While it adopts many of the crossover exterior cues — sloping roof and slightly higher driving position — the EX35 manages to create its own identity.
Exterior: Good. Clean lines and sloping roof give the EX35 a smaller exterior profile than expected.
Interior: Good. Roomy up front and lots of great driver-friendly technology.
Performance: Excellent. Good power at launch and plenty of pep on the highway. Performs like a car but has the utility of a small SUV.
Safety: Excellent. Full compliment of front and side airbags. Electronic stability control and traction control is standard.
Pros: Fun to drive and very luxurious. Price undercuts the competition by thousands of dollars.
Cons: Cramped space in the second row may make it too small for four adults.
Overall: *** 1/2
Type: Five-passenger rear-wheel drive crossover. All-wheel drive is available.
MSRP: $32,715
Engine: 3.5-liter V-6
Power: 297-hp; 253-pound-feet torque
Transmission: 5-speed automatic with manual override.
EPA Mileage:
RWD: 17 mpg city / 24 mpg highway
AWD: 16 mpg / 23 mpg
Source: Kelley Blue Book and manufacturer
The EX35 shows everything around it via four cameras routed to a dashboard screen, making drivers the star of their own surreal video game.
Infiniti calls the cabin "wave-inspired." Legroom is plentiful … up front.
