Infiniti To Unveil Tech-Laden EX Concept

NEW YORK CITY — When Infiniti takes the wraps off its EX Concept, which will make its world debut at the 2007 New York Auto Show, it will be giving consumers a preview of the brand's new five-passenger luxury crossover set to hit showrooms later this year.

Despite revealing a relative wealth of information about the concept and its production version, Infiniti is being coy about such essentials as powertrain specifications. It will only say that the EX Concept will be equipped with a V6 engine mated to a five-speed automatic transmission.

Other key details on the EX Concept include all-wheel drive, vehicle dynamic control with traction control, and antilock brakes. The concept rides on a 112-inch wheelbase and is 185.2 inches long, 63.2 inches high and 72 inches wide. Perhaps its most striking exterior feature is a liquid-crystal glass roof panel that can change from transparent to translucent.

The Around View Monitor system includes front-, side- and rear-mounted cameras to reduce blind spots when parking. The Lane Departure Prevention system uses a small camera mounted behind the windshield and an advanced microprocessing unit working with the vehicle's stability control system to help the driver maintain lane position if the car starts to drift out of the lane. Infiniti says the two systems "are expected to be the first production versions in the world when the new Infiniti EX goes on sale in North America."

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