To Infiniti and... obscurity? The Infiniti Story
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Published 2024-05-17
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Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infiniti
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Infiniti_vehicles
Infiniti’s website, archived through the Wayback Machine
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amati_Cars
• 1990 Infiniti Q45 | Retro Review
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www.motortrend.com/vehicle-genres/infiniti-q45-his…
• 1990 Lexus ES250 & Infiniti M30 | Ret...
www.infiniti.com/what-drives-us/our-history.html
• 1991 Infiniti G20 | Retro Review
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infiniti_M
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Leopard
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infiniti_G_Line
• 1992 Infiniti J30 (Nissan Leopard/Y32...
• 1994 Infiniti Q45 | Retro Review
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• Motorweek 1997 Infiniti QX4 Road Test
• Motorweek 1997 Infiniti Q45 Road Test
• Motorweek 1999 Infiniti G20 Road Test
• Motorweek 2000 Infiniti I30 Road Test
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www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15138437/2002-infini…
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All Comments (21)
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Erratum: I said "1982" for the J30 introduction, where it was of course 1992.
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Bless John Davis, he has been doing TV for 50 years now, most of it being Motorweek. Also bless the whole team at Motorweek for uploading old reviews, and still going on the Youtube era.
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I love these documentary videos where you cover an entire car brand rather than just focusing on a particular model (however I do enjoy videos about car models too). It's interesting to watch the story of how a certain car brand evolved and changed over time.
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Never realised there were so many models = what a hopeless marketing mess, especially in forgetting the basics of producing something that potential customers actually want.
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To Infiniti, and... Well, maybe not beyond...
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The Q50 and Q70 were truly underrated cars. I hope Infiniti picks up sales one day.
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I rarely see Infinitis on the road, but seeing their logo on Red Bull Racing jackets from Super Seb's prime times puts a smile on my face.
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I own a 2007 G35. I absolutely love it. Infiniti was at the top of their game back in the 2000s. I’m rly hoping they can gain back momentum
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I currently have a 2016 Q50 3.5L V6 Hybrid, and I can tell you now it is the best car I have ever owned. Blisteringly fast and it has never ever let me down in 6 years.
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I remember the g35 Sedan being so popular in the 2000s, I really liked it too. That was the height.
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You should have focused more on the G35 and FX35, they completely did a 180 for the company and the G35 won car of the year by motortrend, also the VQ engine won dozens of awards over a decade.
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I remember my neighbor would smoke Mustang's, Camaros with his moms Q45 .It was a beast in those days.
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The "Q" naming thing was possibly the dumbest move a manufacturer has ever made in relation to naming models. A complete mess. I've never remembered a models name since.
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Infiniti dropped the ball when they changed the G35 to the Q50. That would be like turning a Mustang into an EV SUV. It loses all credibility of the marque.
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growing up in the Middle East, infiniti in the early 2000s seemed to have so much promise, the G37, FX, the M-Series were all hits...you had to be there
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I remember my friend, who worked at the Nissan Sunderland plant, telling me about when the Renault bosses visited around 20 years ago. QC was immediately changed; as long as it had 4 wheels, it went out!
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Kids, wake up! The new Big Car video is out.
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the G35 was the sheet back in 04 and 05
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The FX-45 shape was often described as "a pissed off pumpkin" by auto journalists at the time of its launch lol. The fact that its promo photos were often that burnt-orange color likely helped that nickname along lol.
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Always liked the boxy M45. Very rare to see here in the USA. But it looked like a Japanese interpretation of an American muscle car. Interesting vehicle.
