Second-hand: 2009-13 Infiniti FX - Wheels.ca
s Infiniti division to break new ground and put the boots to the old bleat about Japanese automotive design being derivative and uninspired. Esthetically, the FX sport-ute mixed business with pleasure. For effective relief of daytime drowsiness, the FX offered the right Rx. CONFIGURATION. Introduced for 2003, the FX employed the same rigid rear-drive FM platform that underpinned the athletic Infiniti G35 sedan and Nissan Z-car. For the second-generation 2009 models, structural changes yielded a 60-per-cent improvement in torsional stiffness and 240-per-cent more bending resistance. The new FX aped the old one until you looked closely: the gaping-maw grille was bigger, the headlights were sculpted meaner and the bright vents behind the front tires were functional, if tacky, reducing front-end lift by 5 per cent. In addition to its aluminum diet, the front suspension was changed from struts to unequal-length control arms to enhance ride quality (the previous FX rode like an old muscle car). The new FX gained 5 cm in overall length, while the wheelbase was stretched 3 cm to improve legroom marginally. Infiniti spared no expense inside by specifying top-shelf materials, including diamond-pleated leather detailing and real wood inlays. Source: www.wheels.ca
