Yeah that ill agree with. OR should we say the the F was the last 109 with accessible performance? As experienced pilots could extract great things from the G...
The problem with the F was the armament, even though many pilots believed the arrangment on the F to allow them to better place there shots. But from performance wise the F put the Luftwaffe ahead of the allies until the Spitfire MK. 5
The G models and above were great aircraft when it comes to performance but at high speeds and dives the controls would tighten up. An experienced pilot could do wonders with a G or K.
One of the most equilibrated variant was the version G-2 and his field conversion G-2/ R-6 non-pressurized figther. Equipped with 1475 hp DB-605A and no much more heavy than F versions. Is the most streamlined of all G series.
It don´t have the bulges in wing for large wheels introduced in the G-4.
Look at this "Spotted Eagle" a G-2/R-6 from JG-5 that belong to Hans Döbrich.
The cowling clean lines dont carry the very ugly "tumors" of the Mg-131 fairings, tipical of G-5, G-6, G-14 etc.
Another shot of the same Gustav showing the camo pattern:
Personally, I do not consider the bulges on the cowling, say, of the G-6 ugly at all.
Ilmari Juutilainen, the top finnish ace with 94 confirmed kills, chalked up his personal score during the summer of 1944, flying precisely a Bf109 G-2 against the soviet fighters.