Although not light on its feet, the M is quite capable of matching lighter and more sporty cars when cornering. It is remarkably well tuned and only overt bumps and diamond cut highways cause it much concern. The perfomance is very understated and you quickly grow enamoured with the
power absolutely corrupting your petrol company credit card. I seldom got more than 17 mpg and we barely averaged 20. Once the transmisison has decided that you are serious about acceleration, and you choice not to shift for yourself, be prepard for a deep howl from under the hood and a spine adjusting push as the revs flow freely until you are where you wanted to be, and quicker than you thought. It is addicting and the cool part is that the exterior is so blandized that it seldom draws undue concern from the authorities. Only you know what lurks under the bonnet and it would take a self-control freak from not falling under its spell. On the other hand the brakes, although excellent for what the hell fell off the truck in front of me applications, is quite touchy in less dramatic situations. The big discs act right now and there isn't too much middle ground as the feel goes from wooden to woo nellie in a hurry.
I truly enjoyed the M, but it took me a while to accept its heavy feel and ponderous parking problems. It certainly has caught the Lexus GS and it only has to reign in the expensive BMW 5 Class to become the donminate car in its class for those trying to combine the good life at a fast clip.
College going male's view: The best option for me was the 14-speaker Bose Studio Surround sound system with digital 5.1 channel decoding. It was the finest stereo I have ever heard in a car that was not added on by an aftermarket tuner. Clear, concise, and readily capable of taking my CD downloads at http://www.simple-thoughts.net and making them into control room fresh. You must listen to this system. Period.
I remember when Infiniti just came out and they had an optional rear wheel turning system that proved to be complex and ruing the vehicles mileage and performance. Although we don't test at speed, I doubt the value of this option since the wheels only turn a maximum of one degree thanks to an electrically actuator even if it adjusts the rear toe angles in an opposite phase when cornering at high speed.
This ample sized Infiniti is not a babe magnet, but does appeal to older folks. It has certain sophistication to its looks, but the rear with its LED
light clusters and high mounted back-up lights appear to be the antithesis of last year's Accord tail section. Neither one is particularly attractive. I did like the five-spoke 19-inch alloy wheels on the Sport model.
Those riding in the back seats on Infiniti Ms with the Premium Package will find them heated and able to recline. Inside the rear center armrest are controls for the DVD system with an LCD that folds out of the ceiling and is controlled with a remote. You also get dual rear climate controls, but getting three adults back there isn't easy. By the way, if you have the DVD screen lowered it blocks the rear view mirror.
Despite my college classes and ridiculous textbook costs---where is technology when you need it? --I wouldn't mind owning a M sedan. But in my case it would be the M35 that is $7000 (US) less expensive and gets better fuel mileage by ten percent. Check www.nada.com about resale.
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I truly enjoyed the M, but it took me a while to accept its heavy feel and ponderous parking problems. It certainly has caught the Lexus GS and it only has to reign in the expensive BMW 5 Class to become the donminate car in its class for those trying to combine the good life at a fast clip.
College going male's view: The best option for me was the 14-speaker Bose Studio Surround sound system with digital 5.1 channel decoding. It was the finest stereo I have ever heard in a car that was not added on by an aftermarket tuner. Clear, concise, and readily capable of taking my CD downloads at http://www.simple-thoughts.net and making them into control room fresh. You must listen to this system. Period.
I remember when Infiniti just came out and they had an optional rear wheel turning system that proved to be complex and ruing the vehicles mileage and performance. Although we don't test at speed, I doubt the value of this option since the wheels only turn a maximum of one degree thanks to an electrically actuator even if it adjusts the rear toe angles in an opposite phase when cornering at high speed.
This ample sized Infiniti is not a babe magnet, but does appeal to older folks. It has certain sophistication to its looks, but the rear with its LED
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Those riding in the back seats on Infiniti Ms with the Premium Package will find them heated and able to recline. Inside the rear center armrest are controls for the DVD system with an LCD that folds out of the ceiling and is controlled with a remote. You also get dual rear climate controls, but getting three adults back there isn't easy. By the way, if you have the DVD screen lowered it blocks the rear view mirror.
Despite my college classes and ridiculous textbook costs---where is technology when you need it? --I wouldn't mind owning a M sedan. But in my case it would be the M35 that is $7000 (US) less expensive and gets better fuel mileage by ten percent. Check www.nada.com about resale.