How rare is the M56X S?

[nuck]

If I am holding out for a used one in "S" trim, are they out there? Only 10 56X for sale in all of Canada and none an S model. Is just a fluke? Is there a site where they have production by options/colors? Has anyone tried contacting Infiniti for this? thanks for any responses.

[DredM56]

I don't have any numbers but I'm sure Google can find them. But the car is outrageously rare. I only saw one for sale while I was looking for my M56x. It took me 6 months to find it the s that I did see was 12k more than the one I bought

[tlaspec]

I believe awd m56 sport model only became available from 2013 MY.

[Mjkkb2]

well, considering it was only available for one production year (2013) it's pretty rare. The following year the name changed to Q.

[nuck]

Yeah that's too bad. Wiki says 5200 Ms of all types sold in 2013 so maybe 1500 M56s and 500 M56x at most. So there may have been only 150 or so M56Xs sold in all of North America which means I might be looking for a car where they only sold 15 of them in all of Canada. Good luck to me finding a low miler for sale.

Other than the paddles and the cool front facia (which isn't actually listed on the "Sport" option description)what is the best attraction for the "S" model? I see they have some version of 4ws. Option list says "sport seats". Also better brakes or are these the same ones that come with any 20" wheel unit? Thanks for any responses.

[Mjkkb2]

better bolstered (may be more uncomfortable ) seats, 20" rims, BBK calipers, stiffer suspension (according to the dealer), 4 way active steering (God help us if it breaks) Sport shifter and steering wheel (I cannot tell the difference), Paddle shifters, sport front facia, blacked out headlight housing.

That's a list for 2011, 2013 may have additional items.

[nuck]

better bolstered (may be more uncomfortable ) seats, 20" rims, BBK calipers, stiffer suspension (according to the dealer), 4 way active steering (God help us if it breaks) Sport shifter and steering wheel (I cannot tell the difference), Paddle shifters, sport front facia, blacked out headlight housing.

That's a list for 2011, 2013 may have additional items.

http://az413908.vo.msecnd.net/5/photos/ ... =800&h=600

Confusing So which cars have "Sport" front facia and which ones have "Aero"? The 2013 in the above link is described as "Sport" in the ad and has 20" wheels but is not an "S" badge and has no paddles. Is this the base front end?

http://az413908.vo.msecnd.net/5/photos/ ... =800&h=600
And the above is the "S" model so the front end in your sig is the "Aero"?

It is getting clearer but still don't know if 20: wheels = the Sport brakes.

[Mjkkb2]

there are only 2 trims so to speak, BASE and X. For 2013 year only, both trims could be had with Sport package. Sport would add all the items I listed previously. The AERO is an additional exterior "option" that could have been added to any car at any point, by the dealer, or the owner. Many in this forum added aero bumper (and maybe spoiler and sills) to their cars. Some have done it to the sport packaged Ms, like me, some had basic fascia/bumpers and changed it to aero. You have to think about the aero package(s) as an accessory item. The sport package is a factory installed package that contains all the items listed previously. Same with 20" wheels, anyone at any point could change their wheels to the sport wheels.
The best way to see if it's a factory Sport car is to check for paddle shifters and see if the headlight housing is black. Anything could be changed/added for a car so nothing is 100% proof. Best is to call a dealer with the VIN and they will be able to see all the original options.

BTW the links did not work.

[Mjkkb2]

links don't work, but yes, my sig front is the aero bumper.

ok I see them now.
first one is the base bumper, the second one is the sport bumper. You can also see how the headlight is black on the inside in the s car.

[Mjkkb2]

unless somebody change the bumper, ripped out the paddle shifters etc (sarcasm), the first link car is just being misrepresented by the seller.

[nuck]

Thanks for all the info Mjkkb. Looks like it may be impractical for me to hold out for an S model. One final question. This car is going to replace my dd and we have more than our share of snow here in the winter. If the cost of Aero vs Sport facia is not that far apart (as one comes prepainted which costs a grand around here), how durable might that Aero front be? How more lower is it than the original sport front? I don't want to be plowing snow which wasn't a problem with the wife's M35h. Do you find you scrape more in driveways than with the Sport front?

[Kade.Sirin]

Mine is a 2012 M56XS. We've confirmed it with the dealership - bought it used as a M56S, then brought it in for the recall and they marked it as an X.

Verified that by looking under the car and seeing the transfer case and by me paddle shifting all the time. So unless somebody installed paddles in my car.

[Mjkkb2]

Thanks for all the info Mjkkb. Looks like it may be impractical for me to hold out for an S model. One final question. This car is going to replace my dd and we have more than our share of snow here in the winter. If the cost of Aero vs Sport facia is not that far apart (as one comes prepainted which costs a grand around here), how durable might that Aero front be? How more lower is it than the original sport front? I don't want to be plowing snow which wasn't a problem with the wife's M35h. Do you find you scrape more in driveways than with the Sport front?

he aero front is not that much lower if at all, but it is quite a bit further out, especially the bottom lip of the bumper. There's no parking nose first if there's a curb. Think about it if you're concerned, it is a valid point.

I got mine delivered for $1400 when I bumped a truck and made a hole in my bumper. Installed it myself and still came out ahead with the insurance $$ (even considering $500 deductible). I am all stock suspension, not lowered, which would made the scraping more problematic with aero.

good luck.

[Frog]

I have an 11 m56s. With the factory aero kit. I can measure clearance for u. What price u seeing for your ideal car ?

[armybrat]

The Q models do not use the "x" designation anymore for the AWD model. The badging has changed to "AWD" and moved to the lower left side trunk lid. The "S" designation is still in the same format and location for the sport model.

[Larz]

I just checked the website. For the current model year, the Q70-56x is available with the sport package ($4.500) but ONLY if you first add the technology package ($3,300). So to get the 56xS, you will pay $7,800 extra.
Luckily, the sport package still includes the 20" wheels, sport brakes, etc.
However, after adding nearly $8,000 for the xS, they still slap you with:
$691 for the sport muffler
$505 for the boot spoiler
$440 for illuminated kick plates
$580 for ambient lighting
And .... they go so low as to charge you $90 extra for a trunk carpet !!**^%@
That last bit puts me off. Charging extra charge for a carpet (rather flimsy) trunk mat in a $70,000+ car???
After adding the above, you are so close to $77,000 you can smell it's breath!

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE the new generation Infiniti. And even at these prices, the BM's and Merc's fail by comparison. Albeit a ho-hum body, it has an absolutely brilliant front and rear end and that more than cancels out the side view. But before I spend almost half a year's take-home on just a "car", I would do exactly what you are doing. Take your time, search well, and find a well-cared-for used version with as many accouterments as possible.
Good luck with your search!

[armybrat]

Mine is a 2012 M56XS. We've confirmed it with the dealership - bought it used as a M56S, then brought it in for the recall and they marked it as an X.

Verified that by looking under the car and seeing the transfer case and by me paddle shifting all the time. So unless somebody installed paddles in my car.

I'm just curious...the sport package is more than just the solid magnesium paddle shifters. Does yours also have the 20-inch aluminum-alloy wheels with aggressive P245/40R20 W-rated low-profile summer performance tires, the larger 14.0-inch front/13.8-inch rear rotors with 4-piston front/2-piston rear opposed calipers, 4-Wheel Active Steer (4WAS), sport seats with enhanced bolstering, aluminum pedal accents, stitched meter hood, sport steering wheel and shift knob, unique front fascia with tinted front grille and headlight housings, sport tuned suspension, and also (in 2012) the Bose® Studio Surround® system, rear power sunshade and Forest Air® System? If you just have the paddle shifters and not the rest of it, then you don't have the sport package; maybe your car was incorrectly badged as a sport model when it should've been a "x" model, and someone simply added the paddle shifters. The sport package was only available in RWD in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, they offered the sport package in both RWD and AWD.

[Mjkkb2]

The paddle shifters could have been added by the previous owner.
2012 M56xS - no such thing, sorry.

[putim37s]

Thanks for all the info Mjkkb. Looks like it may be impractical for me to hold out for an S model. One final question. This car is going to replace my dd and we have more than our share of snow here in the winter. If the cost of Aero vs Sport facia is not that far apart (as one comes prepainted which costs a grand around here), how durable might that Aero front be? How more lower is it than the original sport front? I don't want to be plowing snow which wasn't a problem with the wife's M35h. Do you find you scrape more in driveways than with the Sport front?

I recently swapped out my sport bumper for the aero. I did a before and after measurement to be sure I could pull out of my driveway. Believe it or not, the aero clearance is about 3/4" higher off the ground than the sport, but as others have said, the nose does stick out further.

[putim37s]

Thanks for all the info Mjkkb. Looks like it may be impractical for me to hold out for an S model. One final question. This car is going to replace my dd and we have more than our share of snow here in the winter. If the cost of Aero vs Sport facia is not that far apart (as one comes prepainted which costs a grand around here), how durable might that Aero front be? How more lower is it than the original sport front? I don't want to be plowing snow which wasn't a problem with the wife's M35h. Do you find you scrape more in driveways than with the Sport front?

I recently swapped out my sport bumper for the aero. I did a before and after measurement to be sure I could pull out of my driveway. Believe it or not, the aero clearance is about 3/4" higher off the ground than the sport, but as others have said, the nose does stick out further.

NUCK- Sorry, you can't receive PM's. My sport bumper is still available. Thanks.

[Kade.Sirin]

Mine is a 2012 M56XS. We've confirmed it with the dealership - bought it used as a M56S, then brought it in for the recall and they marked it as an X.

Verified that by looking under the car and seeing the transfer case and by me paddle shifting all the time. So unless somebody installed paddles in my car.

I'm just curious...the sport package is more than just the solid magnesium paddle shifters. Does yours also have the 20-inch aluminum-alloy wheels with aggressive P245/40R20 W-rated low-profile summer performance tires, the larger 14.0-inch front/13.8-inch rear rotors with 4-piston front/2-piston rear opposed calipers, 4-Wheel Active Steer (4WAS), sport seats with enhanced bolstering, aluminum pedal accents, stitched meter hood, sport steering wheel and shift knob, unique front fascia with tinted front grille and headlight housings, sport tuned suspension, and also (in 2012) the Bose® Studio Surround® system, rear power sunshade and Forest Air® System? If you just have the paddle shifters and not the rest of it, then you don't have the sport package; maybe your car was incorrectly badged as a sport model when it should've been a "x" model, and someone simply added the paddle shifters. The sport package was only available in RWD in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, they offered the sport package in both RWD and AWD.

I've got the 20" alloy wheels, tyres are different since previous owner changed them for Hankooks...
Rotors - check, haven't done the brakes but I'll find out when I swap the pads.
4WAS - check.
Sporty seats - check.
Alu pedals - check
Stitched meter hood - check.
Sport steering wheel & shift knob - What does it look like?
Front clip tinted - check
Headlight housings - Whats the difference, I'll have to verify.
Bose Studio Surround - the one with speakers in the front seats?
Rear power sunshade - check
Forest air - check

Maybe mine is a 13 incorrectly listed as a 12?

[agoodall]

Whats you VIN#? That would be the easiest way to figure it out

[Kade.Sirin]

JN1AY1AP2CM530002 - comes up as a 2012 M, AWD

From Autocheck:
2012 Infiniti M56
VIN: JN1AY1AP2CM530002
Style / Body: Sedan 4D
Engine: 5.6L V6 DI
Country of Assembly: Japan

The engine amuses me.

[armybrat]

I ran the part numbers for both the sport model and base models...

I've got the 20" alloy wheels, tyres are different since previous owner changed them for Hankooks...
Rotors - check, haven't done the brakes but I'll find out when I swap the pads.
4WAS - check.
Sporty seats - check.
Alu pedals - check
Stitched meter hood - check.
Sport steering wheel & shift knob - What does it look like? Not sure what they look like, but there are two different part numbers listed for the knob on the Infiniti parts website...however, if you try and order the base model knob, it will redirect you to the sport model style.
Front clip tinted - check
Headlight housings - Whats the difference, I'll have to verify. Part numbers are the same for both, so I'm not sure why Infiniti differentiated between the two housings.
Bose Studio Surround - the one with speakers in the front seats? Yes
Rear power sunshade - check
Forest air - check

Maybe mine is a 13 incorrectly listed as a 12? That is possible, I've seen that happen before. I would run your VIN number through the Infiniti dealership, not online.

What does your badging look like, on the rear trunk lid? It's quite possible that you may have a rare car indeed, if you have the AWD and the sports package as listed above. I can only tell you that the AWD and sport package was only available together on the 2013 models. The badging on the rear trunk lid, upper right corner, would show as M56xS (S in red) so if yours is in fact, a 2012 model, it's quite possible that the original owner custom ordered it that way.

[agoodall]

Extra information on the vehicle:
Name: Infiniti
Name: M
Cylinder: 8
Size: 5.6
Configuration: V
Fuel Type: premium unleaded (required)
Horsepower: 420
Type: gas
Code: VK56VD
Horsepower: 6000
Torque: 4400
Gear: double overhead camshaft
Name: 7A
Automatic Type: Shiftable automatic
Transmission Type: AUTOMATIC
Number Of Speeds: 7
Driven Wheels: rear wheel drive
Num Of Doors: 4
Category: Interior
Name: Illuminated Kick Plates
Description: Soft glowing Infiniti logo along bottom of front door sills which lights up your entrance and protects the front door sills

Category: Package
Name: Technology Package
Description: Intelligent cruise control; Lane departure warning and lane departure prevention; Distance control assist; Intelligent brake assist with forward collision warning; Blind spot warning and blind spot intervention systems; Front pre-crash seat belts; Active trace control; Eco pedal; Adaptive front lighting system with auto-leveling headlights

Name: Sport Package
Description: 20" x 9.0-inch, split 5-spoke aluminum-alloy wheels with 245/40R20 W-rated summer performance tires; Sport-tuned suspension with upgraded springs and double piston shock absorbers; Sport brakes with aluminum 4-piston opposed front calipers with 14.0" x 1.3" ventilated discs/2-piston opposed rear calipers with 13.8" x 0.8" ventilated discs; 4-wheel active steer; Solid magnesium paddle shifters; Sport seat with enhanced bolstering; Aluminum pedal accents; Premium stitched meter hood; Sport steering wheel and shift knob; Sport front fascia; Dark front grille and headlamp housing; Bose studio surround sound system with digital 5.1-channel decoding, 16-speakers; Forest Air system with advanced auto recirculation, Breeze mode, Plasmacluster air purifier, and Grape polyphenol filter; Power rear sunshade

Category: Interior
Name: Graphite
Category: Exterior
Name: Moonlight White
Manufacturer Code: 94312
Base M S R P: 59200
Base Invoice: 54787
Delivery Charges: 895
Used Private Party: 23328
Used Trade In: 21566
Market: Luxury,Performance
E P A Class: Large Cars
Vehicle Size: Large
Primary Body Type: Car
Vehicle Style: Sedan
Vehicle Type: Car
Vin: JN1AY1AP2CM530002
Squish Vin: JN1AY1APCM
Year: 2012
Name: M56 4dr Sedan (5.6L 8cyl 7A)
Body: Sedan
Model Name: M Sedan
Trim: M56
Matching Type: SQUISHVIN
Highway: 24
City: 16
Maker INFINITI
Name INFINITI M37/M56
Production Date 01.2011
Body color QAA - WHITE 3P
Market USA
Body 7AT
Engine VK56VD
Features SPORT TECHNOLOGY
Options WHEEL DRIVE:2WD WITH HICAS; 2012 YEAR MODEL
Body SEDAN
Type BPKBLVLY51EUA----2
Interior color G - BLACK

[Mjkkb2]

Mystery solved

[Kade.Sirin]

That helps. Thanks!

Now I'll need to have words with the service manager who said they checked under the car for the transfer case and everything.. where'd you pull the data from?

Still odd that it comes up (basic search) as an X model.

[chillyjoyner]

Has anyone published the 2011-2013 M37 M56 production numbers or know where to get this?
googled different variations of "Infiniti M37 production numbers" to how many Infiniti m37 were made"
Found this thread from 2016: post6709114.html?hilit=M37%20production#p6709114

[emm3seven]

Has anyone published the 2011-2013 M37 M56 production numbers or know where to get this?
googled different variations of "Infiniti M37 production numbers" to how many Infiniti m37 were made"

It doesn’t break down by trim/spec, but this is at least stats on the M series as a whole:

https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/infiniti-m-sales-figures/

[chillyjoyner]

Thank you!