INFINITI LOOKING FORWARD – AND BACK

4x4magazine | 10/01/2012 | 0 Comments

Four unique vehicles share the spotlight at the Infiniti pavilion at the 2012 North American International Auto Show and the foursome includes the 2013 Infiniti JX luxury crossover.

The stylish Infiniti JX is designed to excel in the areas that luxury crossover buyers desire most – interior flexibility and roominess, safety, and advanced hospitality features. The JX offers real 3-row utility, plus all the premium features, performance and innovations that Infiniti is known for worldwide. Along with its standout styling and craftsmanship, the breakthrough JX design offers excellent legroom in all three rows and ample cargo room behind the 3rd row. In addition, an innovative multi-mode middle seat design provides entry to the 3rd row without removing a 2nd row child seat.
Offered in both front-wheel drive and with Intelligent All-Wheel Drive, the Infiniti JX comes with a standard 265-horsepower 3.5-liter DOHC V6 mated to a sport-tuned Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). The JX is the first Infiniti to utilize a fuel-efficient CVT, addressing the growing desire among luxury crossover drivers to have both responsive performance and good fuel efficiency. Fuel economy is expected to be rated at 23mpg Highway.
The Infiniti JX, which goes on sale this spring, debuts the new Backup Collision Intervention system, the latest of many advanced safety and security systems brought to market first in recent years by Infiniti. With this technology, when the transmission is in reverse, the JX will help the driver detect crossing vehicles and objects behind the vehicle and, if necessary, the system can automatically engage the brakes to help avoid a collision.