2009 Infiniti FX50S: Alphabet Soup [Long-Term Logbook] - Car and Driver (blog)
Infiniti, like almost every other carmaker, uses an array of acronyms for short-hand reference to its many safety and driver-assistance systems. And our long-term Infiniti FX50S employs nearly all of them: LDW (lane-departure warning), LDP (lane-departure prevention), IBA (intelligent brake assist), DCA (distance-control assist), CDC (continuous damping control), AFS (adaptive front... The funny thing is I’ve barely used any of them despite having put thousands of miles on the FX’s clock. Sure, I sampled them early on to see if they’re actually beneficial in the real world, and several are rather useful, including the adaptive-lighting and the stability-control systems, both of which improve the driving experience and are rather... I’ve never been a fan of adaptive cruise control and lane-departure warning systems are flat-out annoying. For more on the FX, see the following resources:. Other long-term logbook entries Our long-term update story Infiniti FX Buyer’s Guide Source: blog.caranddriver.com
