2012 Infiniti EX35 Review

2012 Infiniti EX35 Review  - Reviews - Infiniti EX

Parents often have a hard time delineating their lives as individuals from their status as "So and So's mom." Our whole lives change to revolve around our kiddos, from the way we dress (no more dry clean-only clothing) to what we drive (no more hot little Volvo C30 for me, a mom of three).

The 2012 Infiniti EX35 compact luxury crossover is a clever car that bridges that gap between form and function.

Competing with the likes of the BMW X3, Cadillac SRX and Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class, the EX35 seats five, so it's not intended as a mega family-hauler. However, my family of five — three of whom are ages 11 and younger — fit just fine. My two youngest rode in narrow Bubble Bum booster seats in the outboard seating positions, while my oldest sat in the middle in the backseat. Once carpool drop-off was done, I no longer felt like a Sherpa hired for my ability to schlep kids, booster seats and science fair projects. It was just me: a modern woman in a modern crossover heading out for afternoon yoga and a Friday night sushi date with my sexy husband.

While my test car was the higher, Journey trim level with all-wheel drive, both the Journey and the base trim are also available with rear-wheel drive. See them all compared side-by-side here.

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Playing a DVD
DISC·AUX button: Park the vehicle in a safe location for the front seat occupants to operate the DVD drive while watching the images. Push the DISC·AUX button on the instrument panel and turn the di ...

Locking with inside lock knob
Locking with inside lock knob To lock the door individually, move the inside lock knob to the lock position 1 then close the door. To unlock, move the inside lock knob to the unlock position 2 . ...

Backing up on a steep uphill
Backing up on a steep uphill When backing up the vehicle up a hill, the distance guide lines and the vehicle width guide lines are shown closer than the actual distance. For example, the display sh ...