2012 Infiniti FX50 boasts more peformance, luxury and technology than anyone needs - Lehighvalleylive.com

Those of you who are more practical than indulgent — whose skeletal systems lack even a single decadent bone — might soon wonder why I’m making a fuss over Infiniti’s 2012 FX50. But those who enjoy driving and appreciate vehicles that enhance the... Call the FX50 a “more-mobile. Plan on paying 15 to 30 cents a gallon more to quench the FX50’s thirst because it is designed to run — and not particularly far — on premium fuel. The EPA estimates the FX50 will travel just 14 city or 20 highway miles on a gallon of high-test. The 5-liter, aluminum V8 under the FX50’s sinuous hood is a beast. Prod it and it snarls, propelling the 4,560-pound FX from a standstill to 60 mph in just 6. 6 seconds. That’s the 0-60 time for the FX50’s more affordable sibling, the FX35. That model is powered by a 303-horsepower, 3. 5-liter V6. The FX50’s V8 is generates 390 horsepower and 369 pounds-feet of torque. Its extra power propels it to 60 more than a second quicker than the FX35, which in its own right is pretty quick for a crossover. The FX50 also has more handling chops than is customary in a crossover, particularly one with. Source: www.lehighvalleylive.com