TripleL

Thanks, I'll pass your kind words along.

Yes the dealer gave them a good once over on the car and how to use most stuff. As for break in, he tells me the only thing that was mentioned was to go easy on the brakes unless there is an emergency the first 200 miles. But he's old school like myself and is taking it easy and varying RPMs for the first 1K.

They preordered it to have first refusal, it came in around 4/4 I think and needless to say they liked it.

Nice!!

Well put, the parking is very welcomed because its controlled.

Och

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Max torque does not always tell the whole story. You need to look at torque range. In a big, heavy SUV you need as much torque as possible at way down low, especially if you're going to do some offroading.

mmarshall

Agreed. But this engine is a little on the peaky side....max torque at 4400. And, in general, the JX is a cruiser. It not as well-designed for off-roading as some smaller, more truckish Nissan SUVs like the XTerra and Pathfinder.

Och

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That doesnt necessarily mean the engine is peaky. it could be making close to its maximum torque starting from very low RPMs and sustaining it all the way through 4400rpm. I'm not saying it is the case, but it could very well be - otherwise I don't see any good reason for low HP rating.

LexFather

I literally thought it was a green van when i looked more closely and noticed it was the new JX. It is beyond hideous in their classic SUV fashion and it was a base model with small wheels, not the loaded model everyone is posting online. Knowing it has the same engine from a Maxima ten years ago and its basically a wannabe RX 15 years late but with "7 seats" I guess the appeal is that it has "7 seats" or you like Nissans.

Outside of a couple of possible gadgets I have the foggiest idea why one would purchase over a Buick Enclave or Acura MDX. That said it seems to be a early sales hit but hell people bought 30,000 Civics last month too.

I love my wife.

mmarshall

Would you agree with me, though, that it is the most-conventional-looking SUV that Infiniti has done since the QX series? That was the impression that I got from it. I didn't see the styling as anything outlandish, like I did with the FX.

Granted, the Enclave's interior, visually, is a wood-tone beauty, but, except for the true natural wood on the steering wheel, almost all of that classy-looking wood and chrome is just a thin surface-layer of glitz on top of the same decades-old GM cheap plastic. The MDX uses slightly better materials inside than the Buick, but, IMO, looks spartan compared to the JX. The JX, at least in the version I reviewed, doesn't skimp at all on material-quality, inside or out....you definitely get what you pay for.

The Enclave, though, does one significant advantage over both the MDX and JX. Its third row seat is tolerable even for guys your size and mine....we would't be jammed in like a pretzel.


I'm sure you do, but I don't follow you......what does that has to do with the thread?

pbm317

Biggest competitor will likely be Nissan's own upcoming Pathfinder. Same vehicle.

bitkahuna

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perhaps he just wanted to end on a positive note.

mmarshall

Well, if that's the case, then the new Pathfinder will have to have a major transformation to a unibody FWD/AWD platform. It is currently on a truck-based, body-on-frame, RWD/4WD setup. The Pathfinder also sells in a lower price-class than the JX.

The Pathfinder has had an interesting history. The 1Gen was body-on-frame. The 2Gen was unibody. The 3Gen went back to body-on-frame. Now we'll see what the 4Gen looks like.

Hypnotik

I saw a black one and a white one so far and I think they look pretty good.

mmarshall

And the other colors offered on the JX aren't much different from white or black.

Och

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I think its priced right for what it offers. There's def market for 7 seater SUVs.

madmax2k1

Tell us really how you feel about the JX. Not sure how it's a RX wannabe when it's a 7 seater with a van shape along the lines of the Venza.I'm not crazy about the JX either but I think there is big demand for mid-size 7 seater cross-overs.

LexFather

Which is why I stated its selling well initially. Its funny to see you people defending a vehicle made in Tennesse, FWD based, sloppier handling than the RX, 265hp which is maybe lowest in class, a CVT, uglier but "OMG it has 2 more useless seats in the back".

4SUVs, really? These same people crapped on the RX for over a decade for "omg its boring" and here is their version of the RX 15 years late with 2 more seats and its a great thing?

It is obvious this is a huge profit car for the brand built not to be the best or be class leading but to make the most money for them. For the BRAND, its a no brainer and a great decision. For anyone trying to act like this is some amazing new entry needs their head examined.

rkyat

The 4g is going back to unibody iirc. More crossover than off-road truck.