FX gets more-muscular body to reflect boost in power - Fort Worth Star Telegram
The second generation of Infiniti’s FX premium crossover utility vehicle arrived for 2009, with more power, more high-tech features and a bolder new design.
It made its debut at last March’s Geneva Motor Show in the form of the V-8 version, renamed the FX50 from the previous model’s FX45.
At the New York auto show a few weeks later, the redesigned FX35, the V-6 model, was unveiled.
With these vehicles, the number that follows "FX" refers to that model’s engine size – the FX50 has a 5.0-liter V-8, while the FX35 comes with a 3.5-liter V-6.
Three versions are offered: the FX35 with rear-wheel drive (base price $42,150 plus $815 freight); FX35 with all-wheel drive ($43,600); and the FX50 with all-wheel drive ($58,400). The FX50 does not come in a two-wheel-drive version.
The V-8 engine of the FX50 is rated at 390 horsepower and 369 foot-pounds of torque. That’s an increase of 70 horsepower from the 2008 FX45.
For the FX35, the V-6 engine produces 303 horsepower and 262 foot-pounds of torque. The 2008 model had 275 horsepower.
