Motor Trend - 2008 X6 BMW xDrive35i vs. 2009 Infiniti FX35

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1ST PLACE Infiniti FX35
Less sexy, with more utility and a surprisingly smooth ride. Add in a far thriftier price tag, and the FX is clearly the more rational buy.

2ND PLACE BMW X6 xDrive35i
Slaves to fashion will look no further than this boulevard strutting beauty queen. Shame she doesn't drive as good as she looks.

...and after 70 MPH, the FX is indeed quicker than the X6:

BMW vs. Infiniti

0-30 1.8 2.1
0-40 3.1 3.2
0-50 4.4 4.4
0-60 5.9 6.1
0-70 8.0 7.9
0-80 10.2 9.8
0-90 12.9 12.8
0-100 16.3 15.7

Passing: 45-65 MPH 3.2 3.2

1/4 Mile: 14.5 SEC@95.2 MPH 14.5 SEC@96.4 MPH

 

wow.. the FX is the faster car...

I love the X6 though it looks so sick

 

I wish I could get either one for free to mod to hell.

 

It also gets slightly better gas mileage and has a larger fuel tank.

 

1mpg city and 1mpg highway. WOW. 1mpg city/highway alone won't be enough to swing a buyer in this segment. Besides, the VQ is NOT a fuel efficient motor. The 335i averaged around 3mpg city/highway better than the G37 in M/Ts "The King is Dead" shootout. What makes up the difference is the fact that the FX is some 700 lbs. lighter and packs an extra ratio over the BMW.

As for the car being faster "after 70."

It's already been generally agreed upon that the VQ (especially the HR) shines up top where competitor's engines run out of puff. If you need proof, look at the trap speeds for these two vehicles. However, most people won't be pegging their cars at redline and running them "past 70" except on the freeway. In day to day conditions, the BMW is the faster car of the two in a straight line. Still, the FX isn't far behind before 70 with only two tenths separating both cars from rest to 60 (5.9 vs. 6.1).

However it seems like those extra 700 lbs. in the X6 make themselves felt when the thing comes up on a corner. M/T was too p**sy to come out and say it, but the X6 apparently handles like complete and utter s**t. Not to mention their FX tester was running the standard 18" wheels (WTF?) and not the optional 20s. While this test is broader in the sense that most buyers will be opting for the 6 cylinder versions of both cars, I want to see a shootout between the X6 xDrive 50i and the FX50 Sport. Me thinks we won't have to be grasping for straws when the FX50S wipes the floor with the V8 X6.

 

THe front of the new FX looks so much a NISSAN GTR. Doesnt it?

 

I think both their lines are very similar.

 

Words cannot describe how much I hate when people make these statements and couldn't be any farter from the truth-- it seems you forgot what a gtr looks like

http://www.freewebs.com/iondynamics/...ne_GTR_R35.jpg

 

One thing no one took into consideration is that the X6 is using the N54 power plant and the potential for modding is insane with a $450 SSTT boost can be raised to a conservative 11.5 PSI adding +40hp + 50TQ. How much $ would you need to spend on the FX35 to deliver HP gains like that?

Or if you wanted to go for more power you can get the Dinan Packages and these come with warranty.

After adding these the FX wouldn't be able to compete.

 

id have to say that i would take the bimmer over the infiniti.

 

Why did Infiniti provide them with a base FX35 with 18" wheels that makes no sense...

 

I saw an X6 on the road for the first time and I wanted to puke. I don't think it looks sexy at all!

 

thats so true, the X6 looks better in pics. Anyone who wants more power can always get the fx50!

 

it looks like 90 and up FX just smashes the X6.
Nice!

 

Same here man! I loved it in pictures in that red color, but I actually saw one (green) driving on the highway, and was instantly turned off. It looked like a rolling turn mobile. But the FX isn't too pretty either, it looks like a rolling catfish.