Shouldn’t this have happened by now? For 2013, both the Infiniti EX and FX crossovers will be powered by the automaker’s 325-horsepower 3.7-liter V6, replacing the 3.5-liter V6. Naturally, the official nomenclature has been changed to EX37 and FX37 for the new model year.
We have to wonder, though: Why add the 3.7-liter unit to the EX and FX for 2013 but launch the all-new JX with the old 3.5-liter engine? Engine plant capacity issues?
Regardless, the larger engine means there will be 28 more horsepower on tap in the EX and 22 more ponies available in the FX. For those seeking even more crossover thrills, the V8-powered FX50 will still be offered, packing 390 hp.
The 2013 FX gets a couple other bits of freshening-up in the form of some new paint colors, including a Limited Edition model painted in Moonlight White. Moving Object Detection has been added to the FX’s brilliant Around-View Monitor system, as well. The updated FX goes on sale in July with the 2013 EX following in August.
In other news, Infiniti has announced that it will no longer offer the entry-level G25 sedan – powered by a 2.5-liter V6 and able to achieve up to 29 miles per gallon on the highway – leaving only the G37 and IPL G to fill out the range. The short-lived G25 will still remain on sale through December of this year. For the full list of 2013 model year changes, scroll down to read Infiniti’s press release.
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By now, many of you have heard about the Tycoon Evo kit that Hamann sells with the BMW X5 M sports activity vehicle. But we found something that’s a bit different from that!
It’s called the Supreme Edition and it combines gold wrap with carbon fiber and some strange wheels with a gold lip.
Now, the car has been a bit reclusive and never made it into the made it into the attention of the media officially. But we managed to find it on Flickr, where photos of it in Nancy, in the French east. After that, it was spotted in Cannnes for the 65th film festival in May.
Besides the obviously loud body kit, the Tycoon Evo M boosts the 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 using a high-flow exhaust and a reprogrammed ECU. This means it’s got for 670 horsepower and a 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) time of 4.2 seconds.
