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TheCarConnection.com’s editors drove the new 2009 Infiniti G37 Convertible to provide you with an expert opinion of its styling, performance, safety, comfort and features. Editors at TheCarConnection.com’s also reviewed other respected automotive Web sites to give you the best information possible on this new four-seat convertible.
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| Road Test |
The 2009 Infiniti G37 Convertible is the first topless car from Nissan’s luxury brand since the early 1990s--and it’s a fine one, with swift performance, great looks, and a raft of features designed to maximize your enjoyment of the sun. TheCarConnection.com drove the G37 Convertible in Southern California on an 80-degree day and found the new convertible’s road manners and interior fittings up to speed--even if backseat room and a drop in acceleration and handling don’t quite meet the standards of Infiniti’s own G37 Coupe.
Astonishingly, the G37 Convertible is almost better-looking than the Coupe. The pillars are thinner, and the rear end a little wider, giving it a voluptuous appearance that’s easily the best-executed folding-hardtop two-door available at its price. Volvo’s C70 and BMW’s 3-Series Convertible seem choppy and pudgy in comparison--give credit to the G37’s tightly stacked top, which requires only a slight increase in trunklid height. Inside, the G37 Convertible shares an upgraded instrument panel and cabin with the Coupe, and they’re lovely. Soft-touch dash tops and muted leathers buddy up with textured aluminum or African rosewood to give the Convertible a distinct personality, and its high-quality trim makes it seem worthy of every penny of its nearly $50,000 base price.
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- The best-looking hardtop convertible so far
- Performance carries over, largely intact
- Comfy GT ride
- Good seats
- Audio system’s a breeze
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| Negative Points |
- No locking storage in cabin
- Trunk space and heavy lid
- Shifting and throttle
- Pricetag
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