New Infiniti QX50

[infialex]

Infiniti QX50 concept debuts at 2017 Detroit auto show.
Unveiled on Monday at the 2017 Detroit auto show, the QX50 concept not only previews the design of the next QX50,
it also previews some of the upcoming vehicle’s technologies.
These include Nissan and Infiniti’s ProPilot driver assist feature and VC-Turbo variable compression engine.
What do you guys think about it?

[ex35]

FWD. No sale.

[Eamess]

I'm hoping to see it this weekend

I'm trying to find whether it'll still be have a AWD option..? Or maybe it's still concept and who knows..

[CDNicecube]

Let us know. I hope it is AWD with rear wheel bias, not AWD that are mostly / only FWD.

[NJGuy]

Found this on Nicoclub:

nissan-and-mb-are-on-a-break-t613185.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissa ... SKBN14P22Z

I take it as a clue as to which direction Infiniti will take the new QX50. With the Mercedes platform leaving the picture, it looks like the chances are a bit better for the car keeping its RWD basis. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

[Redbeauty84ZX]

Glad Infiniti is no longer going to share a platform with Mercedes....

[Eamess]

The concept QX50 was huge! The vehicle looked great... I think its size will be a dealbreaker for me though.

I wish there was more to know about the VC-turbo. One can only dream of an engine swap in older QX50, EX35/37 bodies.

https://youtu.be/aN3lJxp7FTI



Sorry for the poor quality photo there. The hawk headlights were looking nice! Some small Infiniti wording on the interior of the headlights. They kind of remind me of a Jeep Cherokee style headlight though, except with more presence.

[Eamess]

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/auto ... iency.html

Nice article on the VC-Turbo

[infialex]

Eamess, thanks for the update! Yes, it looks great.

[luckiprinci]

I need someone to show me how i can remove the center console.I am trying to remove the airbag module for reset.any help please?

[XIS]

first off, wrong spot for your post.
next, why do you need to remove the center console for the airbag? you don't... Also, there are other ways to re-set it. Do some searches...sometimes you need to search the G35/G37 forum.

[infialex]

Well, no more Intelligent All-Wheel Drive, and CVT...
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/2019- ... ngine-news

[Bocatrip]

CVT transmission. The kiss of death! I will never go near this car. The only reason I purchased my 2017 QX50 was because I knew it was going to be the end for the rear wheel drive and proven V6 engines of the past. I was considering the Subaru Outback but pulled back because of the CVT transmission. For those out there that plan on owning and not leasing, the CVT transmission can cost upwards of $10,000 to replace once the warranty has run out. Besides, that, the FWD with its steering torque and the new and unproven engine are also deal breakers. long live the first series EX and QX50! Nothing lasts forever.

[infialex]

Agree with you, Bocatrip

[jrmotorsports55]

Agree, they have killed a great vehicle. Shame!

[Bocatrip]

Infiniti was known, after the demise of the I35 (which was essentially a Nissan Maxima) to be the manufacturer of real wheel drive cars. Now look what has happened. An almost entire turn around to FWD (cheaper to manufacture) cars with CVT transmissions! I assume the Q50 and the huge SUV QX80 are still RWD. The QX70 (previously known as the FX35) will soon be discontinued leaving most of the line as FWD cars. Why buy an Infiniti? The brand has been cheapened and after my latest purchase of my proven 2017 QX50 I will be looking to other brands (when the time comes) for an additional car and/or replacement. No more Infiniti...Too bad. The bones of the G35 brought this brand back to the main stream... now it's gotten lost.

[seaop1]

Agree with you, Bocatrip

Agreed! I won't touch it!

[XIS]

I am more interested in a QX30 and its transmission with 7 or 8 speeds (can't recall) and tuning it a bit with something I read about on the GLA250 forum. That sounds more fun to me.

[Jaymes]

Yes, we are the minority here when it comes to wanting things like RWD and disliking CVT, etc. Most of the general population buying cars do not care about these things, and care more about things like comfort, popularity, and what is 'mainstream'. Infiniti had no choice but to go this route in order to stay alive.

[EX35WinterBeater]

Yes, we are the minority here when it comes to wanting things like RWD and disliking CVT, etc. Most of the general population buying cars do not care about these things, and care more about things like comfort, popularity, and what is 'mainstream'. Infiniti had no choice but to go this route in order to stay alive.

This. Get mad at Infiniti all you want, but it's a business. And their new vehicles will sell. I love my EX35, but the back seat is CRAMPED. Can't even drop the rear seats without moving the front ones forward. The car buying public would prefer more interior room and FWD, over the opposite.

[Bocatrip]

Yes, we are the minority here when it comes to wanting things like RWD and disliking CVT, etc. Most of the general population buying cars do not care about these things, and care more about things like comfort, popularity, and what is 'mainstream'. Infiniti had no choice but to go this route in order to stay alive.

This. Get mad at Infiniti all you want, but it's a business. And their new vehicles will sell. I love my EX35, but the back seat is CRAMPED. Can't even drop the rear seats without moving the front ones forward. The car buying public would prefer more interior room and FWD, over the opposite.

Your back seat is cramped because you have the older model. The EX/QX50 is now stretched with a huge! back seat leg room area. Yes the new QX has technology, but the real realiable EX/QX50 is the way proven car from the bones of the G35. Anyone who owns one should keep it as long as possible. As we all know, the new replacements never hold up quite as well as the proven models of the past. The terrible cost of technolodgy and built in obsolescence! I had my G35 for 11 years and plan to have my QX50 for many years as well. How many years can you keep the new "improved" QX50 without a huge extended warranty to cover all the technology and electronics once the factory warranty expires? Good luck!

[EX35WinterBeater]

This. Get mad at Infiniti all you want, but it's a business. And their new vehicles will sell. I love my EX35, but the back seat is CRAMPED. Can't even drop the rear seats without moving the front ones forward. The car buying public would prefer more interior room and FWD, over the opposite.

Your back seat is cramped because you have the older model. The EX/QX50 is now stretched with a huge! back seat leg room area. Yes the new QX has technology, but the real realiable EX/QX50 is the way proven car from the bones of the G35. Anyone who owns one should keep it as long as possible. As we all know, the new replacements never hold up quite as well as the proven models of the past. The terrible cost of technolodgy and built in obsolescence! I had my G35 for 11 years and plan to have my QX50 for many years as well. How many years can you keep the new "improved" QX50 without a huge extended warranty to cover all the technology and electronics once the factory warranty expires? Good luck!

Agree with what you're saying. And it's why I was comfortable buying a first model year of the EX (mine's an 08). Normally I'd never buy a first model year of everything, but the drive train had been proven for so long in the G35 and 350Z. I didn't realize they increased the size of the back seats, what year was that done? They look identical in pretty much every aspect that I didn't realize it changed. I test drove a 2012 and thought it looked the same.

[NJGuy]

I didn't realize they increased the size of the back seats, what year was that done? They look identical in pretty much every aspect that I didn't realize it changed. I test drove a 2012 and thought it looked the same.

Infiniti extended the wheelbase, increasing rear legroom, for the 2016 model year. IMHO they waited way to long to do that.

[NJGuy]

Yes the new QX has technology, but the real realiable EX/QX50 is the way proven car from the bones of the G35. Anyone who owns one should keep it as long as possible. As we all know, the new replacements never hold up quite as well as the proven models of the past. The terrible cost of technolodgy and built in obsolescence! I had my G35 for 11 years and plan to have my QX50 for many years as well. How many years can you keep the new "improved" QX50 without a huge extended warranty to cover all the technology and electronics once the factory warranty expires? Good luck!

Isn't that the cycle that always happens with cars? New cars come out with new technology and designs. People fear or complain that the newer cars won't be as good as the one they replaced in terms of reliability, ease to repair, costs, fun, character, appearance, etc. Like with many other things, people like to look back at the days when something was "better".

Lather, rinse, repeat.

I guess we can't stop what some would consider "progress", but we can always 'passionately discuss' it . When the time comes to buy a car, maybe the best thing to do is buy a model late in it's generational cycle and shake our fists at the automakers, complaining why the upcoming replacement is worse . Either that, or we could just buy something else .

[Bocatrip]

Found this on Nicoclub:

nissan-and-mb-are-on-a-break-t613185.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissa ... SKBN14P22Z

I take it as a clue as to which direction Infiniti will take the new QX50. With the Mercedes platform leaving the picture, it looks like the chances are a bit better for the car keeping its RWD basis. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

Sorry. Definitely FWD and CVT Awful!

[NJGuy]

Found this on Nicoclub:

nissan-and-mb-are-on-a-break-t613185.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissa ... SKBN14P22Z

I take it as a clue as to which direction Infiniti will take the new QX50. With the Mercedes platform leaving the picture, it looks like the chances are a bit better for the car keeping its RWD basis. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

Sorry. Definitely FWD and CVT Awful!

Yup, my guess was incorrect. Hopefully optimistic, but incorrect nonetheless.

[EX35WinterBeater]

I didn't realize they increased the size of the back seats, what year was that done? They look identical in pretty much every aspect that I didn't realize it changed. I test drove a 2012 and thought it looked the same.

Infiniti extended the wheelbase, increasing rear legroom, for the 2016 model year. IMHO they waited way to long to do that.

Ah that makes sense, that is when the bumper change happened right!? Ironic because I look at those cars and think, wow it's the exact same as my car but with a new front bumper. Everything looked the same, guess I missed the rear seat being bigger lol. Honestly though, they should have done that to begin with. Why have the crossover shorter than the actual sedan it's based on? Doesn't make any sense to me. Oh well, 2016 are way too expensive to justify that lol. Thanks for the info though!