The M35x offers that equipment in different combinations. The Entertainment Package has the DVD and upgraded audio systems
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| Infiniti has adopted the usual strategy of grouping options as packages, and at this stage, the two M35 models diverge slightly. (Photo: Gerry Frechette, Canadian Auto Press) |
(for $60,500), while the Premium Package ($65,800) adds to that Navigation, ICC and LDW, plus rear-cabin amenities including heated and reclining seats, and controls for HVAC and audio. There is a lot of technology here, but Infiniti has decided for you which combinations of it you may have... The M45 is more of a different car than you might imagine, thanks to its big, 4.5-litre, 335-hp V8. Where the M35x, probably the heaviest car equipped with this V6 engine, as well as the heaviest of all Ms, sounds and feels like it is working hard at times to launch from rest, and needs to downshift out of fifth gear for routine passing on the highway, the M45 glides
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| Thanks to its big, 4.5-litre, 335-hp V8, the M45 glides serenely and smoothly along in any condition. (Photo: Gerry Frechette, Canadian Auto Press) |
serenely and smoothly along in any condition, except that it emits a throaty roar when one's right foot is planted to the mats. This sense of effortless power is that last bit of luxury that the M45 brings to the party, and that the M35 lacks.The basic M45 is equipped like the entry-level M35 is, plus the DVD and upgraded audio, for $64,400. There are two mutually exclusive options packages to decide between. The Ultra Premium package ($70,600) adds chrome wheels, Navigation, ICC and LDW, and the rear seat amenities previously described.
