So I raced a 4 door Infiniti of some sort with a GT badge on the passenger side of the trunk along with other lettering but I didn't get a full chance to read it.

I think it may have been not the very newest, but the just previous 4 door G35... anyone know what it might have been? It was a mid-sized 4 door sedan and it ran dead even with my truck.

 

They don't make anything with "GT" on it.

Some kid probably glued it to their car, along with the Infiniti badges... Any car from Infiniti is way faster than an F-150, unless it's a Lightning. But the Average G35 will hang with or outrun an "unmodified" Lightning too.
It'd be a race, most are in the 5.4 - 5.9 second 0-60 range.
M35 may be a bit slower (Than an "L"), but an M45 is nothing less than a would-be assassin, merely toying with his prey.

If someone managed to bring a Skyline GT over here (Which I've seen a few guys put those badges on the G35 "coupe"), few cars sold in America can run with a real Skyline. The car Nissan has teased automotive enthusiasts with for nearly 2 decades. R32 & R34 Skylines have been tested between 500 & 1000 HP from a "modified" V6. That car has goo-gobs of potential.

Yep, the only Infiniti's built our F-150's (Non-Lightning's) would have a chance against, is the G20 & QX4. Against anything else from Infiniti, versus anything less than a Lightninig, bring your own platter- they're serving fresh roasted ***..

 

Well it wasnt new and it wasnt an m45.

And he had me by about 1 car length, however he started 3/4 a car length ahead of me, and he had to slow down due to traffic around 50~ MPH...so not sure where it would have gone.

but I do know it WAS an Infiniti..but it looks tricked out, actually cleanly, and it might have had added badges. And he was not "toying" with me as it was very obvious he had it floored... we had taunted eachother beforehand and he took off flying with the light still red.

Also, I put my window down and stopped to give him the thumb's up but he wouldn't pull up next to me...I guess since I technically "won" since he had to slow for traffic so he might have been afraid I was going to talk smack hah.

 

I dunno what it was...

All I know is, the only Infiniti's an F-150 would have a chance against are the G20, QX4, or maybe- just maybe, a J30 (OK, not really). Otherwise, it'd have to be a pre-1990 Infiniti, I'm not familiar with those models. But, up to 50 our trucks are pretty good, but most street cars (Cavaliers, Cobalts, Neon's, Corolla's etc..) will hand us our ***** at any speed beyond 50 MPH.

G20 (Original 4-door)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:1...initi_G20_.jpg

M30 (2 door)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:1991M30.jpg

J30 (211 HP, 0-60 = 6.8 seconds)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Infiniti-J30.jpg

I30 (1st Gen) (190 HP 0-60 = 6.6 sec. (*manual, 7.1 = auto)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:8294MVC-009F-med.jpg

I30 (2nd Gen) (227 HP, 0 - 60 = 7.1 sec, Manual not offered)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:I35.JPG

Q45 (1st Gen) 1991 - 1996 (278 HP, 0 - 60 = 6.7 sec)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...0/1995_Q45.jpg

Q45 (2nd Gen) 1997 - 2001 (266 HP, 0-60 = 7.1 sec)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Q45t_front.jpg

Q45 (3rd Gen) 2002 - Present (345 HP, 0 - 60 in 5.9 sec.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:InfQ45.JPG

No need in mentioning details on these, as far as speed compared to trucks goes...

G35

M45 (1st gen)

M35/M45

FX35/45

QX56 (Full-sized SUV), 315 HP, 0-60 in 7.1 seconds) *OK, speed like that in a factory-spec'd, full-sized SUV, bears mentioning!

Edited to add:

I think we all know what the current Infiniti's look like, this was the first M45 that came & went within 2-3 models, making way for the current "badass" M45.

1st GEN: (0 - 60 5.6 seconds)


Current M45: (0-60 = 5.4 seconds, M35 = 6.3 seconds)



Don't get me wrong fellas, I know statistics don't mean a lot, it comes down to the driver. I believe even more when the products being raced are "equal" cars, or in a race between manual-transmissioned vehicles, or if one is a manual and the other isn't. But, when they're both automatics, it doesn't take much skill to hold it straight, and floor it... A driver would have to work really hard to loose a 2.6 - 3.5 second accelleration advantage.

 

Are you serious? My truck is faster than those when towing my boat. Call bs or whatever, but I've had those asshats gun it when they see that they're being passed by a truck that is towing. And guess what, I've always pulled away, even with the a/c on and 4 people in the truck.

 

The Skyline is one bad ****.

 

Come on "Z", I've owned three F-150's, and unless I keep getting the slugs, we are no match for the average passenger car when it comes to off the line accelleration. Especially if we're towing.

Now, I'll admit, we can tow like a champ, and I've also passed cars in my Expy with a 6 x 12 trailer full of crap, and a truck full of people- but I know I'm in no rocket. I've had 4.6's, and 5.4L's, K&N, duals, the basics... Didn't matter. Not only will I say nearly all cars are faster, but as we all know, nearly all of the LD trucks on the road are also faster than us. (Silverado's, Rams, Sierra's, Tundra's, and especially the Titan (which if you aren't mashing the pedal on a Lightning, Harley Davidson (SC'd), or something with a HEMI in it; your goose is cooked). It's a well known fact "speed" is not a reason to buy an F-150.

True story, I was rolling at 90 MPH in my 2003 5.4L Expedition on I-20 east of Monroe, LA, 25 miles west of Tallulah, LA and got passed by a maroon (burgundy) F-350 duallie, pulling what must've been a 7 x 14 trailer, with the bed full of stuff, and a butt in every seat...

Not only was I passed, but he got so far ahead of me, I couldn't see him after about 10 minutes. No way is a (stock) F-350 faster/quicker than my Expy (Had I really chose to race him), but I did nudge it a little bit, in disbelief that I was being passed, but he still passed me.

 

I haven't had experience with a Cobalt, or a newer Corolla. I do know that the Cavi's are faster than you would expect. I'm not a speed racer when I tow, but if you're going slow, I will pass you. One particular example was a 2 door Cavi, doing 35 MPH in a 55. I passed him. Once my boat gets about next to him, he guns it. I realize what is going on, and gun it too. I pulled away. My truck had 4 people total in it, with the a/c cranking out. Now my boat is only a bathtub toy (16'), but it still weighs close to 2800 lbs fully loaded.
Another time my buddy in his Grand Am GT (3.4 V-6??) was messing with me on the drive home from the river. He went to pass, we both gunned it, he obviously passed me, but it I still gave him a good chase.

 

the new Corolla has a go-kart engine... it's a joke. My ex had one, I felt like I should have been wearing a helmet and looking to set a track record of 35 seconds with it.

Even the XRS or whatever would fall prey to my truck with my mods.

cobalts and neons would be my bitch too...don't know enough about the cavalier to say though.

 

from a website i dont agree or disagree, just some times:

1991 Infiniti G20 16.6
1994 Infiniti G20t 16.5
1990 Infiniti M30 Coupe 17.4
1996 Infiniti I30t 15.8
1992 Infiniti J30 16.7
2003 Infiniti G35 Sedan 14.8
2003 Infiniti G35 Coupe 14.2
2004 Infiniti G35 Sport Sedan 14.6
2003 Infiniti G35 14.7 (R&T July '02)
1999 Infiniti Q45t 15.8

1998 Dodge Neon R/T 15.9
2001 Dodge Neon R/T 16.1

the corrolla xrs runs 15.4

 

Does anyone else find it funny that people are bragging about beating a Neon or a Corolla or a cavalier ?

 

The Cavalier has been replaced by the Cobalt. In stock form, we're talking 0-60 times circa 8.1 seconds. While not near a land-speed record, that's almost a full second ahead of the F-150 Supercab 5.4L @ 8.9 seconds, and almost 2 seconds faster than the 4.6L @ 9.9 seconds. The Cobalt SS is considerably faster at circa 7.1 seconds 0-60. The Neon SRT-4 is getting close to C-5 levels of performance, as it sticks it's big toe into the low 5's, high 4's in 0-60, the regular Neons (when they were beign built) were much slower (8 - 10 seconds).

It's possible for an F-150 to outrun some economy cars, and if it's modified heavily enough, perhaps a lot of other cars. But, with the typical mods most of us do:

SIDO, K&N Air filter, Cold Air Intake... Will probably allow us to steal on the average econo-box. Any other car, especially an I-6, V-6 & up, would probably still win without a significant modification effort from the truck owner. (Chips, supercharger, fuel-pump, in addition to the SIDO, K&N Air filter, Cold Air Intake, etc..

My argument here is mainly stock -vs- stock. If it's modified, anything is possible, if you have the $$$ to do it. We all saw video today of an F-350 running the 1/4 in 11.24.

When it comes to modifying vehicles, just about anything, however improbable it may be, is possible.

 

Being in a big 230 - 300 HP F-150, and managing to beat a Corolla, is akin to being the jock barely kicking this stereotypical guy's butt.
http://www.kinoweb.de/film2000/RoadTrip/pix/rt7.jpg

 

Well, all I know is, if I ever have a question about SPECS on a car, I know I need to ask Hersh.

Damn man, you know a lot about cars.

 

I really wish I had gotten a btter look of the badging, but it was night and hard to see. Oh well. Either way it was a very dead even race and I know for an absolute fact he had it completely floored.

And it was not some old hoopty either, it was a very clean and FAIRLY new looking Infiniti...4 door.

So, whatever it was, I am happy that my big, heavy-*** "slow" truck was able to hang with him NP. I wish traffic wouldn't have gotten in the way as it would have been fun to see the real conclusion..but oh well