Infiniti FX37 test drive since 2010 SUV

Revolutionary greetings

No, this is no longer original, they are already starting to get used to it. Nissan in the blow, the company's designers set off in all heavy ones, and it doesn’t just get away with them, it seems that they also encourage them. This time Infiniti was fulfilled as it should.


Most recently, I rolled Nissan Murano how brave seemed to me his design! Serial concept, otherwise you can’t say. What to call now Infiniti FX45, I don’t know. On paper, everything is just a 2003 model, from North America, the price of a little more than $ 85,000. But this is on paper. In fact, in front of me is some exhibit of the exhibition of space vehicles something squat, predatory, with a salon shifted back and a long embossed hood. Yes, and on the 20-inch wheels in the base you can’t remember, except in tuning. Minimum decor, monolithic appearance. FX45 is beautiful with its disproportionate, like Schwarzenegger in his youth, Mr. Olympia, solid muscles.


It turns out that you can also sit down in this Object. You don’t need to press anything, the key is in the pocket of the car, recognizing the approaching owner, it itself offs the locks. Not a cabin cabin. Black skin, ergonomic and just beautiful seats, deep landing. As well as narrow windows, thick racks, a high and massive tunnel, a small steering wheel, aluminum in the decoration, on the automatic transmission, pedals. Grand Turismo Classes? However, there are a number of seats and a trunk with the fifth door from behind. Is the case of the Grand Turismo station wagon?


All adjustments, as is customary, are electric, even at the helm, which is exposed in the corner and depth. Together with it moves the dashboard sitting on the steering column. The buttons of electric drives of the seats were not on the left or on the door (as on the Mercedes) on the 45th they are located on the side roller of the seat pillow, near the central tunnel. Unusual, but convenient. The salon turned out to be larger, or rather, higher than it was seen from the outside. An interesting sensation: tight, but spacious. And what is interesting, even when the chair in the lower position, the hood is visible is now a rarity.


In the front panel, the BOSE audio system, there is also a color monitor, which, in particular, the picture is displayed from the rear view camera, which automatically come to reversing when moving. The rear passengers reacted with increased attention. In addition to the usual armrests and cup holders, a monitor was installed for them in the ceiling and DVD player in the central console. There are plenty of places, the windows are, and the windowsill is higher than the front. Like in a well. The climate, of course, separate, seats (like mirrors) with heated. The volume of the trunk is sufficient about him, however, in such a machine you can not remember.


Design inside is no less than outside. It is very similar to a concept, a prototype, only here are real expensive materials. The perfect fit, the interior is extremely qualitative and soundly made. Like expensive Germans.


To start the engine, the key is not required just press the button. The bass, powerful and even rumbling, this V-shaped eight with a volume of 4.5 liters woke up, borrowed from the flagship sedan Q45, which produces 315 forces at the peak. With such parameters, the Infiniti FX45 rises in one system with the BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz ML55 AMG. The engine provides powerful and confident acceleration, as well as a supply of traction at any speed. The reaction to pressing the pedal follows a relatively small delay in a shot, catapult. A good machine is not tight, but not tantrums. There is a manual mode, now fashionable toy.


With the chassis, too, everything was borrowed from the G35 Sports Sedan. The engine displaced as much as possible, the weighting is close to 50/50, Macpherson in front and multi -link behind. The suspension is tough, sometimes it even seems to be too hard. From the SUV you expect a few other things. But how obedient this SUV is, as he writes turns and holds a straight line! Management is light and relaxed.


In the limit there is a hint of a slight skid. After all, FX in normal modes is the rear -wheel drive. Like his G35 donor, and all Infiniti, created in peak models of Mercedes and BMW. The rear -wheel drive copes well with a large engine, and only when slipping is the front axle connects, where it can be transmitted to half of the torque. I must say, the floating moment causes inconvenience on slippery and unstable coating, radically changing the habits of the car. To this, Infiniti FX45 has an answer, an electronic hard blocking of discharge of the moment in a ratio of 50/50 (it is not recommended to use it on dry asphalt). By the way, this is the only off -road feature FX45. Unless an enlarged road clearance.


But nevertheless, we moved from the road to the arable land, of course, we didn’t climb, the wrong case. But on the lanes we bored plenty of highway, Infiniti showed himself a well done there. By the way, we did not catch anywhere and did not catch on the short overhangs and large wheels.


The brakes, which at first seemed somewhat slurred, then were injured. Powerful, with an exact dosage of effort, they confidently besiege almost two tons of weight. Even when braking in the floor, the trajectory of movement is not violated. ABS is connected with a little delay, which gives the driver the opportunity to independently cope with the situation. The brakes are very fast radar in the front bumper evaluates the distance to the in front of the coming car and, considering it unsafe, gives the command to the brake control unit; He, in turn, chooses a free move, preparing the brakes for rapid operation. This is part of the smart control FX45. But still, he is not so smart and vague as to use it in our unstable and unprofitable stream.


I really do not want to call Infiniti FX45 an SUV. This is a powerful, sports car, not critical of the quality of the road. Nevertheless, his element is asphalt, preferably good. Although the FX45 stool can not be called. The suspension, no matter what, energy -intensive, round. Plus excellent soundproofing. Good music, comfortable seats, nothing rattles and creaks.


We had FX45 in the richest configuration. There is a simpler version, with 3.5 liters of V6. But in Moscow, such machines have not yet been observed. We love everything to be by and large.
 
Sergey Yakubov
 

Source: Motor magazine [October 2003]