2012 Infiniti M35h GT Premium Reviews

With the Infiniti M35h also offers a hybrid model.

In North America, Infiniti is one of the most popular brands in the premium segment in Europe, the luxury brand of Nissan is still trying to build the sales organization in order to inspire consumers for cars.

Comparing the Japanese premium brands with the German, it is a perfect blend between Infiniti, BMW and Mercedes. It relies on extremely luxurious features and combines them with a very dynamic design.

The latest product is the Infiniti M, which is located in the premium and luxury to attract new customers with a sleek design. As a special highlight, the Infiniti M also with hybrid technology, we have also selected the same test for our model of the most innovative series and tested in the M35h GT Premium version.

2012 infiniti m35h 

The Infinti M35h in GT Premium version pampers passengers with every conceivable luxury and safety extras.

In addition to mandatory ESP, ABS and six airbags, the Infiniti is safety even with intelligent speed control, a blind spot warning system, a Collision, a lane departure warning system, bi-xenon headlights with adaptive cornering lights, an intelligent brake assist system including emergency braking and a cornering brake assist come up.

For the comfort features can be air-conditioned leather seats with electric adjustment, a multimedia package with touch-screen navigation system and DVD player, a Bose premium surround sound system with 5.1 decoding and 16 speakers, the Forrest-air system with automatic air recirculation, mode breezes and air purifier, heated steering wheel and 18 "alloy wheels forward.

As dynamic as the exterior appearance, the Infiniti will also show the interior. Here you can see a lot of attention to detail and a perfect finish, which is combined with quality materials.

At first glance, you have quite a knob-maze in front of him, which, however, because of the many features of the Infiniti offers is necessary. Once you have made so familiar, which switch on which function is to find your way quickly and intuitively.

The shiny aluminum center console blends perfectly with the wood trim, leather seats and aluminum applications in the doors. You feel the Infiniti definitely very well right away and enjoy the comfortable seats, with a well-functioning hot summer days cooling also make it very tolerable.

In space, you can look forward to the class corresponding dimensions. When stopping the engine, the steering wheel also automatically swings away from the driver continues to facilitate the exit - and here is the Infiniti so very accommodating. Of course then takes the wheel when you start back on the previously set position.

The only downside of the Hybrid Infiniti is the trunk, which are due to hybrid components positioned behind the back seat, has shrunk to 350 liters and so does not fit into a luxury car.

Will be compensated but by a top mix of gasoline and electric motor. Under the hood lies dormant, the proven 3.5-liter V6 gasoline engine with an output of 306 hp (225 kW), which is supported by a 68 hp (50 kW) electric motor. The system performance is thus at 364 hp (268 kW).

The gasoline engine comes to a peak torque of 350 Nm at 5,000 r / min, the electric motor to 270 Nm at 1770 r / min. In combination this results in a massive thrust whenever you press the gas pedal toward the floor plate. In only 5.5 seconds to sprint from standstill to 100 km / h, top speed is 250 km / h It remains in the interior stehts whisper, as one would expect from a luxury sedan in the premium segment. The courses are in the Infiniti M35h by a 7-speed automatic, both very fast, and very gently moved, which fits well with the vehicle characteristics.

Despite the enormous power you can also slide very slowly with the Infiniti, and then enjoy the benefits of hybrid drive. The Infiniti M35h features namely a very ingenious hybrid technique that surprisingly often allows vehicles to operate in electric mode alone.

The switch between gasoline and electric operation takes place instantaneously. Sideslip as the "sailing" mode where the engine is turned off at 100 km / h on the highway and just type short for a planned overtaking on the gas, turn on again immediately to the internal combustion engine, and you can get fast.

This gives the nearly five meters long been Infiniti sports car feeling in terms of performance, without even bringing the hybrid selector in the position of sports, where the Infiniti is still a trace of sporting approaching the matter.

Also, the whole trimmed for comfort chassis and suspension are in the sports mode, a bit harder. So satisfied the Infiniti, which can be quite fast around tight corners measure exactly the needs of comfort, such as sports fans.

The energy flow between the battery, combustion engine and electric motor can also follow the big screen in the center console. Especially in city driving the Infiniti is often driven purely by the electric motor, which also results in excellent fuel economy.

On average, our test vehicle Infiniti M35h satisfied with 7.7 liters of petrol per 100 kilometers, an absolutely fantastic value for a 360-hp car. Especially since we have also enjoyed the excellent acceleration values ​​more often. Without this you will certainly approach the work from the promised 6.9 liters per 100 kilometers.

The 2012 Infiniti M35h is certainly one of the biggest surprises in our test fleet. It combines absolute luxury with outstanding performance at extremely low fuel consumption, and the whole thing at a very reasonable price for a car of this performance and equipment category. The question remains whether it can be kept secret even from a best seller in its class. Except with his little trunk, the Infiniti that is convincing in all areas.