Gojirra99

I don't read Japanese but can see 5.0 L V8 there^^^, could be the next Nissan President/Cima/Infiniti Q50 ???

There's also an Infiniti COncept Q debut in the Detroit Auto Show next month . . .
http://americajr.com/news/naias/2007/concept-cars.html

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LexFather

From my understanding concept Q is actually the QX56 and brothers Armada and Titan mid cycle refreshning. They supposedly really hooked up those interiors, which we all know are poor.

XeroK00L

Isn't that the M? Or the G? I hope the actual Q will look more distinguishable from its sibling than that rendering.

Good luck to Infiniti selling more than 100 Q's per month, which will be a growth of more than 1000% from the current Q.

Gojirra99

That were selling 2 to 3 hundred per month a few years ago, only dropped to less than 100 per month the last couple years. So if a new one can sell 7 or 8 hundred per month, that would be a big improvement already.
I think they will have a new redesigned Nissan President/Cima flagship in Japan anyway, so it's worth another try in America I think, they have nowhere to go but up.
If Acura really comes out with a large size V8 flagship, that would make it even more interesting . . .

LexFather

Not sure selling 700-800 a month is a good business case when the competiton sells 2-4 times as much. Unless the new Q is a stretched M, which is already a stretched G35 which is a stretched 350Z...that would seriously cut costs.

In comparison, the LS shares NOTHING with its brothers except the engine in the upcoming GS. After sitting and playing in one this weekend, that car clearly had Lexus engineers trying to over do themselves. I am shocked that is a Lexus.

marshmallo

Wow, it better NOT look like that or they'll be selling 15 a month in
no time...

LexFather

XeroK00L

Whoa those sketches look very nice. But then again they're still sketches. But if they really come from the chief designer as the quotation suggests I see great promise for the next Q.

RON430

Originally, the Q was the viable alternative to the 7 series. The LS was and is more luxury oriented and aimed at a different consumer. It would be good if Infiniti could reawaken that orientation. They might sell a lot more Q's than you think if they do.

blacksc400

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Looks like Nissan is copying Mercedes...
too much like s550. from the back...

XeroK00L

And the Maybach, for that matter. At least they're copying from one of the leaders, unlike their last attempt.

marshmallo

I would not underestimate them. They seem to be getting their
act together.

All I am saying is that it should not just look like a bigger G or M...

Incendiary

Who'd they copy from last time?

LexFather

Now that I am looking, is that the current Q45 sketch??? Like maybe from 2000?

Gojirra99

The Avalon Tail lights ?