Infiniti is gearing up for the long-awaited debut of the new QX80, which will become the brand’s next flagship model. The automaker has shown that the unveiling will take place on March 20, and the 2025 QX80 will make its first public unveiling the following month at the 2024 New York International Auto Show, which runs from March 29 to Sunday, April 7. A set of advances that show facets of the exterior.
Ahead of the world premiere, Infiniti revealed several sneak peeks at the QX80, which was previously spotted through the near-production QX Monograph Concept last year. “Before new models are revealed, they are regularly hidden behind camouflage to reveal details that are difficult to understand,” Alfonso said. Albaisa, Senior Vice President of Global Design. ” However, we think the new QX80 is too ordinary to hide completely. “
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Infiniti’s giant QX80 SUV, introduced 20 years ago as the QX56, and while the designation has changed, one thing hasn’t changed: the larger QX has been among the ugliest SUVs you can buy. But the third-generation genre that is Nissan’s premium logo about to reveal is obviously tired of hunting like a Victorian monster and brings genuine taste to the table.
Style? Well, let’s see for ourselves, because there’s not much a designer can do when asked to package a vehicle that the engineering branch has already decreed will have to be in the shape of a ’70s school bus. But last year’s Monograph QX80 concept led us to a QX that was at once boxy, brutalist and undeniably cool. And judging by those most recent spy shots, the production editing is virtually identical.
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There are strong Range Rover influences in the styling of the new QX that give it a modern look. The flush door handles and split light arrangement that place the DRLs in a thin strip at the top of the wing and the genuine headlights somewhere below the panel itself is loaded to give it a cool vibe. The removal of the crease in the D-pillar (this car uses camouflage to hide the new design) is helping to make the SUV smoother at the rear, and the new grille is designed to resemble bamboo shoots. .
But it’s not as if Infiniti has scrapped everything from the outgoing model. Common themes such as the front fender air vents are taken up. What possibly wouldn’t be retained is the existing QX’s naturally aspirated 5. 6-liter V8, which makes way for a new twin-turbo V6 that promises to be more fuel-efficient.
The VR35DDT, a familiar engine discovered in other Nissan Group models, is a 3. 5-liter twin-turbo V6 with 450 horsepower and 515 pound-feet of torque, representing an increase of 50 horsepower and 102 pound-feet over the existing 5. 6-foot engine. lb-ft. liter V8 engine. This powertrain is paired with a new 9-speed automatic transmission, which replaces the old 7-speed unit and provides a 40% wider gear ratio. In addition, Infiniti has announced that the new QX will feature active grille fins to reduce aerodynamic drag and fuel consumption. Power when driving on highways.
The redesign also includes a new electronic air suspension with adaptive damping, known as dynamic digital suspension, which lowers when the vehicle is parked to make it less difficult to enter, load or unload luggage.
We’re still waiting to get a glimpse of the interior, as the teaser symbol above doesn’t show much, but we do know it will feature a premium Klipsch sound formula with 24 speakers, titanium tweeters, an eight-inch display, a subwoofer and of course a 24-channel amplifier.
With its official debut scheduled for next month, the QX80 is expected to go on sale in North America in late summer or early fall. The price is expected to start at around $80,000 and, like the SUV that tops it, it will struggle to attract visitors’ attention. with competition ranging from BMW’s X7 to the Cadillac Escalade to the Lincoln Navigator.