2010 Infiniti QX56 - CNET Reviews
, the 2010 Infiniti QX56 is an odd throwback, a journey into yesteryear before the first hybrids strode the earth. The engine, big enough to pull the near 3 tons of the QX56 around, plus an extra 9,000 pounds towed from the rear bumper, burns gas at a visible rate. And the QX56 is big, so big that we wanted to put traffic cones around it every time we parked. Infiniti also gives the QX56 its latest cabin tech package, a suite of gadgets we've liked in other Infiniti cars. But these gadgets don't make as smooth a transition into the QX56. iPod integration was lost somewhere along the way, and the cabin tech controller was placed in an awkward position. The cavernous interior of the QX56 includes three rows of seating, although our review vehicle came with captain's chairs in the second row, allowing total seating for six. An SUV like the QX56 plus an engine big enough to move it around should equal lousy gas mileage, and it does. The QX56 only makes 12 mpg city and 18 mpg highway, according to the EPA. During city driving with the QX56, we found it responded well to hypermiling pulse-and-glide techniques. Source: www.cnet.com
