First Look
It’s been quite a bit that the station wagons have been out of favor in the market. But this doesn’t mean that the American’s aren’t interested in the convenience and practicality of those station wagons. As a matter of fact, that is one of the major reasons behind the commencement of crossover SUV and the 2010 Infiniti EX35 is one of the latest additions to this highly growing crowd. To be honest, the Infiniti EX35 is more like the compact wagons such as the BMW 328i, than the crossovers such as the Volvo XC60, at least in terms of functionality. Keep in mind, the EX35 is not at all a big car. But what it offers is the goodness of G37′s sport sedan, in addition to a more useful cargo bay, and this is what brings it closer to the mysterious “wagon by some other name” recipe to fetch some buyers in this segment.
What’s New for 2010 Infiniti EX35?
The 2010 Infiniti EX35’s AWD variants comes with heated frontage seats as standard equipments, while the Journey model gets heated outside mirrors and automatic headlamps. Some other additional techno-goodies for the wagon includes a not obligatory “plasmacluster” air filtration system, a standard USB/ iPod interface, and additional navigation features. There are some other enhancements as well.
Body Styling and Features
The 2010 Infiniti EX35 is a luxury crossover wagon with the seating capacity of five passengers. This wagon is available in two trims: base and Journey.
The standard equipment list for the wagon includes Foglights, 17-inch wheels, cruise control, automatic headlamps, heated external mirrors, keyless entry/ignition, a tilt-and-telescoping steering column, automatic climate control, four-way passenger and eight-way driver power seats, a rearview camera, a six-speaker stereo having single-CD player, leather upholstery, satellite radio, a USB jack and two-tone cabin treatments.
The Journey trim of EX35 gets you a sunroof, a power-adjustable steering column, dual-zone climate control, wood internal trim, heated front seats, an in-dash six-CD changer, Bluetooth and an auto-dimming rearview mirror.
Under The Hood
The 2010 Infiniti EX35 is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine, which also is the sole engine here. The 2010 Infiniti EX35 comes with all-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive. The engine here is mated with a five-speed automatic transmission having manual shift control. The rated output power for the engine here is 297 horsepower and 253 pound-feet of maximum torque.
In our sprint test the rear-drive EX35 sprinted from 0 to 60 mph in 6.6 seconds, which considering the class of the vehicle is really fast. The estimated fuel economy for the wagon is 19mpg.
Safety Equipments
The 2010 Infiniti EX35’s standard safety equipments includes antilock disc brakes, stability and traction control, active front head restraints and side curtain airbags, and front seat side airbags.
An optional technology package is also available here. This technology package adds Forward Collision Warning (which makes use of the adaptive cruise control radar system for alerting the driver of an impending collision), the lane departure warning system (which alerts the driver as soon as the car starts veering into another lane) and Intelligent Brake Assist.
Verdict
The 2010 Infiniti EX35 is one of the best-driving entries in the immensely growing compact luxury crossover section, and the price here is also just perfect. Although, expecting this vehicle to haul stuff and people, just as some of its spacious rivals are not fare.
