Infiniti Focus on Luxury

Automotive luxury in the 21^stcentury goes well beyond leather seats and automatic climate control. Infiniti is no different. Naturally, the brand’s vehicles include such technologies as brake assist and traction control. In the past few years, however, the company has brought several unique ideas to market. Learn which models feature these by visiting Learn which models feature these by visiting Boston Infiniti QX or Infiniti QX Massachusetts.

Among the high tech driver aids available on some Infiniti models are the company’s Lane Departure Warning/Lane Departure Prevention systems.As the name implies, the Lane Departure system alerts the driver using an audible signal when the car is drifting over out its lane by using sensors that recognize the lines on the road. Lane Departure Prevention takes the idea a step further and nudges the steering wheel to keep the vehicle between the lines.

Driving in rush hour traffic’s changing conditions poses certain challenges. Maintaining the right distance is one of them. Infiniti has an option for that: Distance Control Assist. Using a sophisticated sensor in the front bumper, the system adjusts the throttle or applies the brakes to mind the gap.

A related technology is Intelligent Cruise Control, which maintains the distance to the car in front based on a setting made by the driver. If the car in front slows down, the system steps in and uses a combination of throttle control, light braking and transmission downshifting to adjust. If the car in front speeds up or changes lanes, the system gets you back to the preset speed. If the car in front of you slows abruptly it’s still up to you to apply the brakes to avoid a collision. Some of this technology is beginning to show up in the pre-owned market at Bremerton used cars dealer.

Keeping track of objects around your car when pulling out of the driveway or backing out of a parking space can be difficult. You don’t want to run over that toy, or worse, broken glass. Or hit the concrete island when maneuvering up to the last pump at a busy gasoline station. That brings us to one of the more interesting techno bits from Infiniti: the Around View Monitor. Using four cameras, it provides a nearly 360° view of objects around the vehicle and displays it on a dashboard screen. The view is a little like a fun-house mirror because the cameras cover a very wide angle of view, but let’s you see what’s close to your car in a way that turning your head can’t.

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