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#1 of 784 Sneak peak at the QX56 by carpeople

Jul 25, 2003 (2:08 pm)

On the Infiniti website, they are showing a little sneak peak on their upcoming SUV:
 
http://www.infiniti.com/form/global/FlashHandraiser/1,,,00.html
 
IMO, the interior better be pretty good because it looks just like the Pathfinder Armada

#2 of 784 How it will strike competitors and the critics...... by wsag26

Jul 31, 2003 (7:09 pm)

The Qx56 from Infiniti won't really prove a lot especially since Nissan is getting so close to Infiniti, there isn't any need for this luxury brand. I knew Nissan for quality, not for creating great luxury vehicles. Wasn't that what Infiniti was for??
 
Anyway, I went to infiniti.com to look at the preview of the QX56. I saw the not hard to see pictures they gave us and it looks just like the Pathfinder Armada. I would have no interest buying a Nissan truck or SUV, especially since seeing the pictures direct from the New York International Auto Show. The headlights seemed boring and I don't think nobody was anxious for it, only asking questions to a lady who didn't know anything.
 
How will it strike it's competitors? Edmunds.com says it will compete with big shots like the Cadillac Escalade&Lincoln Navigator which are the top luxury SUV's in it's position. Think I'm wrong? Look at 50 Cent's music videos (the rapper) and you'll see Hummer's or Cadillac's in the video. That is the only reason Cadillac has been trying to change it's old people image into the great Cadillac luxury brand, which I always supposed it was.
 
Critics will 'wow' it for the first few months and get tired of the vehicle and start talking about how close it is to it's brother/sister, the Pathfinder Armada from Nissan. Hope Nissan didn't get into copying vehicles, just like how there doing it right now with the G35 Sedan/Maxima and G35 Coupe/350Z Coupe.

#3 of 784 wsag by carpeople

Jul 31, 2003 (8:07 pm)

Wrong their, sorry. First off, isn't an Escalade a dressed up Suburban? Isn't the Navigator a dressed up Expedition? And 2nd, G35 and Maxima are totally different, the Max is way bigger and is FWD, the G35 is smaller and RWD. Z is a sports car, the G35 is a 2+2 sports coupe, all of those cars are totally different from each other, and if you want to talk about copying vehicles, just look at Ford and GM, Nissan doesn't do ANY copying of vehicles anymore.

#4 of 784 wsag by thenebean9

Aug 01, 2003 (8:17 am)

carpeople is right, nissan has pulled itself away from simply rebadging its cars as infiniti's. carlos ghosn has indicated that from here on out, infiniti's new models will all be rear wheel or AWD. that doesnt promote a lot of platform sharing when nissan makes more FWD cars now does it? plus, other car companies are rebadging vehicles left and right...why doesnt anyone say anything about that?
 
gosh, if only EVERYONE bought a car based on its headlights...
 
instead of bashing a car or a company you dont seem to know much about, why dont you do some research and actually test drive and SEE the car before passing some judgements. i may be a nissan fan, but i dont go around bashing other vehicles just because i like nissan. if you dont like the car, thats your opinion, and thats fine...but be careful when spewing "facts"...make sure they are REAL and not something you THINK is real (see the G35/Maxima comment)
 
happy motoring
 
-thene

#5 of 784 thenebean: by nisinfiguy

Aug 01, 2003 (11:50 pm)

Could not have said that better myself!

#6 of 784 nisinfiguy by thenebean9

Aug 04, 2003 (7:42 am)

thanks!
 
i just get irked when people get all finicky because nissan is owned by renault and (dum dum dummmm!!!) they are french!
 
keep your political views out of the way, and test drive the car before you decide to trash it. its only fair!
 
the other thing that irks me is that nissan gets all kinds of crap for "rebadging" vehicles, when every other company does it too! and they also get knocked for the "boyish" tail lights on the altima...
 
hello? lets look at the RX300 and RX330! especially the 330, whats with the completely clear lights? those went out fast in the mid 90's
 
anyways, i dont want to get off topic here...sorry it turned into a rant of sorts (not angry of course!)
 
i really liked the new nissan armada, and i am interested in seeing what stylistic and functional changes they make for the QX56!
 
happy motoring
 
-thene

#7 of 784 MrMaxima by mrmaxima

Aug 05, 2003 (5:11 pm)

I think...even though Im an Infiniti guy that they could of done a better job designing it.. It looks to much like the Armada and the Honda Pilot wich is a bit bland. The front donsent look to bad considering the back. They will make some changes to it just like they did in the FX but still...Common It's an Infiniti!!!

#8 of 784 QX56 by thenebean9

Aug 07, 2003 (8:45 am)

check out this link for a sneak peek at the QX56 (if that is what infiniti is even calling it...) and some info.
 
-thene

#9 of 784 QX56 looks by arhfx45

Aug 16, 2003 (11:21 am)

With the headlight design, boxed off rear & overall shape it looks like a Volvo wagon. The flowing curve at the top of the rear doors looks nice, but seems completely disconnected from the straight roofline. I also would prefer to seem a common theme with the door handles, both on the door, or both on the window frame. Overall it is a nice concept but a little disappointing from the group that designed the FX.

#10 of 784 Well.. Look at this... by wsag26

Aug 18, 2003 (8:12 am)

MotorTrend Magazine reported that the 2004 Maxima was to close to the Infiniti G35. The Navigator and Escalade aren't 'dressed up' like you like to call it. There on the same platform. There is no way an Escalade can take of it's clothes and look like a Suburban. They use the same frame, but look nothing alike. Now... isn't that the TRUTH.
 
Nissan's Maxima I believe is too close to the g35. I don't know about you, but Infiniti/Nissan sucks, except for there Maxima and Z and G35. Nissan is turning into the GM of all Japanese vehicles. VW is doing it. BMW is doing it. They all have a lot of money, and still there doing it.
 
It isn't my fault. I love Cadillac's new vehicles and even if there on a platform, they look nothing once so ever like there cousins. But Nissan and the G35 look farmiliar. There too close in relationship and I hate that. I don't agree with some of GM's vehicles like the
 
2004 Canyon/Colorado
2002 Sunfire/Cavalier
 
They look too much the same. You can say they don't, but I think they do. You may think there wrong, but it is my opinion.

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