Cars.com's Joe Bruzek takes a look at the 2010 Infiniti FX35. It competes with the BMW X6 and Acura ZDX.
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<v Narrator>Cars.com auto review. Hi, this is Joe Bruzek from cars.com. We're here with the 2010 Infiniti FX35.
Now the last time we tested one of these, it was rear wheel drive, and just in time for all the snow you see on the ground, we're gonna retest the all wheel drive model. More important than all wheel drive, is having the right tires for winter driving. Now the FX35 has these 20 inchers on them, and they're not exactly the best package for getting through the snow. They're very wide and have low profile. Winter isn't the friendliest season for the optional around view monitor. Now, it has cameras in the front and the side view mirrors. And in the back, they give you a top-down look at the car for parking. Unfortunately in the winter, it hazes up, there's road junk that gets on the cameras, but the simple solution is just to wipe it off. Sometimes when you turn the stability control off, you can get a better feel for the vehicles dynamics. With the system off in this car, it really doesn't handle the snow that well. It slides around a lot when you go into a corner. So you definitely wanna keep that safety net stability control on in the winter. A feature that really helps in the deeper snow is this snow mode. Now with the flick of a switch, it changes how the transmission shifts, and shifts much sooner than it normally would to keep the RPMs down and the wheels from spinning. Choosing all wheel drive adds roughly $1,500 for the FX 35's price. And it doesn't ruin the fun to drive sporty nature of this car that we like so much in the rear wheel drive model. And if you live in the Midwest, the option is a must. (upbeat rock music) <v Narrator>For more car related news, go to cars.com. For our blog, kicking tires.net.
