2013 Infiniti FX37 AWD - Car and Driver (blog)
All things being nearly equal—our FX37 was a negligible 67 pounds heavier than the last FX35 we tested, a 2009 all-wheel-drive model, and the engine spins through the same seven-speed automatic transmission—you’d expect the FX37 to outperform the... The FX37 hit 60 mph in 6. 1 seconds and 100 mph in 16 seconds and reached a top speed of 142 mph, figures identical to those we recorded for the 2009 FX35. This likely can be attributed to the 3. 7-liter’s 22 additional horsepower and five more... The FX37’s only advantage is in the quarter-mile drag and in reaching 120 mph, both trials that it completes 0. 1 second quicker. (According to the EPA, the FX37 rates 1 mpg better on the highway than the FX35. ) The rest of the driving experience is unchanged, meaning you get nice handling at the expense of a firm and borderline harsh ride, plus numb steering. A March snow prevented us from quantifying the 2013 FX37 AWD model’s roadholding ability, but we suspect 265/50-20 rubber would at least match if not surpass the 0. 82 g of lateral grip managed by our last test car, which wore skinnier 265/60-18... Buyers will see a discernible $1295 price increase over the 2012 FX35, regardless of the number of driven wheels. Source: www.caranddriver.com
