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Friday, Sep 18

2009 BMW M3 Sedan or 2011 Infiniti M56: Which Would You Choose?

While there it occurred to me that the M56, which will go on sale in April, will pack about the same horsepower as our M3 (Infiniti says more than 400). Then I realized that the rear-wheel drive Infiniti (all-wheel drive will be available) will also cost about the same as the M3 sedan, which s...

Tuesday, Sep 8

2009 Infiniti FX50 AWD: Recaro Child Seat

Weekend with the family, time to cinch down our Recaro Como child safety seat. It was actually pretty easy, though there's minimal maneuvering room in the back seat for such a thing. Good thing my bony butt is also small. It was easy because the leather upholstery is nice and grippy, so it work...

Thursday, Sep 3

2009 Infiniti FX50: Road Trip Day 3 -- Grand Canyon to LA

And the FX50 drives great. As noted on Days One and Two, the driving position, steering and handling are spot-on, and NVH issues aside (see Day Two), the V8 is a monster. This Infiniti eats up miles with confidence and flair. It's the real deal.

Thursday, Aug 13

2009 Infiniti FX50: Monterey Here We Come

Although there have been events up there since Saturday, tomorrow the real fun begins. I'll spend the majority of my day checking out a few thousand of my favorite Italians at the Concorso Italiano. I'm a Ferrari Daytona nut so it's one of my favorite car shows. Then, tomorrow night, Infi...

Monday, Aug 10

2009 Infiniti FX50: How Big Guns Roll

Stopping for a quick caffeine fix on I-5, I pulled into the parking lot alongside a Mercedes SL and Porsche Cayenne. I nodded my head and mumbled, "Thanks." Then I stopped, considered the German company the Infiniti was presently keeping,and asked why he liked it best.

Thursday, Aug 6

2009 Infiniti FX50 AWD: Great Steering Wheel

I went from alternating among three performance cars for a big comparo (it will be going live in the coming days) straight into our longterm 2009 Infiniti FX50. Infiniti / Nissan got this wheel right. If you're gonna parts-bin something (I think this wheel is used in other apps too), it migh...

Saturday, Aug 1

2009 Nissan 370Z Touring: iPod Integration Sore Point

JRiz recently gushed about how bitchin' the iPod integration is in our 2009 Infiniti FX50, and I agree with everything he said. This here 2009 Nissan 370Z has the exact same interface, and our 2009 Nissan GT-R is 95% the same save for a smaller, off-center control wheel.

Tuesday, Jul 28

2009 Infiniti FX50 S: Rare?

A funny thing happened last time I took the FX50 for service. Several advisors and techs came out to look at our FX. I asked "what's the matter?" fearing a fire or a flat tire. Our service advisor answered "This is the first 50 some of us have seen, plus yours is an S." Apparently most FX buyers ar...

Monday, Jul 27

2009 Infiniti FX50 AWD: Commute Switch

Creeping along in the morning traffic accordian, the six-speed transmission is trying too hard to give you that sporty respoinse thing, cycling quickly between gears and optimizing things for sharp throttle response. The trouble is, you can feel the transmission thinking (albeit qu...

Thursday, Jul 23

2009 Infiniti FX50: +1 for the Interface, -1 for the Sound Quality

I love the iPod interface in navigation-equipped Infinitis and Nissans, and our long-term 2009 Infiniti FX50 is no exception. Aside from voice control, everything I want is right here. There's the artist, album and song title on the left, and there's my scrollable list of tracks on the r...

Tuesday, Jul 21

2009 Infiniti FX50: Not Rational But Still Enjoyable

By most rational measures, purchasing an Infiniti FX50 doesn't make much sense. But this doesn't mean that the FX50 is the leper of our long-term fleet. I've spent a lot of time with this vehicle (a two-week rotational stint last year and then another two weeks this month) and for the entiret...

Friday, Jul 10

2009 Infiniti FX50: Ventilated Front Seats

Almost any car can be equipped with heated seats these days. But ventilated front seats are still limited to luxury vehicles, and a small selection at that. Our Infiniti FX50 has them, though, and they're standard. I've been trying out the cooling function for the past few days. Turn the seat c...

Monday, Jul 6

2009 VW Jetta TDI: Better Than Expected

I was the one that traded the Infiniti FX for the Jetta TDI with fellow editor Brent Romans. Without repeating his entire blog, let's just say the Jetta is fine car and I'll second his picking the Jetta over the FX for a road trip. The VW is quiet, comfortable and has plenty of kick when you pre...

2009 VW Jetta TDI and 2009 Infiniti FX50: Road Trip Comparo

Because of some logistical changes, I ended up driving both our Jetta TDI and our Infiniti FX50 over the holiday weekend. On Friday night, I loaded the family (one wife, one two-year-old daughter) into the Jetta for a 300-mile trip to visit the in-laws. On Sunday, I made the return trip in the...

Thursday, Jul 2

2009 Infiniti FX50 AWD: The Drumbeat of Performance

Good thing the Infiniti FX50 has a good audio system to keep you from noticing. But this is a thing at Nissan, a tendency to let some egregious flaw make it through into production as long as the behavior is masked by something else. Like the weak fresh-air intake into the FX50 because it's ass...

Wednesday, Jul 1

Big List of Fuel Economy - June 2009

Car Best Worst Average 2009 Audi A4 Avant 26.8 17.5 21.9 2009 Audi S5 22.3 11.3 18.0 2008 BMW 135i 27.7 13.9 19.8 2009 BMW 750i 21.8 12.4 17.9 2002 BMW M3 23.5 12.3 17.5 2009 BMW M3 20.5 12.7 16.1 2009 Ford Flex Limited 26.7 13.7 19.2 2008 Ford Focus SES 40.6 16.6 26.7 2007 Honda Civic GX 47.3 12.7 31.6 2009 Honda Fit Sp...

Thursday, Jun 11

2009 Ford Flex: My Winter Olympic Ride?

What does this have to do with our long-term fleet? Well, I need your help blogosphere. I'll be driving to Vancouver in the dead of February and will need something to get me, three friends and all our stuff through the wintry climes of Northern California, Oregon, Washington and a sliver of...

Thursday, Jun 4

2009 Infiniti FX50 AWD: 7,500 Mile Service

lt;p> </p> <p><img alt="FX50 Blog.jpg" class="mt-image-none" height="385" src="http://blogs.edmunds.com/roadtests/FX50%20Blog.jpg" width="555" /></p> <p>In the latest instalment of the Twilight Desk, we have a belated report of service...

Tuesday, May 19

2009 Infiniti FX50: 5 Good. 3 Bad. 1 Ugly.

First the Good 1) The FX has been dead reliable. After more than 13,000 miles in just six months it has needed no repairs or unscheduled service. Zero. 2) It's fast. It's fun blowing off BMW 550i pilots in my SUV. 3) Its nav/sound system interface looks complex, but it's actually very easy to use.

Friday, Apr 24

2009 Infiniti FX50S: Suspension Walkaround

I don't want to overload you people on this stuff, but the 2009 Infiniti FX50 is the Car of the Week, so I have no choice. Since Infiniti is a branch of Nissan (gasp!), you'll see quite a bit of similarity between this and the Nissan 370Z I reviewed recently. Some parts even look interchangeab...

Wednesday, Apr 22

2009 Infiniti FX50 AWD: About them rims

Infiniti knows that now, and knew that back in 2003 when they beat almost all carmakers in the jumbo factory wheel race when they introduced the original FX. Infiniti was the first (or at least one of the first) carmaker to put on 20" or larger factory wheels. If that original FX had just 18" whe...

Monday, Apr 7

2007 Infiniti G35S: Shifting at Speed

The G35S's Aichi Kikai-built manual transmission never confuses me about gate selection or gear engagement, and its totally mechanical feel is always a pleasure. If you understand that a shift lever is more than a funny arcade-style wand sticking out of the console, then you'll really a...