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The metal trim around the cabin, Infiniti informs us, is textured like that of “washi,’ fine Japanese rice paper. The slats of the grille are meant to resemble the fierce edges of samurai swords, although the multiple blades are less suggestive of the Edo period than of the Schick Dynasty.
And if you go to the Infiniti Web site, which extols the sculptural virtues of the 2007 G35 sedan, the first thing you’ll see is a calligraphy brush, tumid with red paint, tracing a perfect curve. “One human hand,’ the ad copy reads, “sets the tone, transcending the typical sport sedan’s cold precision to create a bold, flowing expression.’
Rice paper, swords, the Zen of the well-wrought line. Is Infiniti turning Japanese?
I really think so.

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