Here's the private advice – if you want to get a comprehensive overview of the new Infiniti QX60, it's best to start in the back row. You will find that this is a great car to share with your family.
As mentioned in the introduction, starting with ride comfort is a great way to learn about the new generation of Infiniti QX60. It's a big 5127mm car, but if you look closely at its side photos, you'll see that the raised rear bumper actually occupies a significant portion of it.
As for the wheelbase, the new car is also the same 2900mm as the previous generation – not a long one in this class of SUVs.
However, the new generation of Infiniti QX60 is still a great space solution for those who eventually own it through excellent interior layout and outstanding achievements in seat development.
The former lies in the flat interior floor and theatre-style seating layout. As the name suggests, the three rows of seats in the new QX60 are higher than the other from front to back, giving each occupant a wide view. Especially for travelers sitting in the second and third rows, the transparent front view is a panacea for maintaining a good mood over the long road, but unfortunately you can't have it on many three-row models outside of the new QX60.
The theatre-style seating layout also helped the second row passengers gain an additional 59mm of legroom, as well as a 39mm increase in hip-to-ground distance. When you move the second row of seats to the backstage, you can pose for almost any slack on the seat without leaving an unsightly shoe print on the front seat backrest.
I tried to shuttle through the second and third rows and found it easy on the new QX60's 6-seater model, as the aisle between the two seats in the second row was wide enough. With a slight adjustment of seat position, all passengers also get plenty of seating space.
Yes, although the wheelbase numbers are not frightening, the new QX60 is still a spacious car. The third row of one-touch entry allows you to quickly fold the second row of seats forward – the design team has definitely done an in-depth look at the use of this type of three-row SUV, because on the new QX60, you can do this with the child safety seats in the second row.
This SUV also has excellent practicality, by folding the rear seats flat, the car can free up a flat 1200mmx2160mm cargo platform. Practical storage space can also be found under the centre console, on the roof, on the front and rear door panels, and even under the trunk floor.
The "Zero Gravity Comfort Seat" backed by Nissan's technical support was also part of my impression. Infiniti said the new QX60's seat design can effectively reduce the muscle pressure on the occupants' back, pelvis and torso, and achieve a muscle-soothing effect. In fact, all of the seats in the car don't look very thick, but even including the third row, each seat is as Infinidi claims, providing a doubly comfortable ride. In particular, the higher-use front two rows of seats, from the back to the back waist, to the hips and thighs, the back of the chair and the cushion can support every inch of the body and its contact area without picking the body.
The material used to wrap the steering wheel, front seats, center console and even the door panels is all semi-aniline leather. In line with these luxurious leathers, the new QX60 also features a lot of metal and open lacquered solid wood trims in the car to further enrich the look and feel and tactile experience.
Unfortunately, I don't think the interior design style of the new QX60 will appeal to younger customers. Yes, although the overall materials are exquisite, the look and feel, and the touch are good, the design style of the car is still decent.
In the front of the cockpit, the smooth surface of the integrated central control panel is not operated by touch. This is a whole piece of plastic plate-like material with tactile feedback. This makes this area located in the visual focus of the central control panel, which mainly controls the air conditioning system, neither has the sense of refinement that the traditional physical button can express, nor does it lack the pioneering design concept that the touch screen can convey.
It also reminds me that I also noticed other physical buttons in the car — such as window control buttons or multi-function buttons on the steering wheel — that the design team generally treated only with fine mold opening and neat assembly, but visually lacking the sophistication that a luxury car should have.
The three large screens used for information interaction - a 12.3-inch Retina-level full LCD 3D instrument panel, a 12.3-inch multi-touch HD central control screen and a HUD head-up display system with a projection area of 10.8 inches - can provide the driver with rich information and driving guidance in a three-screen linkage manner during driving, and the high-level design of the three screens is also quite easy to observe or operate. As one of the features, the new car's navigation system incorporates AR real-world enhancements, and the real-time image of the road ahead obtained through the dashcam probe is combined with the map navigation information and finally displayed on the central control screen or instrument screen.
The new INFINITIIn Touch 2.0 intelligent interconnection system aggregates intelligent speech recognition functions that can control in-car facilities such as windows, has built-in wifi hotspots, provides a variety of online applications, and can achieve online vehicle OTA upgrades. But overall, this smart connected system does not exceed the unique features of similar systems commonly found on the market. Leaving aside the subjective preferences for design style, in addition to the spacious seating space and absolutely comfortable seats brought by the clever layout, the new XQ60 does lack something that can immediately arouse people's interest.
Powered by Infiniti's 2.0LVC-Turbo variable compression ratio turbocharged engine, it delivers a maximum power of 185 kW and a maximum torque of 376 Nm. By controlling the free switching of the compression ratio between 8:1 and 14:1, the engine also has a fairly high fuel economy. With a 9-speed automatic transmission, the new QX60 has a comprehensive fuel consumption reference of 9.6L/100km (front drive) and 9.8L/100km (4WD).
I'm driving a model with smart, timely four-wheel drive. Infiniti said the all-wheel drive system features a new full-drive logic and VDC dynamic control system on the new QX60, improving trackability through low-adhesion corners.
Given that I've been driving on paved roads in good condition for the most part, the new QX60 has left me with more of a ride experience than the comfort of a comfortable seat. Placing the driving mode in Auto (plus Sport, Economy, Snow, and Personalization modes) results in gentle throttle response and smooth acceleration. The heavy chassis has the dual effect of isolating bumps and supporting the huge body.
Overall, it's a gentle SUV that doesn't have the technology associated with variable suspension, and even choosing the "Sport" mode only speeds up the throttle response and the pace of the transmission.
In other words, the new QX60 with 2.0T power and the "fierce car" are absolutely not on the side, and the power performance under the big foot throttle is just to ensure that the overtaking will not drag mud and water. But as long as you drive it a little longer, you will find that it actually shows surprising advantages in other aspects - exceptionally good cabin quietness. Even if you cruise at more than 100km/h, there will be no annoying noises in the carriage that affect your soft conversation with your companions.
To this end, Infiniti has increased the coverage area of the new QX60 acoustic carpet by 25%, the area of sound-absorbing materials for door panels by 20%, and equipped the front windshield and front and rear doors with acoustic noise-reducing glass. Structural improvements include a significant reduction in the underbody through-hole area, increased body rigidity (43% stiffness in the rear door and 23% increase in vertical stiffness at the rear), and the use of dual-piston shock absorbers, flexible suspension structures, and ART engine active vibration damping and noise reduction brackets. The vehicle's Bose Performance Series 17-speaker surround sound system also features ANC active noise cancellation.
Frankly, I'm a little worried about whether the new generation of Infiniti QX60 will be able to attract customers in the first place. Because the advantages of this new car are not in unconventional design, rapid power or avant-garde technology configurations, which can arouse people's appetites through only a short period of contact.
You need to spend a little more time actually driving it for a run, or simply ask someone to drive it and sit on each seat yourself to find that this is a great car for sharing luxury and comfort with your family.
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