2005 Infiniti Q45

[AlabamaDan]

We've heard the rumors about the Q45 being retired, but I'm holding a brochure that tells me about the 2005 Q45. New hood, grill, trunk llikd, LED taillights, integrated fog lams, a new headlight design that features seven-lens HID Xenon headhights, a 4.5 liter 350 hp V8, re-calibrated 5 speed automatic transmission, rain sensing wipers, revised dvd navigation system, and intelligent cruise control. The new Cruise measures the distance between you and the car ahead of you and automatically adjusts the speed to maintain a preset gap! What it doesn't mention is the 2006? There's a blub about the 2006 concept car, the M45. So I guess they're redoing it.

Just thought I'd share.

[maxnix]

2005 is the last year (all are already produced) unless everyone on the board writes Mr. Ghosn personally.

Even that may no be enough.

[elwesso]

I sat in the 05 Q at the autoshow and have some pics... They better bring it back sometime!

[AlabamaDan]

2005 is the last year (all are already produced) unless everyone on the board writes Mr. Ghosn personally.

Even that may no be enough.

Why don't we collectively write a letter and all sign it. How many people are there on NICO that love the Q45?

1....

[gniknave]

I haven't heard that yet but I have heard rumors of the Q going 5.6L. The Q would only be retired in favor of a successor...kinda like the QX4 to the QX56. The Q is what started this company, so it would be stupid to drop it all together. Besides I remember reading about an '07 redesign...

[maxnix]

Why don't we collectively write a letter and all sign it. How many people are there on NICO that love the Q45?

1....

Oh, about 150 if all lurkers would sign too.

Infiniti doesn't care because most of us didn't buy new within the last 4 years. Legacy flagship luxury sedans do not register with todays modern automobile company executive, nor with the modern dealer sales managers. They're all just units and numbers that reflect in the stock price next quarter.

New luxury sedan will not be called a Qxx in present Infiniti corporate thinking. The Qxx is thought to be a sales loser.

Wonder how disappointed Toyota is the LSxxx has outsold neither the S-class nor the 7 series? At least they didn't give-up and blame it on the letters in the model designation.

[Jesda]

Motor Trend:"2007 Nissan Skyline GT-R : Nissan says the next Infiniti flagship might not be a Q45 sedan replacement, and hints that the Skyline GT-R supercar that appeared as a concept in '01 could be the next flagship. And now the bad news: the GT-R won't launch until calendar year 2007. "

Interesting thread about someone who drove their parents' Q:http://tsx.acurazine.com/forum....html

[gniknave]

Oh, about 150 if all lurkers would sign too.

Infiniti doesn't care because most of us didn't buy new within the last 4 years. Legacy flagship luxury sedans do not register with todays modern automobile company executive, nor with the modern dealer sales managers. They're all just units and numbers that reflect in the stock price next quarter.

You should come spend a day at our dealership. You'd have a different opinion for sure.

[louiegz]

So how much would this Q replacement be. $65-75k. Who's going to pay that much for an Infiniti? With a full boat M priced at $55k, I don't see many people standing in line to spend the money it would take to get the Q. For a little more, you can get a BMW 7. Remember the original objective of the Japanese luxury brand, to produce cars that were as good as the Germans but cheaper.

[Jesda]

Cadillac is lucky -- they have legacy customers to fall back on (people who refuse to buy anything without the Caddy crest on it). Infiniti, being barely over a decade old, doesnt have a guaranteed volume seller like the Deville to rely on when sales are slow. They lost a lot of customers in the late 90s who havent returned. The G35 customers are folks moving up from Nissan and Toyota sedans and coupes.

I think its uncommon to find someone who bought a Q45 in 1990 who continues to buy an Infiniti (except on this forum).

[AlabamaDan]

Hey gniknave,

Where'd you get that drawing? That would be a cool Q45. I still like the old G body better than the Y or whatever the newest one is. No offense to other people, just my personal preference.

Y'all are right about there not being a loyalty. Even my father in law, who bought a Q in 1992, then traded it in for a 1999 model is looking at BMWs. It's a real shame since he turned me on to Infinitis in the first place. I'm on my 5th one now. But of course I'm buying used, not new. While I love Infinitis, I'm not the customer they want.

Louiegz is right, they may have forgotten their original mission.

[elwesso]

Cadillac is lucky -- they have legacy customers to fall back on (people who refuse to buy anything without the Caddy crest on it). Infiniti, being barely over a decade old, doesnt have a guaranteed volume seller like the Deville to rely on when sales are slow. They lost a lot of customers in the late 90s who havent returned. The G35 customers are folks moving up from Nissan and Toyota sedans and coupes.

I think its uncommon to find someone who bought a Q45 in 1990 who continues to buy an Infiniti (except on this forum).

I agree...

And I kinda blame it on the Y33... I konw of a few Y33 owners, and EVERY one of them (that arent on NICO/Q enthusiast) have moved onto a BMW or something like that...

I dream of the day they bring back something similar to the G50, with a 4.5l V8, with the classic styling and everything for a kickass price..... Some car they can bring back from their original hertiage, what little there is...

Cadillac is a completely different ball game... First of all, i really like their lineup... The STS is golden (more impressive when you sit in it), the DTS has always been an ultra sharp car, CTS I might drive over a G (cant come close to affording a payment on either so I can say that)... IF someone doesnt like the XLR they should not live, and the V....

Infiniti's lineup isnt too bad. I was plesantly impressed with the FX... G35 sedan doesnt impress me too much, the coupe cool....

[AlabamaDan]

I'm actually pretty disappointed in the Infiniti cars now:

The new Q, pricy and odd looking

The new M, great performer, but I'm not a fan of the style

The I, it just looks to much like a Maxima to me.

The G sedan just isn't much.

The G coupe is cool, but I'm sad it look so simiar to the 350Z

I miss the QX4, but the QX56 is a pretty nice SUV - pricy

The FX is growing on me, but again it just looks too much like the Nissan version.

One thing I dislike is when the Infiniti is truely a modified Nissan. I think that's why I like the Js and old Qs so much.

They really need a True Infiniti again.

[PalmerWMD]

Oh, about 150 if all lurkers would sign too. .

You havent seen our log-on number for Infinti general have you?

Fred...

[maxnix]

Yup, but how many own a Q45? AZhitman, Daedalus, Elwesso and Q45tech are the only moderators whom I can recall.

[90Q45blue]

3 out of our 4 administrators for starters. well...fred WAS an owner, but he'll always be a Q owner at heart.

[AlabamaDan]

Let's find out!

http://nicoclub.com/zeromodify...91844

[gniknave]

Hey gniknave,

Where'd you get that drawing? That would be a cool Q45. I still like the old G body better than the Y or whatever the newest one is. No offense to other people, just my personal preference.

Came across the drawing a while back here at work. It's actually a scetch from 1987 of what the production version of the Q45 was to look like. Interesting that the fog lamps & aero mirrors didn't make it.

[Jesda]

People think I'm crazy, but I swear the Oldsmobile 88 which ran until 1998 looks JUST like the Q, but with a weird a-pillar and some other frumpy parts.

That drawing also looks like the Olds Alero that finally came around in 94.

And the lights on the new VW Golf? JUST LIKE the 2002 Q45!