The Infiniti FX and EX
crossover models have been staples in Infiniti’s lineup since 2003 and
2008, respectively. In each year, both models came standard with Nissan’s
aging, yet still effective, 3.5-liter V-6 engine, despite the fact the
Nissan all but replaced the 3.5-liter with the newer and more powerful
3.7-liter V-6. There’s really no rhyme or reason for the crossover
siblings to still use the old 3.5-liter engine and Infiniti is finally
realizing it.
As of the 2013 model year, both the FX
and EX models will boast the now seasoned 3.7-liter V-6 engine that
sees use in multiple Nissan and Infiniti models. This boosts the FX and
EX to 325 horsepower, which is a 22-horsepower boost and 28-horsepower
boost, respectively. This also brings about a slight name change, as the
base FX now becomes the FX37 and the base EX becomes the EX37,
replacing the FX35 and EX35.
Infiniti
is also adding a few more goodies to the 2013 FX37. These upgrades
include a moving object detector on the crossover’s Around View monitor,
two new exterior colors (Iridium Blue and Moonlight White), and a new
Graphite interior color combination.
The two new
models are expected to debut this summer, with the FX37 arriving in
showrooms in July 2012 and the EX37 bowing in around August 2012. If any
more details on these new models pop up, we’ll update you, but for now
it looks like new engines and a few new colors are the only changes to
look out for.
