2012 Infiniti FX50 - AutoWeek
2012 Infiniti FX50 DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I've driven a lot of cars in my life, but the 2012 Infiniti FX50 is the first one that's ever warned me about a tornado. Ominous skies were looming as I picked up my son from preschool in the FX, but we were paying more attention to our luxurious accommodations. The styling is polarizing, but I actually find the FX attractive despite not generally being a fan of the Ace and Gary school of design. The low, swooping lines, big wheels and short greenhouse do sacrifice interior room for style, but the FX isn't aiming at utility buyers. Particularly with the V8 underhood, Infiniti is appealing to a very small subset of buyers with the FX—the performance-minded enthusiast who, paradoxically, prefers the driving dynamics of an SUV. Or who thinks that they offer more utility than a good-sized sedan (unlikely, at least in the case of the FX). So, who's paying $66K for a smallish, good-but-not-great performing luxury crossover with atrocious fuel economy. In the midst of pondering the FX customer conundrum, a woman's voice broke in over the satellite radio: “Tornado warning in 23 miles. ” My 3-year-old looked at me and I looked at him, then we both set our gaze on the clouds as Infiniti's target market grew crystal clear: Luxury sport crossover buyers in Oklahoma and Kansas. EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: The FX50 is an odd vehicle, and I'm not just talking about its looks, which remind me of a high-top sneaker. Source: autoweek.com
