2013 Infiniti JX35 AWD - Car and Driver
Infiniti’s goal with the 2013 JX three-row crossover is volume. Wither the Infiniti of yore. While this type of product isn’t necessarily what you think of when you hear Infiniti, the brand’s leaders seem to be okay with that. Profit—not interesting and engaging vehicles—is what keeps the lights on, and in an attempt to reconcile the JX with its brand ethos of “Inspired Performance,” Infiniti says it has expanded the credo to include fuel economy and space. But it appears that only the amendment applies to the JX, while the traditional definition does not. Infiniti expects the JX to join the G at the top. This new Infiniti is based on Nissan’s front-drive D platform (Altima, Maxima, Quest, others). ) The JX35’s carlike underpinnings contribute to, er, Inspired packaging Performance: Although shorter and narrower, it offers about as much passenger space as and more legroom in each of its three rows than Infiniti’s larger QX56. The JX’s... Infiniti expects the JX to be its most popular model among lady types. If you can get comfortable driving a Murano, you’ll have no problem doing the same in a JX. Our only real ergonomic quibble is a tilt/telescope steering column whose pivot point is too close. Source: www.caranddriver.com
