I’m still driving this car today and it is amazing and it still drives buttery smooth. The sound system is the best I’ve experienced in any car. The screen and back up camera were way ahead of its time
Just FYI, this Nissan V8 - VK45DE is a base engine for the WEC LMP-2 machine, ALPINE A-450. The engine was tuned by NISMO for endurance race. The owners of M45 should be proud of this fact.
I have a 2007 m45S with the DVD player and all the cool add ons. it's a pretty neat car and alot it people still ask me and ask what it is when they hear it
The M45 are very very hard to find. I mean the one's with descents milage..I actually was looking for the M45x but everyone i ran across wasn't worth the asking prince. So I got the little sister instead M35x fully loaded black with the Peanut Butter guts..Low miles one owner and i love it!!!
The M45 are very very hard to find. I mean the one's with descents milage..I actually was looking for the M45x but everyone i ran across wasn't worth the asking prince. So I got the little sister instead M35x fully loaded black with the Peanut Butter guts..Low miles one owner and i love it!!!
i wouldnt compare this car to the A8, the A6 is a direct competitor, but infiniti doesnt make a car to compete with the A8. the M35 isnt quite as good of a buy as the Audi A6 3.2. the 3.2 is cheaper, better on gas, and better equipped. but the M45 is a better buy than the A6 4.2
i dont know, ive driven the 550i and the M45, TheNewMrCool is right, it is more pure to drive, and idrive is way too complicated ive also driven the pontiac g8 gt, now that cant really compete with the 550i and m45 in creature comforts, but in performance, the G8 GT in my mind is a little better than the 550i, and for half the price, and is more pure to drive than the 550i.
for the idrive being the mother of all operating systems from audi,mb etc... i forgive them for that but once mastered or understod one canot ignore the subtlety and fun factors of driving a 5 serie..im not poking at your choice but if you are a true driver and since you are talking about "pure ti drive" there is no way in hell a m45 even though a superb car can stand up to a 550i let alone an M5. lol ..m5 over ls600hl anyday,everyday
The Q45 has an ugly rear and the controls aren't as easy to reach as the A8's MMI system which conviently places all the controls right at your fingertips behind the shifter where you rest your arm. Not to mention Quattro and an extra 10 hp in it's glorious 4.2 V8. To be honest I'd prefer the M45 to the Q45 looks wise but neither would sell me over an A8.
I'm young, and ignorant. I absolutely had to have a nice fast car. I bought a mercedes c32 amg. Biggest mistake of my life. It was still under an 8 year federal emmisions warranty for my ECU. It went out and mercedes put the blame on everything but the ECU. and refused to fix it. The total would be over 10000 to fix the piece of shit so now it just sits in the drive way and looks "pretty" Im never going german agian thanks to them. I hope none of you EVER buy mercedes benz. They are crooks.
@AndrewML500 - I've checked out both cars and I'm leaning towards the M45. The Infiniti M45 kicks out 335 hp and the GS430 is at 300 hp. I'm 6'3" 250 lbs so interior room is a big deal to me. In the M45 I'm able to sit in the back seat with the front seat all the way back which is impossible for me to do in the GS. Thats a big deal for me if I have people sitting in the back seat. If I can sit back there then anybody can. Both cars handle very well but I like the Infiniti better.
I just realized the Q45 is not in production. Its been two years! i agree the Q45 although underappreciated wasn't that attractive. I think that's one of the reasons for poor sales also i read it was priced a little higher than its German rivals which isn't good if the brand (Infiniti) doesn't have that prestige to price a car that high. They are improving though.
@saab93la, the Infiniti M can compete with BMW/Mercedes, but Acura has nothing and Lexus has the much higher priced LS, that if priced in the E class/5 series price range could compete. Thankfully for Toyota, their target market is old people who can't tell the difference.
THIS review made me get one back in 06. The car was ahead of it's time. I just bought a f90 M5c and that car has a lot that my M45 had. And you can't beat the speakers on the seats.
nah you are very wrong i dont know if we are talking about the smae 5 series what ar eyou talking about, the new 5 series is better in every technical,technological aspect than the last generation,have you really driven the current series? are you serious??? come on man, let's not like fanaticism cloud ur judgement, the e series and 16 are better that the m45 and all iinferior to the 5 series,come on man
you are entitled to your opinion and i respect that but you cant compare the 550i to the g8 gt , compare it to the m5 cuz they both are sports version then we can talk.isnt the m45 the flagship of infiniti? if so i think itd compare better with the 7series but id still take a 550i over an m45
The M's seats are hard, especially the front-top of the seat cushion. The G37's seats are much better, supportive but not rock-hard (but the car is small). Infiniti: please put the G37 seats in the M and you'd have a really comfortable car.
Although not direct I guess you can say the Q45 would be the A8 competitor. Its Infiniti's flagship car but its not very well known and not advertised as much as the M and the G series cars. I don't know what Infiniti will do with the next Q45 or if there will be one as I know sales of that car aren't great.
@AndrewML500 Easy, the M45 all the way, Im assuming your buying a used M45 cause its no longer being produced. The 2006 GS430 in my opinion has a very conservative bland exterior, lexus executes refinement very well as thats what thier known for however they lack enormously in the performance department. If there is a car where you can have the best of both worlds its the M45, luxury and performance all in one machine. The Infiniti begs you to drive it, the Lexus simply get you from A to B.
@jwe6654, I drive a Cadillac STS and in many ways it's better too (interior space). The M45 was another car I was going to look at, but I don't have any Infiniti dealers within almost 150 miles of where I live, but I am familiar with the car and they're a car in which myself, a larger person am comfortable in (much like Nissan). And I think they still kill BMW and Mercedes in reliability too
Oh!!! I love this car! I can't wait to get it! Between All New: 2007 328xi 2-DR Coupe, Lexus LF-C or Infiniti M45. Those three are my favorite cars in da world!!!
Damn i miss my baby. I had an M35 with same options but decided to downsize to a '07 G35 cause i didnt need need the space since it was my only car. but i would have to say it the most fun car i have ever driven.
I own a 2011 Infiniti g37 sedan, and I owned the 2007 g35 sedan, and there is like no difference, yet I found several differences between this one.....
