Test Drive Infiniti FX37 since 2010 SUV

Five-liter symphony

The plane smoothly went on a decline, and in the porthole, the outlines of the Caucasian mountains were visible in the porthole, cutting through the morning haze. The fog in the meantime was scattered, and now I already consider the ribbons of gravel roads lost in the dense forest, and part of the outgoing distance of two-band highway.
Here it would be possible to spend a babble on SUVs, outline the high-speed section of the rally dope, or just travel on foot. And we flew to Minvory to test Infiniti FX.
In the mineral waters, neither the wind, no rain, nor snow. The airport building plunged into silence, the sun gently warms the top. It seems that the velvet season here was stayed at least for a month. The gracious edge!
In the same sunny things are both infiniti. Due to the first quarter of the current year, sales of brand in Russia increased by more than 120% compared with the same period of 2007. Only some Chinese and Honda are ahead of the growth rates, and in the premium segment, while Land Rover is unlikely to go into leaders.
FX body is covered with special varnish, which has self-refining properties. This means that after visiting the contact washing, there is a chance to maintain the glossy body cover pristine. What's the secret? It was not revealed to us, explaining only that the recovery process (tightening) can occupy from one to seven days.
It depends on the temperature regime (the better the better), as well as on the nature of the damage. Infiniti explains: if the scratch is deep and affected the paint layer, then there will be no effect. In branded services, according to experts, there are already ready to produce body repair with the restoration of the layer of protective varnish.
 
It is possible that it is so far, because in Infiniti from this year, one all-wheel drive model has become more: the younger in the EX ruler appeared. In addition, the FX model has undergone major changes to them, in fact, and flew to identify. What will the innovation prove?
And specialists from Infiniti are smiling. Rejoices, joking, because to present their cars Plevoe business. They made a beautiful FX even more noticeable, added power, improved the platform. And not allowed a single controversial moment. Well, not the masters? ..
The first victory of the chassis. Similar models of G35 / 37 and the M-series sedan, it is equipped with a new front suspension on dual parallel levers, which increased its stroke in comparison with the previous generation. Behind, it did not change it in the back, but facilitated the subframe, making it more compact. The body itself has become 1.6 times tougher on twisting, and 3.4 times on bending.
Diffusers in the front wings are not just a catchy designer barcode, but an important aerodynamic element. They provide a removal of hot air from the engine compartment and reduce the lifting force of the front part of the body by 5%, improving the resistance of the car at high speeds.
 
Second motor. Forced 3.5-liter 307-strong, with a continuous control system of gas distribution phases (CVTCS) and higher than that of the predecessor, the area of \u200b\u200befficient revolutions: the red strip begins with 7500 rpm.
But the main, of course, is not in the lineup it, but a new 5.0-liter unit. Oh, how he sounds! Identify the motor from the cabin on low revs is difficult. He whispers, caressing hearing barely caught bass, but in no hurry to throw fuel litter with the roar through two exhaust pipe nozzles. You need to get used to it, understand, feel.
The response to gas occurs a little faster than on the machine with a 3.5-liter engine, but it is a little used to 400 liters. with. It turns out a hurricane! The engine is equipped with a V-VEL system that regulates the lifting height of the valve, increasing the torque in a wide range of revolutions.
The new FX50 is available adaptive headlight headlamp (AFS), capable of automatically controlling the lighting direction, based on the angle of the wheel, but also the velocity of the car. The maximum angle of rotation of the headlights is 17 degrees, which contributes to a safer entry in turns with poor lighting.
 
There is something alien in it, wild: the fastest of Infiniti and this is not Emka, not Ji, but a high and massive FX. On certain modes of movement, it even threw in the sweat: when the motor began to feed a voice, with notes of impatient growl, the picture around was already merged into one endless collage. Less than six seconds from start to one hundreds impressed
Here I made an oversight. Choosing a relatively plot, in different modes from scratch, 40 and 100 km tried overclocking in Kick Down mode and, inspired by the result, went toward the engineering group to find out what the powerful variator was put on a new generation FX.
What is such a variator? Smiled technician. Seven-step automatic, hydrotransformer. This is a fiasco at the end of the day.
But how so? I ask. With a 3.5-liter motor, this box behaved more dangling than with the V-shaped eight! True, Dergano a little sharp definition for a smooth and balanced automatic transmission, but the difference is still noticeable. We reprogrammed the control unit, calculated the boom power, and the mechanism itself, of course, followed the answer.
Climate control FX has two modes of operation. In the CLEAN MODE position, the system produces a low concentration of positive and negative ions, which contribute to the settlement of harmful particles (mold bacteria, mold dispute, etc.).
In ION Mode mode, the system throws up a large concentration of negative ions, refreshing, thereby, the air in the cabin.
In addition, a new fiber filter impregnated with polyphenol grape seeds is installed in the crossover, capable of neutralizing allergens.
 
The variatorial sensations also give the DRM system, which smoothes the jumps of revolutions when switching to lower gear. The nature of the movement is extremely smooth, without jogging in the transmission and passages. Cool box! And chassis cool.
Bad, and in places the disgusting roads of the periphery of the Stavropol Territory are not at all embarrassed with a dense FX suspension. As far as they digest such roads of cars with a mileage of 80,000-100,000 km, have to learn: the abundance of parts from aluminum alloys has never been a good option for off-road. However, it's good that there are still places in the Caucasus, where it is best to travel on foot.
 
 
 
Text: Alexander Mikhailov
Photo: Author and Infiniti

 

A source: Magazine "Wheels" [November 2008]