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#1 of 7 EX35 (09) - Rear Seat Legroom by intruder1 Jun 20, 2009 (3:11 pm)
Did Infiniti increase the rear seat legroom space in the 09 EX-35 compared to the 08 EX-35?
#2 of 7 Rear Seat Legroom by carjim Jun 22, 2009 (6:57 pm)
You will have to hold out for the 2010, according to an article in Automotive News. The story said that Infiniti was losing sales to families. The original demographics for the EX was couples without children (or with small ones) and empty nesters like me. Replies to this message: smarty666 (Oct 13, 2009 8:51 am) intruder1 (Oct 13, 2009 11:56 am) smarty666 (Oct 13, 2009 1:53 pm)
#3 of 7 EX Rear Legroom by smarty666 Jul 19, 2009 (6:23 pm)
Yes, the EX will not get an increase in both rear legroom and cargo room until the 2010 model year. I don't know how they are going to do it without making the EX longer than what it is, but both these items are badly needed!!!
#4 of 7 Re: Rear Seat Legroom [carjim] by smarty666 Oct 13, 2009 (8:51 am)
Replying to: carjim (Jun 22, 2009 6:57 pm) well Infiniti updated their website for the 2010 EX35 the other day and it looks like they are doing nothing about the poor rear legroom in the crossover; it still list the rear legroom as 28.5 inches which is what it has been; I'm really disappointed because the rear legroom and no power liftgate were the reasons why I didn't even bother considering this car when my 05 FX35 lease was up; Infiniti better get their act together and get these two problems solved on this vehicle Replies to this message: intruder1 (Oct 13, 2009 11:56 am) smarty666 (Oct 13, 2009 1:53 pm)
#5 of 7 Re: Rear Seat Legroom [smarty666] by intruder1 Oct 13, 2009 (11:56 am)
Replying to: smarty666 (Oct 13, 2009 8:51 am) Smarty666,   I couldn't agree with you more. I love my EX35 but attempting to transport adults in the rear seat is unacceptable. Additionally, there is no logical reason to exclude a power liftgate. What was Infiniti thinking? Replies to this message: smarty666 (Oct 13, 2009 1:53 pm)
#6 of 7 Re: Rear Seat Legroom [intruder1] by smarty666 Oct 13, 2009 (1:53 pm)
Replying to: intruder1 (Oct 13, 2009 11:56 am) I don't know what Infiniti is thinking but they better get their act together; when I had my 2005 FX lease I sent them a letter and spoke to someone about putting a power rear liftgate on the FX when it was redone for 2009; now this was back in the beginning of 2006 and almost 4 years later they still have done nothing and they did the same thing when the EX came out; I mean for God sake the Murano has it and that is a Nissan; Lexus has them, Acura finally has them on their SUVs and even GM started putting them on their SUVs; if all these can do it there is no reason why Infiniti can't do it; what really is mind boggling is why they designed the EX35 to have virtually no rear legroom or cargo room; those are two big reasons why you get a crossover SUV rather than a sedan;   what really looked pathetic was right before I got rid of my FX35 this year, I was parked at the grocery store next to a Chevy Traverse or Equinox, I can't remember which one, and I watched as this women hit a button on her key fob and the back trunk door rose up by itself so that by the time she got to the vehicle it was all the way up and she just started putting grocery bags in; when she was done, she hit the button again and the trunk door when down by itself; then she watched as I struggled to pull and push up the big heavy door on my FX35 manually so that I could put the grocery bags in the back; suffice it to say I felt ridiculous and embarrassed that my luxury SUV didn't have that feature when her piece of shit Chevy did; I vowed after that to never get a SUV without a power rear liftgate!! so that knocked out getting a 2009 FX or 2009 EX since they still don't have it
#7 of 7 a suggestion... by jayhawk70 Nov 18, 2009 (8:38 pm)
If rear seat legroom, power liftgate, and cargo space are important criteria, should you consider a loaded Murano? Luxury features like the Nav/Music Box, leather, etc are the same as the Infiniti's , but at a price comparable to the EX35. (and ~$10K less than an equivalent FX35). (I am only comparing the redesigned 2009 Murano, which started shipping in early 2008.)    I know its not a luxury brand, but do you want the name, or the features? (Of course I bought a new Datsun in 1973, a 240Z which I still have, so my brand choices are probably suspect... When I was looking at a loaded FX35 and a loaded Murano (last December) the only real difference I could see was the FX35 had cameras on all 4 sides, not just in the rear. And, of course, the Murano AWD is biased to a front wheel drive vs the EX35/FX35 rear drive bias. Otherwise they have the same leather, same great hard drive based audio system and nav system, dual moonroofs, power liftgates, etc. All the same goodies. (Well, except the Murano does have a power liftgate, which is my wife's favorite feature!)   I think the EX35 is a really neat vehicle, a G35 SUV, so to speak, but when I looked at the size and luxury features I wanted, it was an FX35, but at better price. And the 2009 Murano was last December the top rated "mid size" SUV by both Edmunds editors and the Consumer Reports owner surveys, over all the luxury brand SUVs, including Lexus, Infiniti, BMW, Acura, etc.   Just a thought.   --jayhawk currently own a Datusn 20Z, a Nissan 300ZX, a 2009 Nissan Murano, and just scrapped a 1989 Nissan Maxima (the original 4 Door Sports Car. Which it wasn't, but which the G35 certainly is.)

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