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Engine VQ35DE 3.5-liter DOHC 24-valve V6 engine
290 hp @ 6,400 rpm
261 lb-ft of torque @ 4,400 rpm
Emissions Tier 2, Bin-5 (LEV2-ULEV in CA) Continuously Variable Valve Timing Control System (CVTCS) on intake valves
Electronic Continuously Variable Valve Timing Control System (CVTCS) on exhaust valves
Variable induction system
Nissan Direct Ignition System with iridium-tipped spark plugs
Electronic drive-by-wire
Drivetrain
Front engine/front-wheel drive
Xtronic CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) with DS mode and manual mode
Paddle shifters SP
Brakes
12.60" x 1.10" front and 12.13" x 0.63" rear vented discs
4-wheel Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
Electronic Brake force Distribution (EBD)
Brake Assist
Suspension and Steering
Front: Independent strut-type
Rear: Independent multi-link
Front (25.4 mm) and rear (21.0 mm) stabilizer bars
Sport-tuned suspension retuned struts/shocks, stiffer springs and larger front stabilizer bar (26.5 mm) SR
Vehicle speed-sensitive power steering
Chassis Bracing
Front strut tower reinforcement
Trunk chassis reinforcement SP
LEGEND
SP
Part of Sport or Premium Packages
SR
Part of Sport Package
So........ who still thinks the 4th GEN altima's arent using a detuned HR? hmm?
So........ who still thinks the 4th GEN altima's arent using a detuned HR? hmm?[/QUOTE]
It is not very hard to find the difference between the "DE" engine, used in the Altima, and the "HR" engine. Here is one summary:
"Start with a completely redesigned cylinder block with significantly improved rigidity, increase the redline to 7500 rpm, increase fuel efficiency by 10%, throw in continuously variable valve timing control (CVTC) on the intake side and electromagnetic valve timing control (e-VTC) on the exhaust side, decrease friction through application of the world's first hydrogen-free, diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating of internals, add super-ignition iridium spark plugs, and fast light-off O2 sensor control... "
So, since the Altima has different block, does that make it a "detuned HR". Don't think so. The HR has different connecting rods, a different intake system that would not fit on the Altima engine, and a lot of other changes.
not even a comparison.
id take the g8 hands down.
v8, rwd, six speed? smells like a winner to me.
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you didn't know chuck norris got a poster of asleep up on his wall...
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asleep is a stream of off-color and low-cooth jokes in person as well. I've been recycling jokes I heard from him for years. He is known by my friends as "the sick fuck."
You forget that asleep insists on writing with perfect grammar, perfect spelling, and irregular punctuation (no apostrophes). It's his trademark.
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you didn't know chuck norris got a poster of asleep up on his wall...
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Originally Posted by Rick
asleep is a stream of off-color and low-cooth jokes in person as well. I've been recycling jokes I heard from him for years. He is known by my friends as "the sick fuck."
+1 for the G8.
I like my Altima but if I had an extra $10k and gas wasn't rediculous I would have been all over the G8. It is even getting favorable reviews going up against BMW 5-series and the magazines love BMWs. (except for I-drive).
The only thing the two cars have in common is that they are, dimensionally, upper mid-sized sedans.
Even higher compression on this VQ? It seems like Nissan's last resort to squeeze out a few extra HP from this engine.
Nissan brought out an '09 to our regional Maxus event last week for us to play with. The only thing I truly tolerated/liked about the car was the interior.
Sure, the G8 screams 'American quality' on the inside, but at least the body was well-designed.
It's a rebadged Holden Commodore underneath...For those who know...It is what it is...
Tell me again why a Holden isn't just a re-badged Pontiac sold in Austraila.... I don't hear too many people extolling the virtues of Austrailian automotive reliability.... Maybe I'm sheltered.....
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Tell me again why a Holden isn't just a re-badged Pontiac sold in Austraila....
Because it was a Holden before it was a Pontiac....
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Launched in 2006, the VE is the first Commodore model designed entirely in Australia
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I don't hear too many people extolling the virtues of Austrailian automotive reliability.... Maybe I'm sheltered.....
I am not contesting this statement...But I am sure that you haven't heard anything because the number of vehicles that have come here fom Australia is pretty limited... The last Goat comes to mind...and I think I read somewhere that the new Camaro has roots down under...
All that being said...Even with the uncertainty, the reviews have been favorable, and (if I could afford big horse V8 gas mileage), I would take a G8 GT any day of the week over a new Maxi-pad.
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The G8 pulled off a 14.1@100 MPH, so if i raced one of those, it would be a drivers race. My "270BHP" VS 361 BHP
Okay so it's not much faster than the Alti, if any, but it costs more, uses more fuel, and is an Australian car badged as a Pontiac which may or may not be better (only thing we really know is it's different).....
So what am I missing???? Why is there such a following around this car? I know, I know... finally an "american" V8..... problem is, when pressed that it's a Pontiac, the fans quickly point out that it is actually a Holden.... built and designed in Australia.....
By all accounts it's just a slower GTO with 2 extra doors and a lower MPG.... which is funny since they don't even sell the GTO in America anymore because of sluggish sales.....
So what am I missing?????? Why the mystique?????
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