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Hi All,

I am considering purchasing a V35 from Japan and importing it. I have a couple of questions regarding these.

I have seen that they have a similar engine to the 350Z, given this, how quick does the V35 get to 100km's stock i.e. 5, 6 secs. If you do some tweaking, what could you get it to do without major enhancements i.e. turbo's etc.??

Also what is the Auto transmission like in these? Are they responsive? I notice that the new GT-R has an auto (guessing tiptronic) and this appears to be a kick ass transmission. Now I know the V35 will be nothing like this, but what is it like. I am interested in getting peoples opinions regarding the auto box. Should one wait for a manual to come up (given I would prefer one) or would the auto do just as well.

Also with the sat nav, TV and dvd etc. converting it to english, is this possibile while still having touch screen capabilities etc.??

Just thought I would asks guys that have one currently.

Cheers for reading.

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Also what is the Auto transmission like in these? Are they responsive? I notice that the new GT-R has an auto (guessing tiptronic) and this appears to be a kick ass transmission. Now I know the V35 will be nothing like this, but what is it like.

The R35 GT-R's gearbox is a dual-clutch electronically controlled manual. Its not a torque converter gearbox like the V35, so its not even remotely comparable. The R35's gearbox is more comparable to a manual that just happens to be missing a clutch pedal, and lets you do lightning fast changes.

I am interested in getting peoples opinions regarding the auto box.

I own a manual 350Z, and I've driven an auto V35. I don't mind the auto if you're just going to cruise in it, as it was quite convenient to drive around town in without worrying about easing the clutch in off the line, or changing gear.

However, once you open it up and drive a bit faster I'd still prefer the control a manual gearbox provides. The fact that the V35 doesn't come with steering wheel shift paddles is also really annoying from a sports driving perspective. The shifter's action is also logically backwards (forward for up a gear, backwards for down) unles you're from America.

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V35 are definitely slower than 350Z, probably by half a second at least. They're obviously heavier with 4 seats coupe body, not to say the longer sedan body. Without major forced induction mods it'll probably a bit waste of money unless you're a fan of N/A performance (low down torque, no lag, etc).

There's a lot of cars that actually had that shifter action upshift forward and downshift backwards, e.g. Mazda...

I've hardly seen any (never driven europeans) except local Ford BA Falcon that has it turned the other way around to what logically correct (upshift backward, downshift forward).

But there is a DIY here on the forum how to re-wire it if you prefer it goes the other way around. Problem is finding the + and - label to stick on the gearshifter panel once you've done that - can be left alone but will kinda confuse other people :)

paddle shift might be a love/hate relationship... some people love it, some hate it. I've read Motors review that after a while on some cars the novelty of the paddle shift is gone and people tend to leave the gear in 'D' unless the paddle shift is the only way to drive the car. And the Top Gear guys hated them. It's been placed as one of the most hated things of the century (they put a picture of a Ferrari steering with paddle shift) in last Monday's episode on SBS :)

Sedan V35 with 8sp CVT has paddle shift, but they don't turn with the steering wheel.

Looking at even how standard torque converter autos start to come with 5sp or 6sp on some cars, I think in the future most cars will be shifting towards automatic and CVT and DSG style gearbox like in GTR or Golf GTi... clutch pedal may soon be extinct from high end market cars...

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