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November,
2007 |
Volume 5, No. 11 |
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2008
Infinity G37 Coupe
By
Sam Moses
from
$34,250
to
$35,550 |
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Sabre 52
Salon Express
By
Eric Colby
$1,300,000 |
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The 2008 Infiniti G37 Coupe is all new, a second-generation redesign, building perfectly on the G35 Coupe that was outstanding in its time (and still is). The chassis is stiffer, lower and wider, for an improved ride and handling. The engine has been increased to 3.7 liters, and uses the latest electronic valve systems to make 330 horsepower with improved fuel economy. The five-speed manual automatic transmission is superb and beautifully obedient, using downshift rev matching, meaning the throttle blips on its own when you downshift. The Sport Package doesn't make the ride too stiff, and offers bigger brakes.
The G37 has a full complement of standard safety features, including six airbags, a tire pressure monitor, Vehicle Dynamic Control that invisibly keeps you on the road, ABS with EBD and Brake Assist, and crush zones in the front and rear.
The exterior styling has been freshened, and the interior has been totally redesigned as well. Perforated leather seating is standard. With little legroom in the rear seat, two adults will not be happy back there for long, so the G37 is no car-pool vehicle; but, up front, we loved the instrumentation, in particular the ease with which the navigation, climate control, and sound systems could be operated. The optional navigation and sound system have exceptional features; the nav monitors traffic conditions on the road ahead, and the sound system uses a 9.3-gigabyte Music Box hard drive with compact flash drive slot. .............More> >
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Quiet resolve. When brainy meets
brawny.
Ask a boat manufacturer about
the laminate on a typical
cruiser and the response usually
features the phrase “solid-glass
bottom.” I expected the same
response when I inquired about
the Sabre 52 Salon Express.
Instead, Sabre took a more
complex approach that made my
inner geek glow with excitement.
The 52 Salon Express’ hull is
solid glass extending out 1½'
from the keel on each side, then
switches to 1"-thick Divinycell
foam
coring until the chines, which
are solid fiberglass again. The
hullsides are cored with
Divinycell sheets for fewer
seams, and the transom consists
of doubled Divinycell. And it’s
all vacuum-bagged in place.
For the bulkheads, decking, and
cabin sole, Sabre uses Nidacore
honeycomb panels. It’s 4" thick
in the salon sole, which offers
outstanding noise absorption as
well as stiffness. Composite PVC
Nidacore encapsulated in E-glass
and topped with steel plates
form the stringers beneath the
engines. The hull and deck fit
in a shoebox joint that’s sealed
with silicon, bolted, and bonded
with fiberglass.
The results of the construction
are best seen in the 52 Salon
Express’ performance and heard
in its low sound levels. My test
boat reached a top speed of 35.4
mph at 2350 rpm and cruised at
30.6 at 2100. When I accelerated
hard, the surge pushed me back
against the Stidd seat. And in
turns, the boat felt ......More>> |
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