Infinit FX45 "Crossover SUV" First Drive

[NFS4]

http://www.freshalloy.com/site/cars/infiniti/2003/fx45/firstdrive/home.shtml

I'm trying to talk my dad into trading the Highlander for this baby! House is paid for, he can afford it!

 

[Syringer]

Looks like a Rendezvous.

 

[nord1899]

Lowering it by about 3 inches would improve the looks a lot. Oh wait, then it would look like a station wagon and not a trendy SUV. My bad.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: nord1899
Lowering it by about 3 inches would improve the looks a lot. Oh wait, then it would look like a station wagon and not a trendy SUV. My bad.

it already looks like a station wagon.

 

[prodigy]

Sweet car

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: nord1899
Lowering it by about 3 inches would improve the looks a lot. Oh wait, then it would look like a station wagon and not a trendy SUV. My bad.

how would you lower it?? you'd have to put smaller tires on it. it's not like it has a lot of clearance.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Looks like a Rendezvous.

LOL, not even close. The only thing as ugly as a Rendezvous is its cousin, the Aztek, and the Honda Element

 

[nord1899]

Originally posted by: LeeTJ

Originally posted by: nord1899
Lowering it by about 3 inches would improve the looks a lot. Oh wait, then it would look like a station wagon and not a trendy SUV. My bad.

how would you lower it?? you'd have to put smaller tires on it. it's not like it has a lot of clearance.

20-inch alloys are standard on the FX45

20 inch tires on a SUV? What is this, an Escalade?

Yeah, but 17's on it, lower it a bit and it might look good.

 

[SOSTrooper]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Looks like a Rendezvous.

It looks like the new Nissan SUV to me

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Looks like a Rendezvous.

you can't be serious.. haha

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: SOSTrooper

Originally posted by: Syringer
Looks like a Rendezvous.

It looks like the new Nissan SUV to me

wonder why?

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Syringer
Looks like a Rendezvous.

LOL, not even close. The only thing as ugly as a Rendezvous is its cousin, the Aztek, and the Honda Element

Okay I had a brain lapse there. For some reason I had the image of the Murano..which this obviously looks like..in my head in place of the Rendezvous.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: Syringer

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Syringer
Looks like a Rendezvous.

LOL, not even close. The only thing as ugly as a Rendezvous is its cousin, the Aztek, and the Honda Element

Okay I had a brain lapse there. For some reason I had the image of the Murano..which this obviously looks like..in my head in place of the Rendezvous.

well that shall explain it then
there is a good reason why it looks like the Murano.. to have to point that out, you must not know they are made by the same company!!

 

[prodigy]

Originally posted by: SOSTrooper

Originally posted by: Syringer
Looks like a Rendezvous.

It looks like the new Nissan SUV to me

They are the same company.

 

[SCSIfreek]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Syringer
Looks like a Rendezvous.

LOL, not even close. The only thing as ugly as a Rendezvous is its cousin, the Aztek, and the Honda Element

They call it "Ass-Tek" for a reason you know


--Scsi

 

[zippy]

Speaking of the Infiniti FX45, thus indirectly the Nissan Murano...I saw a Murano displayed at the mall yesterday - it is much nicer in person than in pictures. It really is a that size right between a car and SUV - it's pretty nice actually.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: zippy
Speaking of the Infiniti FX45, thus indirectly the Nissan Murano...I saw a Murano displayed at the mall yesterday - it is much nicer in person than in pictures. It really is a that size right between a car and SUV - it's pretty nice actually.

Yup I saw a black Murano with black leather interior at Circuit City last week. Talk about droolage

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: zippy
Speaking of the Infiniti FX45, thus indirectly the Nissan Murano...I saw a Murano displayed at the mall yesterday - it is much nicer in person than in pictures. It really is a that size right between a car and SUV - it's pretty nice actually.

The Murano and FX45 are completely different cars. Different platform, different engine.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

If it was 6" lower and could be had with manual, it would be my dream car.

 

[psteng19]

What's with this ugly orange color that Nissan is featuring in all their new vehicles? :disgust:

Other than that and the crappy door handles (like in the Altima I sat in), it looks like a nice ride

 

[FreshPrince]

who else thinks the sunfire colour is fugly

Nice looking station wagon though, a bit pricey, but that won't be an issue when I win the powerball this weekend

 

[WinkOsmosis]

That orange color is awesome. I think they are using it to lure buyers from UT. It is the largest university in the country.

 

[ElFenix]

the C-pillar is weird.

this thing is a station wagon on 20s. without the 20s you'd be hard-pressed to call it anything other than a station wagon.

 

[RossMAN]

Since Brandon is such a whiz at numbers.

How does the cargo room of the Murano and FX45 compare to a Pilot and Highlander?

Seems like you can fit less in since it's so volumptuous outside and not as boxy as the Pilot is.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
the C-pillar is weird.

this thing is a station wagon on 20s. without the 20s you'd be hard-pressed to call it anything other than a station wagon.

Sucks that station wagon is a bad word in America, while people flock to fuddy duddy SUVs and minivans.