BMW 335i vs. Infiniti G37 – one of the most popular comparisons that involves the top sellers in the BMW and Infiniti line-up. Our friend Bryan at Motive Magazine, took on the challenge of comparing the two cars from an enthusiast point of view.
To narrow down the comparison even more, he decided to put head-to-head the BMW 335i Sedan and the Infiniti G37, sedan version as well. He rightfully names the 335i, “The Defending Champion”, while the G37 plays “The Contender” role.
Will the BMW 335i lose its “belt”? Can the Infiniti G37 live up to the expectations of an enthusiast driver looking for the sportier sedan in the class?
“For decades, the BMW 3-series has been synonymous with “sport sedan,” a market segment its forbears practically created. Virtually everyone else has attempted to copy the formula since then, and until recently the only ones to even come close to translating the blueprints have been other Germans. But one challenger in particular has been closing in on the magic — Infiniti’s G sedan. For 2009, the 3-series got a mild facelift while the G got another 22 horsepower, thanks to the G coupe’s VVEL 3.7-liter. But is power alone enough to establish a new benchmark? To find out, we pitted a 2009 335i against a 2009 G37.”
BMW 335i Sedan
For 2009, the 335i is still the top non-M 3-series, and — halfway through its lifecycle — BMW has treated the E90 to a freshening. Though the changes are largely cosmetic — new front and rear bumpers and lights, mildly revised interior, a greatly improved iDrive controller — BMW modified the chassis slightly to increase front and rear track (by 6 and 24 mm, respectively). The twin-turbo engine, however, remains unchanged.
Infiniti G37 Sedan
For 2009, Infiniti bumped the engine’s displacement to 3.7 liters, bringing horsepower to the 328 mark (two fewer than the G coupe). The new VQ37VHR allows the G37S to bolt to 60 mph in just 5.0 seconds with its six-speed manual; that’s a full 0.4 seconds quicker than the last G35 sedan we drove. The company also developed a new sport package — sport seats, sport suspension,18-inch wheels, a limited-slip diff, and the coupe’s Akebono brakes — to go head-to-head with BMW’s popular option pack.
Read the complete comparison with photos
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well who won??? BMW please?
@kodey: Who do you think it will?
why compare a overpriced Nissan with a fine BMW. Even if it is faster 0-60, the track will show who is the champ
LOL OVERPRICED NISSAN.
THE INTERIOR OF G37 IS SO PLASTICISH AND CHEAP.
I HAVE RACE A FRIEND’S G37 COUPE WITH MY E92-335 ON HIGHWAY FEW TIMES BEFORE, ITS ABOUT THE SAME, BUT IF FROM STAND STILL, HE RUN ABIT FASTER, BUT BUT WHO CARES, IT STILL THE NISSAN.
Obviously the 335i. Although, the G37S coupe is a sexy machine. I just wished the front was more aggressive. I believe if Infiniti made the G37 coupe more aggressive looking, it’d be one of the hottest cars out.
Wow,
BMW fanboys cannot admit that an “overpriced Nissan” beats their overpriced overrated Euro pansy mobile. BMW = Big Money Waste.
I find it hilarious to find people that call BMW’s overpriced pieces of junk or overpriced pansy mobiles ones that can’t even afford them. Yes they are overpriced to you because you can’t afford them. The 28i models shouldn’t cost what they do but who cares, you’re buying a BMW not a Ford or Chevy.
AS you sound like a Mustang or Camaro owner and it’s pathetic. I can’t tell you how many times I see American “muscle” car owners think Euro cars are overpriced POS when they own POS period.
what a great topic, i am in the market to trade in my old (nissan) 03 G35 coupe, which was a blast back then, but not a refined ride.
Yeah, i am looking to trade up to the 335xi. Can’t wait for the test drive this week.
And as 1 of a 2 physician family in boston, BMW’s are indeed overpriced despite
our income, but it gets you a crafted ride.
Sorry infiniti – er nissan – you shouldn’t be pricing the G37 at 37k in this economy.
nor the z370 at that either.
peaceout
Curious, what is the BMW priced at? I know my 7 series was close to $100k when all was said and done. Infiniti has nothing even close to that!
This is a perfecr forum for me as I own both cars in question. I prefer the infinity over the beemer for several reasons. First the Infinity can hands down beat the beamer from 0-60 and it habdles every bit as good on the twisteys. I like the looks of the car too. For those who think its a nissan in drag, so what, the nissan GTR can whip the Porsche Turbo for half the price. For the Euro snobs, get over it, as the rest of the car world has caught up. Just look at the Genesis for $35,000. Nothing can touch it for ubder $50K.
WOW, you are not the first person to say that the Genesis is a fine vehicle. And to think, a Hyundai being compared to the big boys…
Kris,
Your insecurity is showing, and you are compensating for it with your vehicle.
I can afford any car south of $100K, and I have a M3 for track days, and an Acura MDX for my wife. But for my daily driver, I chose the best combination that has 4-doors, AWD (live in the snow belt), performance, and COST. And given this criteria, the Infiniti G37x is an easy choice.
Milton
Insecurity? I don’t know how you get that as I’m not insecure about anything if you even knew me IRL.
Your financial situation wasn’t in question when my last comment was posted, it was in question of AS’s comment.
The Infinity G37 models are nice cars, I’ve driven them dozens of times (trust me the salesman push it down my throat everytime we take my dads EX35 in for minor problems) but it’s not as good as a 335xi. I’m more biased towards BMW but I do not let that affect my choice on cars (hence why I own an E55 instead of M5).
I have never had the opportunity to experience the 3 series, but I was very disappointed in the reliability of my 7 series and now that I am considering a new vehicle, the Infiniti is in my sights, not because it’s an overpriced Nissan or that I hate BMW, quite the contrary. I am just looking for a more reliable highline vehicle.
Chiming back into the comments, i now own a new 335xi sedan, and its obvious that one’s personal preference in cars decides which one is ‘better.’
The bmw has a solid, responsive feel which the g35 of 03 never had; that
infiniti was rear wheel drive compared to AWD xdrive, so the comparison is
unfair.
The turbo lag bothers me under 35mph, but so what. It IS more $, but i feel
less out of place with the BMW in BMW heavy boston waters.
Both cars have merits in different departments. for the record, the g is a smidge
faster. I would have gone after a g37 if it didn’t have such feminine curves. Ah well.
335 WITH MSPORT PACKAGE= SICK
guy…..i am a BMW nutz, and have owed four BMW’s in a row. I have a 08 335i sedan…and I have to say for $55k it shuld not break. I have replaced 3 high presure fuel pumps in 9 months…..im looking into switching to the E550 coupe, or inifniti g37 coupe….I’m sure it wont this problem.
imagine, paying 55k for a car and as your driving it it DIES.
Sergio there’s something called LEMON cars. Big deal, I own an E55 AMG and it died the 1st time I drove it. It’s nothing to switch cars about, lemon cars happen and you just happen to get one of them. Every car manufacturer has a lemon, even Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche etc etc but doesn’t mean you switch cars because of one of them.
You should’ve taken it to BMW dealership and when it did it the 3rd time demand a replacement. They have no choice but to give you one if you’ve had the same problem 3 times in a row and have brought it to them.
The 335i is the best value for sports/luxury cars in the field today.
Sergio, you may have a lemon! My 335i has had no problems.
Kris
You are an obvious moron. Infact, ASH so are you. The e90 335i has a known issue for the High Pressure Fuel Pump to fail. Its not a lemon and there is NO solution. try doing a good search on it. If you ahve a 135, 335, x6 35 your HPF will fail and need to be replaced–once replaced it will fail again (as the pump is just faulty). according the BMW they “might” have fixed the problem by switching to a new facility of manufactuing (but they are not sure). I have logged my complaint with BMW and if it happens again, than I wil get another car.
I love my 335
You’re calling me a moron cuz I told you had a lemon? Grow up and get a life. The only thing I told you was you probably had a lemon and all you had to do was demand a new car when it happened a 3rd time. What constitutes you calling me a moron for that?
Sounds like somebody dipped to far “into” you this morning with the attitude you brought when it was completely unnecessary.
You have shit wrong with your car, who cares that’s what recalls are for. Logging a complaint will help with BMW making this a recall matter but thinking about changing over to another car just because of a possible future recall issue is nothing but pure stupidity and ignorance on your part. There’s not been a single car on this planet that hasn’t had a recall one time or another so that would mean nobody would buy a single car because they wanted to switch when a certain car has a recall.
Grow up Sergio.
I dont know why ppl always complain about reliability on bimmers
My old and current ones
E46 M3 SMG2: 2002-2008 total 160000km (only the windows issue)
E70 X5 3.0 no problem total 75000km
E92 335 no problem so far total 30000km
335i will smash the infinity to dust.
Flat out–Infiniti doesn’t touch the BMW. BMW is a performance vehicle, regardless of the price, you get what you pay for. By the way, I have a 2009 335xi and have had the High Pressure Fuel Pump replaced twice. Am I happy about this–no. anyone know the status of a possible recall? At the end of the day I would still choose a high performance BMW over a Nissan.
OMG THIS TOPIC NOT FINISH YET LOL
Posted on: 22.01.2009
fuck all u haters out there that r bad mouthing tha fine INFINITI G37S it shits on tha bmw 335i beemers r made like shit nd always have problems with them besides it cnt see tha g37s in a race tha infiniti is simply toooo fast nd thats sad bc the beemer has twin turbo in it but i happen to have one of tha most unique infiniti g37s ull see nd ive aced many 33i nd beat them all its not a challenge at all unless u dnt kno how to drive tha g37s 6 speed transmission which most ppl dnt but if ur one of those 33i faggots believe me u DO NOT wanna c me in the street bc i will rip u apart!!!!
YOU ARE TOO POOR TO BUY A BIMMER, U ONLY CAN AFFORD SHITY OVERPRICE NISSAN
LOL
The BMW is a better Car. I have both.
better stereo
better handling
all wheel drive
better leather
better nav.
I drive is AWESOME
BETTER TIRES
better aggressive acceleration
faster by a lot!
reliability??????
E92-Toronto… U ND UR FAGGOT ASS BEEMER COULD SUCK A FAT DICK
The 335i is a plague; worst purchase I ever made. Constantly in the shop; several failures, fuel pumpS, software and whole bunch of other issues. Wished I would have researched better; I would have kept my Infiniti. With all the information out on the web now and consumer reports; you have got to know the car is going to break down. It’s just a matter of time; then you have to deal with the service and BMW NA; no way I am going the BMW route again. It takes a long time for the lemon law; there are probably so many buybacks and other junk going on; it’ll take forever.
I test drove a 09 370z/ base sport with the thought of customizing.
Then test drove 2 bmw’s 2009, 135I and 335I coupes.
Then I test drove the infiniti G37s coupe.
I dropped both bimmers out of the running for 3 major reasons.
1) Price Justification. At 48k for the featured car I looked at in bmw. I got the same stuff in the G 7k cheaper. Its not about being able to afford. Its about money management and not getting ripped off.
The bimmer excels in 2 quality points. Dash and carpet feel. I can upgrade that in a G for 1g instead of paying an extra 7g’s in a bimmer.
2) power. The G outperforms the bimmer only marginally “BUT” the G is non aspirated power and the 7g difference I can add a turbo or SC and add 150hp over the bimmer easily. So price comes to play there.
3) research of reliability… after researching the bmw. I noticed 9 recalls on the bimmer vs 2 on the G or Z. Maintenance costs are much high than a G. Though I can afford to maintain a bimmer. I like the fact I can save a few hundred a year in maintenance and also have peace of mind knowing that my Nissan won’t be in the shop every 2000 miles for repair.
Then finally there’s smaller reasons for sticking with nissan. Durablity of the engine lasts longer. Crate motors are cheaper and more available parts for modification. A true enthusiast wants to modify. modification shouldn’t be overly expensive.
So the bimmer is not an enthusiasts car to the fullest degree. Yet I will admit it is a drivers car. Problem is, most bimmer owners can’t drive. Lmao!
You can spew comments all day about the reason people think about price is a lack of affordability. If u believe that? Then u have to be broke yourself scrimping for a bmw or u will be scrimping soon cuz u don’t realize that the only way u will always have money is by making smart money decisions. Buying money pit cars are not smart money decisions. I rather have my car in the shop for mods than repairs. I like to travel and invest in my future. So the lil things mean so much as far as maximizing my capital. The G or Z keeps more money in my pocket while still lookin good n STILL outperforming the bimmer even tho its only by margin. There’s only one winner… the G is it overall… plain and simple.