Infiniti EX35 Review:Truth about CArs
01-01-08 | 05:55 PM
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That right there is part of the problem. There is really nothing wrong with the term "station wagon".........it is a prefectly legitimate term, but some auto manufacturers have convinced themselves otherwise. So they call a station wagon everything BUT what it really is....a wagon. In fact, that is one of many things that I like about Subaru....thay still call a wagon a WAGON.
01-01-08 | 06:24 PM
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I think it's a terrible "review" if you can even call it such. Not because it's negative, which it is in spades, but because it is so self-indulgently celebratory in its negativity and self awareness. As if the writer is stomping around so as to draw attention to his own "clever" writing style than facts. That much makes this more an adolescent rant than a real objective evaluation IMO.
The fact is that this vehicle is a very targeted product designed to appeal to a very specific customer. If you're not that particular customer then chances are you won't appreciate this vehicle.
The fact is that this vehicle is a very targeted product designed to appeal to a very specific customer. If you're not that particular customer then chances are you won't appreciate this vehicle.
01-01-08 | 06:50 PM
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Well, my Mom just bought one for herself for Christmas; AWD EX with everything except the Lane Departure system and Around View monitor. She hardly hauls anything except herself and the groceries, doesn't really like leather at all and is somewhat intimidated by all the electronics.
After 3 days of driving it she loves the leather seating surfaces, intelligent key idea and can make a hands-free phone call via Bluetooth.
After 3 days of driving it she loves the leather seating surfaces, intelligent key idea and can make a hands-free phone call via Bluetooth.
I haven't reviewed the E35 yet (I plan to), but most of what I've read about it and seen in pictures seems to indicate it's a nice vehicle. As I mentioned above, its interior IMO beats that of some more expensive Infiniti products.
01-01-08 | 06:53 PM
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I think it's a terrible "review" if you can even call it such. Not because it's negative, which it is in spades, but because it is so self-indulgently celebratory in its negativity and self awareness. As if the writer is stomping around so as to draw attention to his own "clever" writing style than facts. That much makes this more an adolescent rant than a real objective evaluation IMO.
01-01-08 | 06:57 PM
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1sick...these guys are clowns.....
read what they day about the gs and gx...wtf
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/reviews/lexus-gs300/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/reviews/lexus-gx470/
read what they day about the gs and gx...wtf
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/reviews/lexus-gs300/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/reviews/lexus-gx470/
01-01-08 | 08:04 PM
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01-02-08 | 08:09 AM
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And cars, of course, are something that transcends politics. Democrats and Republicans alike, Bush-lovers and Bush-haters......both can, and do, enjoy driving.
01-02-08 | 09:03 AM
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Yes but– you can’t drive an EX35 off road. Or tow anything. Or carry four adults in comfort. Or their luggage. Yes, the Infiniti EX35 is the fastest, best handling of all the luxury cute utes. But who cares? How many people have been hankering for a really expensive jacked-up two-plus-two sports coupe with a billion megabits of electro-mechanical mishaps just waiting to happen, produced by an automaker whose street cred hovers in that near luxury no-man’s land once occupied by Buick, currently home to Acura?
Both will still sell, but as to why anyone wants one is beyond me.
01-02-08 | 09:39 AM
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They gave the new Toyota LandCruiser a similarly scalding review.
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/rev...ruiser-review/
I really do love their reviews though. You just have to know how to take them. Realize that any faults a car has are going to be exposed and probably exaggerated for the sake of entertaining writing. But at least they'll talk about t a car's faults. When I read a Motor Trend article I feel like the writers are afraid to step out on a limb and say anything too specific about the car. They stick to talking about how each car performance in the basic main categories and measurements and leave the rest to fluffy subjectives and scoring systems without much explanation behind them.
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/rev...ruiser-review/
I really do love their reviews though. You just have to know how to take them. Realize that any faults a car has are going to be exposed and probably exaggerated for the sake of entertaining writing. But at least they'll talk about t a car's faults. When I read a Motor Trend article I feel like the writers are afraid to step out on a limb and say anything too specific about the car. They stick to talking about how each car performance in the basic main categories and measurements and leave the rest to fluffy subjectives and scoring systems without much explanation behind them.