FX50 Potential Buyer Questions

[banegrievver]

Hello FXer's,

It's time that I sell my coupe and move up to an FX. I've been looking at a used FX50S but I had a few questions that I couldn't find answers for in the search,

1. The seats - Is there a comfort difference between the seats on the FX50 and FX35? I know the 50's have thigh bolster controls but are they more/less comfortable? Any noticeable difference?

2. The Akebono brakes - I have them on my 370Z and I love them. Do the Akebono brakes on the 50 feel different from the "regular" brakes on the 35? Are they stiffer at all? Coming from a coupe, the pedal feel on the FX35 was much 'squishier' with more foot travel required.

3. The ride comfort on the 21" summer wheels that are on the FX50 - is it vastly stiffer than the 35?

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

 

[ocal21]

I think the interior might be exactly the same the difference will be brakes, horsepower and the wheels.

 

[jbaker1121]

the real difference is the performance, everything else is very similar.

The 21's arent that stiff compared to 20's but I personally dont like the tires they came with.

Seats are comfy, nicely bolstered but not too small (Im a big guy)

The brakes are nice but like all nissan bbks they seem to fade much too quickly after some heavy use.--mine were faded after a 10 minute 'spirited drive' with an m3 sedan on the saw mill river parkway (narrow 2 lane curvy road)
And yes after a while they are much 'squishier' but that's how all of the infiniti SUVs are for some reason

I could only imagine how dead they would be after a track day

 

[banegrievver]

Thanks for the info jbaker and ocal! It's much appreciated!

 

[jdTrader]

Seats are a big difference imo....for long driving, you want a FX35 seat. FX50 seats are comfortable for short driving. Even reviews I've read online mentioned the seats being a big difference.

Brakes are awesome and haven't felt brakes this good on any car thus yet.