Infiniti News: Infiniti Teases New Crossover Coupe

[Drew Dowdell]

Infiniti today released a teaser image of an upcoming crossover coupe due to be shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance this year.  The QX55 will slot between the QX50 and QX60 in the lineup but will borrow heavily from the QX50 platform.  Not much is known about the crossover except that it will likely be a front-wheel drive based vehicle and feature Infiniti's new 2.0 liter variable compression engine. 

Infiniti says the QX55 will be in dealerships in Summer of 2020.

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[G. David Felt]

That roof line says I have little headroom for people over 5'6" tall. ?

[riviera74]

The return of the Infiniti FX, gone since 2013.  I hope that this is the first Infiniti with an infotainment system that belongs in 2020 not 2010.  I still do not understand why anyone would want a CUV with a coupe roof.

[smk4565]

Oh good, not only will there be QX30, QX40, QX50, QX60, etc But now we can have QX45, QX55, QX65, etc.   The car companies are desperate to get crossover coupes on the market.  I can’t wait til this crossover craze blows up in all their faces.

[surreal1272]

19 minutes ago, smk4565 said:

Oh good, not only will there be QX30, QX40, QX50, QX60, etc But now we can have QX45, QX55, QX65, etc.   The car companies are desperate to get crossover coupes on the market.  I can’t wait til this crossover craze blows up in all their faces.

"I can’t wait til this crossover craze blows up in all their faces."

 

Does that include Mercedes Benz?

[smk4565]

2 minutes ago, surreal1272 said:

"I can’t wait til this crossover craze blows up in all their faces."

 

Does that include Mercedes Benz?

Sure, they have 4 sedans to sell.  I won’t miss the death of the GLC coupe or GLA if that happens.

[surreal1272]

22 minutes ago, smk4565 said:

Sure, they have 4 sedans to sell.  I won’t miss the death of the GLC coupe or GLA if that happens.

Ah yes, the sedans that sell in less numbers overall than their CUVs. That makes complete sense </sarcasm>.

 

As much as I hate the CUV market, it isn't going anywhere anytime soon with the exception of this crossover coupe nonsense. Those will eventually fade into the night. 

[daves87rs]

Why waste the time?

[Drew Dowdell]

8 hours ago, daves87rs said:

Why waste the time?

I really don't know where Infiniti is trying to go right now. They've already killed the QX30.  The QX50 is flopping hard. 

[riviera74]

20 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

I really don't know where Infiniti is trying to go right now. They've already killed the QX30.  The QX50 is flopping hard. 

The better question is why continue Infiniti (and Nissan) in the first place.  Both are not doing well.

[daves87rs]

13 hours ago, Drew Dowdell said:

I really don't know where Infiniti is trying to go right now. They've already killed the QX30.  The QX50 is flopping hard. 

At this point they could go for luxury scooters with the direction they are headed......

[ocnblu]

Drop Infiniti.  Bring back Datsun.  Expansion downmarket is new.  It's "in".

[Drew Dowdell]

On 8/20/2019 at 5:23 AM, ocnblu said:

Drop Infiniti.  Bring back Datsun.  Expansion downmarket is new.  It's "in".

It is? Since when?