2010 Infiniti EX35 Journey: Safety in the snow, at a price premium - Washington Post
With their plows and blowers, condo workers are more effective at snow removal than 50-somethings wielding snow shovels at detached, privately owned homes. Thus, we parked this week's test car, the 2010 Infiniti EX35 Journey crossover utility wagon, at Ria's condo in Northern Virginia. She was able to get out and drive while my wife, Mary Anne, and I shoveled snow after paying $60 to one itinerant worker and $150 to a group of ambulatory shovel carriers to do the job poorly. In the first February blast of snow and ice, I discovered that Mitsubishi's claim of superior stability and traction for its 2010 Outlander XLS crossover utility vehicle, equipped with its patented Super All-Wheel Control, was just that -- a claim. In strong crosswinds, ice and light snow, the Outlander wiggle-waggled its way along northbound Interstate 87. The Mitsubishi Outlander XLS came with 18-inch-diameter "all-weather" radials. The Infiniti EX 35 Journey was shod with 17-inch-diameter "all-weather" tires. But the EX35 Journey proved a much more stable companion on roads pounded by sleet and other icy precipitation. Infiniti's all-wheel-drive compact crossover utility wagon, in size and other ways comparable to. Source: www.washingtonpost.com
