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In an FX, the driver's seat can truly be qualified as a cockpit where the occupant has access to countless gadgets to help him drive. A number of controls are well located as well as easily identifiable and accessible, namely those found on the steering wheel and the centre console. But those found under the dash are out of the driver's sight. Finding them involves some fumbling around. The button that deactivates the AWD system is... // Auto123

Not many people need a sporty luxury SUV like the Infiniti FX. You either want the utility of an SUV or the sportiness of a sedan or coupe — why would you compromise both for an unwieldy hybrid of the two? Maybe looks have more to do with popularity than anything else, though, and the new 2009 Infiniti FX — along with its just-introduced competition, the BMW X6 — offers style to make up for the compromised substance.

I drove both the all-new BMW X6 and the redesigned 2009 FX back-to-back on and around Wisconsin's Road America raceway and found the X6 the far superior vehicle. After living with both in the real world, though, and spending a full week with the FX35, it's glaringly apparent that the FX is the real winner when it comes to real-world use — even if it is pricey and... // Cars.com

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Combining the sleek look of a smaller coupe with the utility of a crossover sounds good in theory, but what are you giving up in the process? If you're looking for cargo room and day-to-day utility in a vehicle, aren't you by definition willing to sacrifice the sporty look? The 2009 Infiniti FX35 strives to have it both ways, but the question remains, is that possible? Cars.com's David Thomas spent a week with the SUV, putting it through all the... // Cars.com