So we got an Infiniti EX35 again

The week when we picked up our first Infiniti EX35, we also drove a Honda Accord, a Jaguar XF and a CSV CR8, while also covering the Yellow Hat tint install on our BMW M Roadster — a hectic week for sure. I didn’t spend too much time going over the EX35’s features after measuring its performance figures. So we asked for an EX35 again, before I take a break from testing any more cars for a while. This second greyish EX35 is actually a different car than our previous silver tester, but all else was the same, except this one came with the navigation DVD.

I already covered the cool parking feature the last time, and enjoyed using it this time round too. But I figured I’ll point out some of this Infiniti’s other features.

Notice the ultra-low ground clearance for a 4WD, being comparable to a compact car. Also check out the huge front brakes behind the 18-inch wheels. The EX is more of a sports wagon than anything else.

Front cabin space is very good, as is the ambience, with every textured surface being soft to the touch.

Rear cabin space is comparable to that of a Chevy Aveo, but at least the headroom is good.

The luggage area floor is shorter than that of most compact 4WDs, but still reasonable. However, notice how little the volume is due to the sloping rear window.

I then noticed the buttons on the sides of the trunk, which allows the automatic lowering and raising of the flat-folding rear seats. So all is not lost in the name of style.

The front camera is hidden well, being integrated into the grille badge. And it’s just one in a set of four.

And I keep noticing the finely-crafted cabin, with stitched features and real wood, although I cannot help noticing too many different colours making up the design. The uppers are grey, the leathers are tan, the wood is red, and the handle-button areas are graphite, with generous amounts of chrome.

Finally, the needle on the engine-temperature gauge never rises above cold, even in this summer weather. If you wait for this car to “warm up,” you might as well take a long nap after starting it.

Also, note that we got worse fuel economy with this one by as much as 3 litres per 100 km when compared to our last EX, which could simply mean that my moron of a PR guy pounded on this one harder than the last one during his stint with the car. I always assumed that his level of pounding on cars with his right gorilla-foot is generally always heavy, and didn’t expect him to be able to pound on a car any more heavily. He has managed to get worse fuel economy out of this V6 “crossover” than I get with my offroad-enabled V8 Jeep.