving.
Old 08-04-2005 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Christianv
Removing HICAS yields minimal weight savings. HICAS is nothing more than a servo on the rear suspension.
Really? Then explain how that servo is powered. Also, how does that sevo pivot those rear wheels that are not designed pivot on all other cars? What tells the servo to fire up?

Near as I can tell and Nissan for that matter one would add an electrically driven hydraulic pump, some tie rods, more complex rear suspension knuckles (heavier) to allow pivoting rear wheels, a subframe that has an area to mount this crap, some sensors and a processor to decide what to do and a crap load of wires.

Originally Posted by Shiri
15-20kg, quite a bit of saving.
I gotta say that sounds about right.


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