Aggressive styling at the front.
The first car to head Infiniti’s assault on the European market will be an all wheel drive coupe cross-over called the ‘EX35’.
Equipped with a trimmed-down 3.5-litre V6 from the Nissan 350Z, the EX will have around 290 horsepower and a five-speed automatic gearbox.
The 0-62 dash will be covered in 7.5 seconds and top speed will be 150mph. In other words, it’s a sporty soft-roader.
Using the ATTESA E-TS four wheel drive system with a torque-sensing differential, Nissan promises better traction on wet roads and rear-wheel drive performance characteristics on dry roads.
Not bad from the rear either.
Other features include an Around View Monitor – a system that has four cameras to get rid of blind spots when parking – and ‘Scratch Shield’ paint work. So, if there’s a small scratch, it’ll eventually fix itself.
At the moment, Infiniti is only sold in the West in Ukraine and Russia and there’s no word on prices, but Nissan names the BMW X3 (over £36,000) and Audi A4 Quattro Avant (around £30,000) as close comparisons.
The EX will be launched as part of a four-model
Interior should be more luxurious than normal.
premium range in Autumn 2008.