2013 Gs350 F-Sport feels so slow??
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2013 Gs350 F-Sport feels so slow??
Hi all,
i recently test drive a gs350 f sport, and I must say... it felt really slow. I had it in sport plus, and even used the manual shifters. It just felt like such a big boat, and took forever to get to 60mph. I’m currently driving an 09 g37 and it’s a lot quicker than the gs. However, when comparing 0-60 times, both cars are very similar. Why does the gs feel so much slower than the Infiniti? I’m planning on upgrading to the GS soon, but am really disappointed with the performance. However, I love the look of the GS and the interior is amazing! I just wish it had a little more power.. I’m wondering if maybe the current owner isn’t using premium gas?? Could that be the reason for its performance??
i recently test drive a gs350 f sport, and I must say... it felt really slow. I had it in sport plus, and even used the manual shifters. It just felt like such a big boat, and took forever to get to 60mph. I’m currently driving an 09 g37 and it’s a lot quicker than the gs. However, when comparing 0-60 times, both cars are very similar. Why does the gs feel so much slower than the Infiniti? I’m planning on upgrading to the GS soon, but am really disappointed with the performance. However, I love the look of the GS and the interior is amazing! I just wish it had a little more power.. I’m wondering if maybe the current owner isn’t using premium gas?? Could that be the reason for its performance??
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The VQ engine the G37 is not as smooth as the engine in the GS. I've owned the 1st/2nd gen G Sedan, and currently have a new Q50 in the family.
The VQ engine feels much faster than the GS. Heck, I think my 1st gen G35 ran 14.5 quarter miles and sounded like it would run 13.5 quarters.
I liked that "raw-ness" of the 1st gen G... Kinda like a Civic, you feel like you are going to go back to the future, but you are still under the speed limit.
The 2nd-gen IS350 is the biggest sleeper of them all (maybe the Camry v6 from ~2 generations ago), quiet as heck when floored and still ran sub-14 quarters...
The VQ engine feels much faster than the GS. Heck, I think my 1st gen G35 ran 14.5 quarter miles and sounded like it would run 13.5 quarters.
I liked that "raw-ness" of the 1st gen G... Kinda like a Civic, you feel like you are going to go back to the future, but you are still under the speed limit.
The 2nd-gen IS350 is the biggest sleeper of them all (maybe the Camry v6 from ~2 generations ago), quiet as heck when floored and still ran sub-14 quarters...
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Side but related note, my brother drove a 1st gen G35 with a short ram intake on it (pretty fun car), and it sounded and looked like it should have been a 10-second car, but my IS always seemed to pull ahead of it (not that I condone racing your siblings).
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Low end torque is garbage, that's why it feels slow.
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Hi all,
i recently test drive a gs350 f sport, and I must say... it felt really slow. I had it in sport plus, and even used the manual shifters. It just felt like such a big boat, and took forever to get to 60mph. I’m currently driving an 09 g37 and it’s a lot quicker than the gs. However, when comparing 0-60 times, both cars are very similar. Why does the gs feel so much slower than the Infiniti? I’m planning on upgrading to the GS soon, but am really disappointed with the performance. However, I love the look of the GS and the interior is amazing! I just wish it had a little more power.. I’m wondering if maybe the current owner isn’t using premium gas?? Could that be the reason for its performance??
i recently test drive a gs350 f sport, and I must say... it felt really slow. I had it in sport plus, and even used the manual shifters. It just felt like such a big boat, and took forever to get to 60mph. I’m currently driving an 09 g37 and it’s a lot quicker than the gs. However, when comparing 0-60 times, both cars are very similar. Why does the gs feel so much slower than the Infiniti? I’m planning on upgrading to the GS soon, but am really disappointed with the performance. However, I love the look of the GS and the interior is amazing! I just wish it had a little more power.. I’m wondering if maybe the current owner isn’t using premium gas?? Could that be the reason for its performance??
If you're always mashing the gas, the ECU will learn to give you more throttle response - unfortunately for me, I hardly have any open roads and have speed limits of 25MPH everywhere so it quickly became sedate after a few days again.
Otherwise, folks have added intakes and the Apexi throttle controller to help curb that "slow" feeling...the only other thing would be to consider purchasing a GS F with its V8.
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While I do think the lack of low-end torque is a factor here, I don't think it's the sole reason. I think a large part of this sensation is how smoothly the car accelerates and how quiet it is at speed. It masks speed quite well, even at higher speeds, so you never really get the sensation of speed. Drive it at 100+ and you'll see my point.
Highway acceleration/stability and passing power is quite impressive and worth the trade-off for acceleration from a dead stop, IMO.
Highway acceleration/stability and passing power is quite impressive and worth the trade-off for acceleration from a dead stop, IMO.
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The trade off is you get reliability with Toyota/Lexus engines, instead of performance. That has always been the case. It's not a bad thing, just if you want performance, Lexus shouldn't be your first choice. I had this same discussion with a friend of mine. The consensus was, buy German, if you want to blow people off the line.
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Hi all,
i recently test drive a gs350 f sport, and I must say... it felt really slow. I had it in sport plus, and even used the manual shifters. It just felt like such a big boat, and took forever to get to 60mph. I’m currently driving an 09 g37 and it’s a lot quicker than the gs. However, when comparing 0-60 times, both cars are very similar. Why does the gs feel so much slower than the Infiniti? I’m planning on upgrading to the GS soon, but am really disappointed with the performance. However, I love the look of the GS and the interior is amazing! I just wish it had a little more power.. I’m wondering if maybe the current owner isn’t using premium gas?? Could that be the reason for its performance??
i recently test drive a gs350 f sport, and I must say... it felt really slow. I had it in sport plus, and even used the manual shifters. It just felt like such a big boat, and took forever to get to 60mph. I’m currently driving an 09 g37 and it’s a lot quicker than the gs. However, when comparing 0-60 times, both cars are very similar. Why does the gs feel so much slower than the Infiniti? I’m planning on upgrading to the GS soon, but am really disappointed with the performance. However, I love the look of the GS and the interior is amazing! I just wish it had a little more power.. I’m wondering if maybe the current owner isn’t using premium gas?? Could that be the reason for its performance??
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The trade off is you get reliability with Toyota/Lexus engines, instead of performance. That has always been the case. It's not a bad thing, just if you want performance, Lexus shouldn't be your first choice. I had this same discussion with a friend of mine. The consensus was, buy German, if you want to blow people off the line.
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G37 makes more power, the extra 200cc makes a difference on the "meat" of the torque curve throughout the powerband. First gear ratio also has to do with it, the GS350 has 4.596, the G37 7AT has 4.92, so off the line, the G37 should feel faster. A closer comparison would be the G35 motor, which is still what is presently in the current Maxima.
I happened to be side by side with a brand new Maxima on an empty stretch of road quite recently, and we were neck-and-neck up to 80km/h before the GS started inching away ever so slightly. Considering the GS is heavier than the Maxima, this is pretty much exactly the result I expected.
I happened to be side by side with a brand new Maxima on an empty stretch of road quite recently, and we were neck-and-neck up to 80km/h before the GS started inching away ever so slightly. Considering the GS is heavier than the Maxima, this is pretty much exactly the result I expected.
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I use to own a Infiniti G35X and the throttle response for the car is extremely touchy. I daily drive a 13’ GS350 AWD F Sport right now and the throttle response is far more lazy feeling. But the GS will give you explosive acceleration when you floor it and manual shift your self. Not sure why you felt such a vast difference between the two cars. Their power to weight ratio is almost spot on between the two. I wouldn’t call either vehicle fast, they are quick sport sedans, but fast is a stretch unless your previous driving experiences are only limited to a Corolla S etc.
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I use to own a Infiniti G35X and the throttle response for the car is extremely touchy. I daily drive a 13’ GS350 AWD F Sport right now and the throttle response is far more lazy feeling. But the GS will give you explosive acceleration when you floor it and manual shift your self. Not sure why you felt such a vast difference between the two cars. Their power to weight ratio is almost spot on between the two. I wouldn’t call either vehicle fast, they are quick sport sedans, but fast is a stretch unless your previous driving experiences are only limited to a Corolla S etc.
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Yeah I I mean floor it like you stole it. A close friend of mine has a Lotus Evora with a similar variation of the 2GR-FE engine. He whomps on this Motor like crazy during late night high speed cruises with me and it takes the abuse just fine. The 2GR-FE engine is very hardy and has a smart ECU with set layers of of protective metrics that won’t allow you to destroy it.