Inovev expects production of 40,000 Infiniti QX50s / year
- The Nissan group has unveiled the new generation of the Infiniti QX50 SUV, which competes with D-segment Premium SUVs like the Audi Q5, BMW X3, Mercedes GLC or Lexus NX. The name QX50 was given in 2014, by Infiniti, to the second Infiniti SUV launched under the name EX in December 2007 in North America and December 2008 in Europe.
- The new generation of the QX50 is positioned in the Infiniti range between the QX30 (C-segment) and the QX70 (E-segment). It is, in a way, the chic version of the Nissan X-Trail and Renault Koléos, with which it shares the CMF-D platform. Note that in the US market, the QX50 is capped not only by the QX70, but also by the QX60 and QX80.
- The new QX50 measures 4.69m long (compared to 4.64m for a Nissan X-Trail, 4.66m for an Audi Q5 or 4.72m for a BMW X3) and weighs 1,736 kilos.
- The engines for the QX50 are a 4-cylinder gasoline 2.0 developing 265hp that replaces the old too heavy and too greedy 3.5-cylinder 3.5 320hp. For Europe, a diesel version 3.0 developing 240hp will remain available, but this version will not be available on the US market where the bulk of sales should be.
- The QX50 will be manufactured in Japan, at Nissan, and exported worldwide. Inovev thinks that this model could reach a volume of 30,000 to 40,000 annual units.
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