WASN'T LOOKING TO RACE MY X5 BUT I GOT SMOKED BY THIS FX35

[PasPar2]

I knew this is going to get ugly fast.... to throw some fuel into the fire.. my fx45 knew that Brooklyn is Kings county (not Richmond like the X) it also knew that u can get from point A to point b which is up the road and to the left by going up the road... and to the left. The X made me get on the high way... figure 8 u turn, get off, go up the same road I was on and make a right.... interesting

[brian5]

Originally Posted by PasPar2

I knew this is going to get ugly fast.... to throw some fuel into the fire.. my fx45 knew that Brooklyn is Kings county (not Richmond like the X) it also knew that u can get from point A to point b which is up the road and to the left by going up the road... and to the left. The X made me get on the high way... figure 8 u turn, get off, go up the same road I was on and make a right.... interesting

I thought you were talking in code about the OP's post about being left behind

Then I realized that you were comparing navigation systems (I think?). That's quite a leap...

[FSETH]

Originally Posted by PasPar2

I knew this is going to get ugly fast.... to throw some fuel into the fire.. my fx45 knew that Brooklyn is Kings county (not Richmond like the X) it also knew that u can get from point A to point b which is up the road and to the left by going up the road... and to the left. The X made me get on the high way... figure 8 u turn, get off, go up the same road I was on and make a right.... interesting

Japanese cars seem to have better navigation systems, back-up cameras and so on, but who really cares? Those are minor details, IMO.

[PasPar2]

I cared last weekend when I was trying to find my way around a place I have never been to before at night with no one around to ask. on a scale of 1-10 the nav on the X gets a -33

To put things in perspective.. I might be the only guy on the forums who is NOT in love with the X and not afraid to point out its cons.

[ljnlaw]

I'm impressed, Wikipedia says that the 2nd gen FX35 (0-60 = 6.1 secs) and the new FX50 (0-60 = 5.0 secs)...if true that blows my mind that a new FX50 would give a new M3 a run for the money in a straight line...but who really cares. I can tell you that if I pulled up to a red light in my modded X and an FX50 was next to me I don't think too many people would notice the FX.

[alewifebp]

I test drove the FX35 and FX50, and they are both very nice cars. Very comfortable, competent handling, nice looking IMO, and the engines are quite good with a nice throaty growl. No real need to hate on them. And yes, the navigation system and other like electronics in the FX are so superior it isn't even fair.

[autoque]

FX50's 0-60 figure is 5.6 seconds, not 5.0 seconds. It would match the straight line performance of the ML550.

IMO, FX's exhaust sound has too much artificial, forceful quality to it...And it gets tiring to hear it after a while. I think Infiniti tried to make it sound something like Porsche but what they ended up with isn't entirely pleasing to hear.

[JGQ]

I used to drive a 2004 FX 35, test drove the new FX 35, X6 35i and I wind up buying the X 5 4.8.

The FX as pointed out earlier is more comparable with X6. The X5 is not on par when it comes to speed, which should come as no surprise.

I like my X5 a lot, but let's not kid ourselves, there are plenty room for improvement: Rear view camera, Navigation, reliability.

Again I am happy with X5, but would have been as happy with new FX50. The main issue for me was the new design. Some like it some don't... I don't!

[peacemf]

Originally Posted by JGQ

I used to drive a 2004 FX 35, test drove the new FX 35, X6 35i and I wind up buying the X 5 4.8.

The FX as pointed out earlier is more comparable with X6. The X5 is not on par when it comes to speed, which should come as no surprise.

I like my X5 a lot, but let's not kid ourselves, there are plenty room for improvement: Rear view camera, Navigation, reliability.

Again I am happy with X5, but would have been as happy with new FX50. The main issue for me was the new design. Some like it some don't... I don't!

considering the price difference, its unfair for buyers to get poor quality items when they are clearly paying at least 10k more!