The GS 430 on the other hand, with its optional $7,500 navigation package, skyrockets to almost $77,000. That's an $11,000 price difference in a car that offers similar features and even more performance, what gives? The price spread grows even further when compared with its European counterparts, making the M45 one of the best midsize luxury values on the road today.
Of course, midsize is one of those terms used loosely in the auto industry. Weighing in almost identically to the full-size Q45, itself one of the lightest in its class, the 1,747 kg (3,851 lbs) M45 is no Nissan Altima - one of the class leaders in the entry midsize segment. As expected the Infiniti feels more substantial, rock solid at high speed while slightly less agile in the corners. Still it handles all but extremely aggressive maneuvers with confidence, where the brilliantly nimble G35 sedan clearly has the upper hand.
But those who regularly push a car to its outer limits will most likely not be interested in a larger luxury car. For these the M45 is perfect. It's positively serene, blocking out the majority of wind noise at high velocities partially from its well engineered sound deadening materials as well as its slippery 0.31 coefficient of drag (Cd).
Of course, midsize is one of those terms used loosely in the auto industry. Weighing in almost identically to the full-size Q45, itself one of the lightest in its class, the 1,747 kg (3,851 lbs) M45 is no Nissan Altima - one of the class leaders in the entry midsize segment. As expected the Infiniti feels more substantial, rock solid at high speed while slightly less agile in the corners. Still it handles all but extremely aggressive maneuvers with confidence, where the brilliantly nimble G35 sedan clearly has the upper hand.
But those who regularly push a car to its outer limits will most likely not be interested in a larger luxury car. For these the M45 is perfect. It's positively serene, blocking out the majority of wind noise at high velocities partially from its well engineered sound deadening materials as well as its slippery 0.31 coefficient of drag (Cd).