It'll be worth less than residual (maybe $28-29K?) when the lease is up, as I suspected all along (which made for a well-priced lease). I looked at just now and it seems like my car is worth about that much, maybe $32-34K at most, right now. However, my lease buyout in December 2018 is about $31K. The newer/German offerings, while objectively better, are just not worth it to me right now. It's unique (and not being replaced), fun, has the tech I care about (smart key, cameras, BT audio, etc.), and yet a good old-fashioned petrol engine and static suspension that should be reliable for years to come. and have decided that I would be pretty happy in my QX for another 3-4 years. As that date approaches, I've looked into the usual contenders - SQ5, X5, etc. I'm a car guy so since the day I drove it off the lot, I've been thinking about what's next. It's possible that Infiniti might become a shorthand for luxury electric SUVs in the next decade, but with the brand's rocky 2019, it may have to be a come-from-behind victory.I leased my QX70S back in 2015 and the lease is up one year from now. Those will be fully electric, or fully electric with a small gasoline engine that’s there simply to help charge the batteries.Ī couple of model years is still a long time to get back on track. Infiniti’s new generation of vehicles, based upon electrified platforms, are certainly on the horizon in just a couple of model years. Infiniti is in transition as we move toward a new era of electrification, which we announced early last year. We announced in August that a new QX55 sport utility coupe will arrive next summer, and a few months after that, we’ll have an all-new core (higher volume) vehicle that will be introduced. In September, an Infiniti representative told Jalopnik Despite a company-wide push for all Infiniti models to run on hybrid or electric motors, it just doesn't have the name recognition among EV buffs. Since its reveal in 2017, this hasn't gained traction among customers or set the Infiniti line apart in an easy-to-understand way with clear benefits.Īfter the success of the LEAF, one might think Nissan has a good platform to move into the electric car market or keep its traditional vehicles competitive. A mechanism inside can vary the volume of the combustion chamber, adjusting the combustion ratio as needed and deriving a boost of work from each combustion cycle. An internal combustion engine, the VC-Turbo was, early on, hyped as a potential rival to the fuel-saving aspects of hybrid and electric engines. The Infiniti QX50 tested in their article averages 22 mpg. The VC-Turbo engine, which was supposed to blow the competition away with its gas mileage but costs a lot to produce, didn't deliver on that expectation.
INFINITI FINANCE SELLING DRIVER
(Note that Nissan itself is still on the list.)įailure to Market Distinguishing FeaturesĬar & Driver notes Infiniti has been trying to set itself apart from other luxury competitors with new technology.
Pickup trucks and large SUVs are currently popular and historically enduring: the top three best-sellers in 2019 were pickups. This is connected to Infiniti's problem with not introducing enough truly new models, but also to overall trends in the United States.
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