DRIVER’S LOG: 2008 Infiniti G37 Journey: New and improved

Comments by AutoWeek editorial staffers on a car that’s been in our fleet:

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT JONATHAN WONG: Infiniti did a great job redoing its G coupe. Besides sporting a good-looking wrapper with a wider, more hunkered-down stance, the new 3.7-liter V6 features a healthy horsepower boost (37 more in manual models and 55 more in automatics) over the previous 3.5-liter, better fuel economy, according to Infiniti, and a deep growl when motoring along.

This is my first experience with the automatic G37, and I didn’t come away too disappointed. The unit provides smooth and quick shifts and is decent when you decide to select gears yourself. Of course, you should still go with the six-speed if you want to wring out as much fun as possible, but if you’re stuck in traffic often, the auto does a fine job.

There is good bite around corners, but you won’t call it light on its feet, because this coupe tips the scale at more than 3600 pounds. Rear-wheel drive and 330 hp do a nice job of rotating the car around a turn, though. Steering provides good, confident feedback, and the brakes are up to snuff.

Inside, there is a huge improvement over the outgoing car, with very attractive and easy-to-navigate surroundings, comfortable leather seats and a solid build. A few radio buttons could stand to be a bit bigger, but overall I give the cabin a thumbs up.

I did go shopping with it last night, only to discover it has a very shallow trunk. It is pretty wide, though, so a week’s worth of groceries mostly fit in there, with only a couple of items finding their way into the back seat.

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