We test drove the G35x too. Was it me, but I felt like we sat lower to the ground than the BMW 328xi and IS350? I didn't like the fact that it felt like we had to look over the hood and sat behind the engine. Things that we didn't feel in the EX35. My best guess is that the seating is different. It was too much of a change going from an SUV to the G, so the EX was a good middle ground.