2005 Infiniti G35 to Deliver Enhanced Performance and Refined Interiors
On Thursday, January 3, Infiniti, Nissan's luxury division, made specific upgrades to its popular G35 sedan and coupe public for the first time.
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| Infiniti, Nissan's luxury division, has announced specific updates for the G35 in the 2005 model year. (Photo: Infiniti Canada) |
As expected, Infiniti plans to enhance the only aspect of its compact models to receive regular criticism, interior tactile quality. Along with the upgraded materials the brand will update the overall design of the instrument cluster, center stack and lower console.
The most noticeable change is the redesigned clock and ancillary digital readout atop the dash, laid out as a cleaner, more efficient package. Infiniti's classic analog clock is still oval-shaped, contributing to the car's upscale appearance.
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| It's easy to see the changes from the original 2003 G35 sedan (shown) when shown side-by-side with the 2005. The 2004 model is identical to the 2003. (Photo: Infiniti Canada) |
Just below the dash is a revised center stack, still featuring some similar shapes but changed enough to give it an entirely new look. It features authentic aluminum surfacing almost the entire area. The stack integrates a new audio interface, and a redesigned ashtray with a repositioned rectangular hazard button (the current one is circular) beside the new automatic transmission surround. Like the hazard button the shifter surround goes from round to rectangular. No photo of the 6-speed manual equipped G35 was available for comment.
Also, optional drilled aluminum foot pedals with circular rubber pads can be ordered to replace the full-rubber pads of the current car, plus primary instruments have been given a subtle restyle. Other than that and those things just mentioned the general layout of the dash and instrument cluster looks much the same, with the exception of a thin horizontal strip of aluminum that splits the upper and lower dash as it spans the width of the vehicle.