The other night after merging on to the turnpike, I see fairly bright HID's coming up fast in my mirror - the vehicle rides my tail briefly, then merges into the left (totally clear) lane and gets on it. I recognize the vehicle now X-5 4.6 is - distiguishable by the subtle "lower" body moldings, 20:inch rims, and Dual "Oval" exhaust - and that freaking sound they make - they have a much more aggressive exhaust note. So I dip into the VQ - 75, 80, 90 that X-5 is still pulling away 100, he 's no longer pulling, 110 VQ is starting to reel his @ss in, 112 hazards come on - come to POPA - 120 these engines have guts on the high end because I'm gaining on him fast I looked at the speedo as I pass him I'm at a buck 30. I pulled about two car lengths, and was still pulling hard - I decided to let off and he jets by. That BMW V8 is no joke, for an SUV to run like that is almost insane - in case your wondering the X5 4.4i sport nor the 4.6is have the 130mph govenor - they don't shut down to 150 or so. If I see a Turbo Cheyenne - I will most certainly yield.

X-5 4.6is
AWD SUV
340hp/350ftlbs


Road conditions - clear, dry, empty with clear visibility

"03.5" G35-S Ivory Pearl Sport/Prem/Aerodyn-RS
"02" MBZ C-320 Sport Wagon Brilliant Silv/C-2 pac

 

the x-5 is no joke.. my parents have one.. nice to drive..

'03 G35 Sedan: ivory/aero body/sport/sunroof
Warning: Objects in mirror are FASTER than they appear

 

that beast drives like a rocket!

 

FX45 are no joke also. From what i hear they are faster than the Cheyenne S and the 4.6 X5. They can do to 60 in about 6.1 sec.

 

The FX will beat the X5 off the line, but not the Porsche. Infiniti owned the bragging rights to the fastest SUV for about two months, til the Porsche came along. The FX the best damn SUV out there, if you ask me... and I'm not saying that because I have one.
I convinced a BMW-lover to get one yesterday... he said it's a more fun drive, and the comfort rating is through the roof- I was in the X5 with him and its backseat is like a leather-wrapped bench.
G

2003.5 Black w/ Willow
Premium / Sport / Aero / Winter / Navi / Tint
Indianapolis, IN

 

Yea both FX45's and X5 4.6is' are fast, but the Porsche Cayanne Turbo seems like over kill though.

 

How so is that car an overkill? Wait till the turbo s comes along.

 

0-60 in 5.0s for an SUV is over kill.</p>

 

AeroG:
Nice kill. You've go b@lls hitting the speeds you did. I have only taken my G to 100, and it was just for fun. Our cars definitely pull hard at those speeds, and they definitely want to keep going.

[i]<font color=red>BoneDaddy
2003.5 Garnet Fire, Premium, Aero, Sport & Debadged

 

VW Toureg with Audis 4.6 305 hp is going to be fun to run with too. They may put a w-12 in it at some point i heard too. Thats a wierd motor - if anything like w-8 I'll say no. w-8 can't run with VQ35.

 

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Since it is based on the VQ, I imagine there will be a lot of aftermarket parts (twin turbo, supercharger, etc.) just as there are for the Nissan cars.

<hr></blockquote>I don’t think the CVT tranny in the Nissan Murano can handle additional power from a supercharger or turbos.

 

hot4carz-
I did a write-up of the Murano, FX, and RX 330 about a month ago- it's in Off Topic, I'll look for it.
The Murano was slightly out-classed in that group, however it's a great SUV for the money... Nissan just sort of put half an effort into the interior, and the drive felt underpowered (the CVT is a first-generation, a couple bugs to work out). I got the FX, but if I hadn't wanted to shell out and extra $10k, I'd definitely have gotten the Murano.
G

2003.5 Black w/ Willow
Premium / Sport / Aero / Winter / Navi / Tint
Indianapolis, IN