Comments on: New Infiniti FX50 Revealed

By: jurisb

jurisb — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:57:11 +0000

7 of them. including 2007 diesel merc, diesel bimmer and diesel audi.

By: Mirko Reinhardt

Mirko Reinhardt — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:22:37 +0000

@jurisb
Have you ever driven any modern diesel?

By: jurisb

jurisb — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:11:53 +0000

Mirko- because japanese can`t understand how can you enjoy a sophisticated interior, precision in detailing, rich texture, yet love diesel, which being at idle sounds so plebeian like a tractor half baked. has anyone of you seen those diesels idling or heard them accelerating at full throttle with bleeding black trail of smoke diarrhoea. ? You really think that is a sound of an engine? I think it is a sound of a joke. Screw you germans with your plebeian music of diesel opera. Engine auditions at its worst.

By: shaker

shaker — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:45:05 +0000

Every time I see a new SUV launch (especially one with a gas-hog V8) I just shake my head (thus my screen name). Don Quixote, fighting windmills.

By: Mirko Reinhardt

Mirko Reinhardt — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:23:21 +0000

@jurisb
“Why no diesel? Common, we are marketing this vehicle against cayenne and touareg”

How many non-diesel Touaregs are sold in Europe? I have never seen a gasser Touareg here. Or a gasser X5 or Q7. Or even a gasser Range Rover.

By: jurisb

jurisb — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:21:04 +0000

Well done infiniti. how do you compete? Simple. We actually build cars or SUVs ourselves, on our own platforms, not imported, using our own engineers, gearboxes, etc. We add new engines, improve fit and finish and texture, and upmarket it in the segment. we always add more and more models. I don`t really know what do those Americans mean by cannibalizing sales, anyway. Why no diesel? Common, we are marketing this vehicle against cayenne and touareg, not some trembling and shaking diesel econo -box. people who will buy this vehicle, are very unlikely to be MPG counters. Itš a luxury large SUV. buy VW polo if you want economy.

By: frontline

frontline — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:11:10 +0000

I would have to believe that, in the fall, when BMW and Audi come out with a turbo diesel SUV with real world 25 MPG numbers,this FX 50 will have a very tough time.

By: 6G74

6G74 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:56:03 +0000

Not bad. I’m sure I’ll warm to the headlamps. Too bad the dash looks cribbed from the Hyundai Elantra, gauge coloring and all.

In my opinion, the 2002 Q45 was the last well-styled Infiniti. The G Coupe, though it garners praise, manages to leave me cold, and the G sedan looks lumpy and melted now.

The M45 was promising, but seems a bit too emotionless. It’s a shame it lost the gravitas held by the original concept (the Nissan Fuga, which hit auto shows in ‘03).

By: Gardiner Westbound

Gardiner Westbound — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:22:28 +0000

Perhaps it doesn’t photograph well. Same basic car as current but seriously overwrought. The grille is fussy and the headlights downright bizarre.

By: CarShark

CarShark — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:07:32 +0000

Thank you for the correction, Justin. I was just about to wonder why they’d bother with that C-pillar. That would’ve been a carsick kid waiting to happen.

After doing a bit of research, I’ve found that the FX is a lot bigger and heavier than what I’d thought. The shape hides it well.

By: Justin Berkowitz

Justin Berkowitz — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:51:11 +0000

FYI to all:

There is no 3rd row, thank goodness. I had bad info coming from a miscommunication with Nissan PR. The blog post has been corrected to reflect.

By: AKM

AKM — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:16:06 +0000

3rd row? In an FX? Eeeeeeeeeeewwww.

As for a european launch, the FZ has been the most requested vehicle not sold in Europe several years running, according to “Le Quotidien Auto”. it’s shape is so singular that many, many people wanted it. Now, do those people want to buy one? Open question…

By: Sajeev Mehta

Sajeev Mehta — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:01:46 +0000

Judging by the space between the C and D pillars, nobody’s gonna want to sit in that third row.

And the V8 needs to be in the G coupe. What a waste.

By: ajla

ajla — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:58:53 +0000

Any pricing info so far? A 390hp, 7-speed DSG, luxury SUV has got to be very pricey.

By: SherbornSean

SherbornSean — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:48:48 +0000

Third row? The second row in the current version is tiny.

Well, hopefully it means they can kill that Armada re-badge. What a mess that is.