There is an old song called: After walking for so long, have you changed. The melody is familiar, because the lyrics are repeatedly this sentence. And this sentence has gone so long that you have not changed, and it is most appropriate to describe infiniti's return. Because over the years, although Infiniti has retained an arrogant aura, the replacement and modification of vehicles always feel slow and half a beat, and the new generation of QX60 seems to come with the mission of "change".
Styling – déjà vu, change in return and essence
Quoted from the Autohome Gallery
When you actually get into the QX60, you'll have a new feeling, which is also relative to traditional Infiniti. In the past Infiniti, whether it is an SUV or a car, you will always have a "small" feeling, or Infiniti in the vehicle's personality processing, some excessive pursuit of beauty, and lack of a domineering. But the QX60, a big guy with a wheelbase of 2900 mm, simply and directly shows the aura that a medium-sized luxury SUV should have, and without too many hidden small details or kits, this time the QX60 "big" is vivid.
I have to say that you can still see the thick Infiniti design elements and concepts, or you can still distinguish at a glance that this is an Infiniti, the outline of the grille frame is familiar, but the grain of the grille body has become staggered, the air intakes on both sides have become larger, the daytime lamp does not fully use the "squinting eye" such as the European and American cars have seen strange popular elements, the whole front face appears very oriental and Zen - déjà vu, the public face, but not bad.
Unlike the undulating lines on the previous Infiniti body, the body line of the QX60 is almost flat, this time Infiniti even did not deliberately highlight the shoulder line, and the body part above the water tangent line did not do too much fancy design, which instead made the new generation of QX60 particularly attractive, the previous Infiniti may make people who love it particularly love, but people who have no feeling can not find the feeling, which is solved on the new QX60.
Interior – Design + Experience
The interior design is probably the biggest improvement of the new generation of Infiniti QX60, and the upgrade is far more than the physical level, more of a difference in experience and perception. Inside the new QX60, it's hard to connect it with other previous Infiniti models.
If you take out each element of the interior to taste separately, it seems that it is not the latest configuration, such as pure LCD instruments, vertical central control screens, air conditioning panels, electronic gear handles, etc., which have long been strange in other cars. The interior of these elements will not shock you or surprise you, but it will make you feel that it has the texture of a Japanese luxury car – such as the skin-friendly leather that emphasizes the touch, the stitching, punching, and solid wood of the interior of the car; the introverted and stable German car – such as the simplicity of the middle passage; and the large size of the American car - such as the captain's seat of the second row and the one-click entry into the third row. Everything is still a feeling of déjà vu, with a hint of warmth.
The bigger improvement of the new QX60 is the experience, imagine what kind of interior space is brought by digital temperature-controlled heated and ventilated zero gravity seats, noise-reducing glass and ANC active noise reduction? Imagine what kind of technology you have with 10.8-inch HUD and AR reality-enhanced online navigation. The earlier Infiniti, now it seems, seems to be a product of the Analog Age.
Kernel – Balanced, smooth, or Japanese flavor
The all-new QX60 series comes standard with a 2.0T 4-cylinder turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 185 kW (252 hp) and a maximum torque of 376 Nm, matching a 9-stop automatic transmission. And it needs to be emphasized again that it is the standard of the whole series, that is to say, whether it is an entry-level two-wheel drive or a top four-wheel drive, the same powertrain is used. For manufacturers, this approach can be said to be more radical, because it must be in more other aspects of the high-end model name, and for consumers, so that the same series of the same powertrain, somewhat take advantage.
In terms of driving texture, the QX60's front McPherson rear multi-link suspension is also the standard of the typical medium and large Japanese SUV, but such a configuration is more emphasis on the family, and the BBA's front and rear multi-link suspension models that pursue sports at every turn, the overall tuning of the QX60 is more comfortable, the steering is very light, this lightness may make some people who like some tough guy style, or have more expectations for three-row SUVs such as the QX60.
When cornering or changing lines, if the speed is slightly faster, you will feel the slight side-sliding trend of the rear of the body, but it seems to be within the controllable range, it seems to have a tacit interaction with you, you input motion, it gives you a slight cooperation, and if you just drive smoothly, it seems to be quiet enough to exist in parallel worlds with you, and will never take the initiative to harass you.
Low to high, which one to choose?
Directly on the answer, it is recommended to start with a four-wheel drive deluxe version priced at 499,800 yuan.
The new generation of Infiniti QX60 series starts at 399,800 yuan, and the entry-level model is a two-wheel drive elegant version, on top of which is a two-wheel drive comfort version of 439,800 yuan. In fact, although these two two-wheel drive models use the same engine, gearbox and chassis of the four-wheel drive version, the two-wheel drive driving experience is still relatively large, of course, if it is only city driving, dissatisfied with the load, the road is not wet and slippery and the driving is not aggressive, the two-wheel drive is also harmless, if so, then the 439,800 comfortable version is higher than the elegant version of 399,800, which is higher than the elegant version of 399,800.
But if you start with the mainstream four-wheel drive version of the model, from the 479,800 yuan four-wheel drive excellent version, to the 499,800 yuan four-wheel drive deluxe version, to the 559,800 yuan four-wheel drive premium version, to the 619,800 yuan four-wheel drive flagship version, which one to choose?
The main difference between the 4WD Premium Edition and the 4WD Deluxe Edition is that the former is a non-functional 7-seater, the latter is a leather 6-seater, and the latter has heated ventilation in the front seats and heating in the rear seats as standard. For a car like the QX60, a 6-seater is more comfortable in a real-life usage scenario – it makes you let go of unrealistic fantasies about 7-seaters. In terms of configuration, the two are almost the same, and compared with the higher configuration models, what is missing is some intelligent auxiliary driving configuration, such as lane departure warning system, lane keeping assist system, full speed domain adaptive cruise, 360 full vehicle image, etc., but these are also optional. It can be said that from the four-wheel drive deluxe version of 499,800 yuan, the configuration of the QX60 has really begun to go up to a new level.
I have to say that the configuration of the two cars, 559,800 yuan of the premium version and 619,800 yuan of the flagship version, especially the flagship version, the upgrade of the configuration with the higher price, in fact, is not proportional, so the flagship version may not have real competitiveness, for example, the flagship version of the front seat in addition to ventilation and heating function, but think about the price difference, do you really need it? Moreover, with more than 600,000 yuan of a 2.0T, will you feel a little unwilling?
Write at the end:
The new generation of Infiniti QX60 is undoubtedly a car that can stimulate your unlimited reverie, and it must be a car that will make you entangled in the configuration, because whether it is a low-end model or a high-end model, in the basic hardware, there is actually no difference between the models of the whole series, and even if it is the entry-level low-end version, the configuration is really not low, in the past Infiniti always gave people a second-line luxury brand in the more niche "white bone" model, the emergence of QX60, should make Infiniti's image more homely, Of course, it will also attract some self-driving uncles. Finally, the guess is that the QX60 will soon have terminal discounts.