2010 Infiniti FX50 – A Appealing Package Overall
Sep 04, 2010 | Comments 5
First Look
Speaking of a luxury SUV some times ago was like talking about gourmet instant coffee, absolutely oxymoronic. But, now it looks like every auto maker in the market is covering this segment, and as a matter of fact has covered this segment. When the first luxurious high performing SUV debuted in market, it was greeted with the same sort of puzzled response. Some of the people even thought that they are just a passing trend and soon will pass away, but contrary to there believe these strangely proficient crossovers never passed away and as a matter of fact they kept popping up at a more regular intervals.
One of the most noticeable examples of these luxury SUVs we are talking about here is the 2010 Infiniti FX50 crossover SUV. The 2010 Infiniti FX50 scores full marks in the luxury department and with its luxurious interior, wide range of features, carlike ride and plenty of sport the FX50 is all set to set the roads on fire. It also has the extraordinary V8 engine with immense power and capable handling. The FX50 might sound frolicsome in theory, but in actual world this is a really impressive vehicle.
What’s New for 2010 Infiniti FX50?
The Infiniti FX50 after getting a complete redesign last year, for the model year 2010 the Infiniti FX50 comes with very few changes in its feature content. Most noticeably, the navigation system gets additional functionality with Bluetooth streaming audio, an in-dash DVD video/audio drive, weather reports and a Zagat restaurant guide.
Body Styling and Features
The 2010 Infiniti FX50 is a midsize luxury sedan with seating for five passengers and comes in a well-equipped single trim level. The standard equipments for Infiniti FX50 includes automatic bi-xenon headlights, 21-inch alloy wheels, heated outside mirrors, Foglights, a sunroof, a power liftgate, a power tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel having audio controls, keyless ignition and entry, ventilated and heated power front seats having driver memory settings, quilted leather upholstery, complete power accessories, a tonneau cover, dual-zone automatic climate control having a filtration system and aluminum pedals.
For the modern technology fanatic buyers the FX50 has a hard-drive-based navigation system having voice recognition, a top-view multi-camera parking system, weather reports, a Zagat restaurant guide and real-time traffic, as its standard equipments. Some other equipments includes an 11-speaker Bose audio system having satellite radio, a DVD/CD/MP3 player, a 9.3GB music server, iPod integration and Bluetooth. There are some optional packages and equipments available in the market to let you get some other advanced equipments.
Under The Hood
The 2010 Infiniti FX50 is powered by a 5.0 liter V8 engine, generating maximum power of 390 hp and 369 pound-feet of maximum torque. The engine here is paired with a seven-speed automatic transmission having manual shift control.
The acceleration is brisk and the FX50 reaches from 0 to 60 mph in just about 5.5 seconds. The estimated fuel economy for the vehicle is about 16 mpg combined.
Safety Equipments
The 2010 Infiniti FX50’s safety equipments includes antilock disc brakes having brake assist, full-length side curtain airbags, front-seat-mounted side airbags, stability and traction control are other standard equipments on 2010 Infiniti FX50.
Verdict
The 2010 Infiniti FX50 might fall a short on practicality, but the impressive performance, high-tech features and unique styling of the car makes it a appealing package overall.
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2010 Infiniti FX50 is a mid-size luxury SUV..The front seating has legroom similar to most other luxury sedans of its class, while the back-seat legroom is much larger than other luxury sedans(almost as large as the legroom of Honda Civic)!
Big pieces of cargo will require the folding of back seats , but if you want to fit a personal watercraft or a small boat..The look of the car is amazing, quite opposite to its box-shaped interior..
The FX50 sedan is a stylish crossover sports-utility car…
Very good-looking and fast, it has a moderate range of amenities and is decent enough to be comfortable, it has good fuel economy, but not the best in its class, but that again depends all on what kind of requirements you want to be met with!
FX50 is SUPER GOOD-LOOKING and runs faster than most sedans of its league and also comes at a very attractive price!
You may not seem to notice at first but the climate control system of FX50 has in-built system which seems to be engineered on par with the wizardry world almost!
There’s a plasma cutter ionizer which operates in two modes to absorb particulate pollutants, and make the air purer and lighter to breathe..
There’s also a grape seed polyphenol filter that neutralizes allergens which would pass otherwise through a normal filter!
2010 Infiniti FX50 has a new seven-speed automatic gear which enables you to quickly shift the gear, when you are in a hurry or when you want a quiet and smooth ride at low speed or high speed..
The driver’s view of the street seems so nice as you are comfortable under a snoopy hood of this luxury sedan!
With seven gears to choose , you may sometimes not even know which gera you are in!The steering wheel is a cool three-spooked, with thumb-operated push-buttons and toggles!
The central control panel is well-touched in piano black and looks really classy!
The set of audio controls at the upper end showcase an analog clock which lights up to look like ice at night!
The lower set of controls handle the climate settings..The details of both appear on the well-shaded screen, which is placed between the central vents..
We were able to operate this system, without any driver’s manual, with minimal number of missteps! The push button switch can be found on the dash to the right in the clear view.
The FX50 is an awesome sport-utility sedan with great looks and fantastic styling!
The FX50 ride will feel more like a sports sedan than a crossovers..It is biased toward performance rather than softness..The seven-gear system is amazing!
The two spinning engines give this sedan more speed than torque..! The secretive hooded view from the driver’s seat implied that this car is was definitely going to show some brilliant power! And it did. And how?
The FX50 reaches a speed of 60 mph in about 6 seconds with V6!
With V8 it does it in a little more than 5 seconds!