2008 Infiniti EX35 AWD Journey - Road Test - Car and Driver
Even cars aren’t exempt from the spin cycle. So Infiniti, wet finger on the polls, announced its new “EX35 Crossover. Buried back in the “technical specifications” pages we see the same car listed as a “station wagon. So which is it. Technically, we come down on the side of “wagon,” an empirical decision based on overall height lower than 64. 4 inches. But falling for a new car is not a technical decision, and Infiniti is revving up the spin machine to distract from the obvious—our eyes tell us this is a five-door hatchback, the body style that’s famously unsalable to Americans. Against all odds, Infiniti is running the old game plan again. The basics: The EX35 starts as a G35 four-door that’s had two inches snipped out of its wheelbase and 4. 7 inches lopped off the overall length. The roof has been raised 4. 7 inches to 61. 9, which makes it a rather tall car but still a shorty compared with the headline-news crossovers, such as the Ford Edge at 67. 0 inches road to roof or the Buick Enclave at 72. 5 inches. Infiniti’s other crossover, the FX35/FX45 , measures 65. 0 inches. The EX35 seems small when you’re standing beside it, and it drives that way too, compact and quick in its moves. Source: www.caranddriver.com
