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Old 03-29-10, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by dunnojack
fire the designers. Why did they keep the whale face from the previous generation? just for heritage?

of course, you can always get it in black, and black everything out so you can't see it.


shrink the grille and raise the lights, makes it look more presentable.

Just those subtle tweaks make a major difference.
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Old 03-29-10, 07:42 AM
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I'm really rooting for Infiniti but while theirs interiors are great in their newest products the exterior styling is a bit out of step with the times.
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Old 03-29-10, 07:51 AM
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I dunno if I hit my head, but I actually find the design decent, and with the photshop tweaks, imo it looks pretty good.

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Old 03-29-10, 07:55 AM
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that photochop looks much better!
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Old 03-29-10, 08:13 AM
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Can't say I'm impressed at all, but it's still an improvement over the current in most ways I guess ...
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Old 03-29-10, 08:37 AM
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They made it as ugly as the new LX. I guess it's not possible to get a good looking top of the line SUV any longer.
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Old 03-29-10, 08:49 AM
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hmm... i kinda like it.
interior is gorgeous, great job infiniti.
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Old 03-29-10, 09:07 AM
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Sorry for copying this from the Alpina thread Mike... but it just seemed so appropriate.

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Old 03-29-10, 09:14 AM
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Not a big fan of the new QX or current gen LX but i'll take the LX570. The interior looks too similar to Nissan's Murano.

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Old 03-29-10, 09:20 AM
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Terrible, just terrible and what is the deal with the side vents. Does it go in water, does the engine really overheat without those...if not, loose them and quick.
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Old 03-29-10, 04:42 PM
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Well it definitely looks better in and out compared to the current one. I'm pretty disappointed that they didnt change the interior design much from the patrol. I'm sure the materials are better and at least now it will be built in japan. It shouldnt have the same quality issues the current QX had. The interior does look really nice though. I think all full size SUVs have something awkward about them in exterior design.
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Old 03-29-10, 04:50 PM
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It looks interesting, to say the least. Much more...flowing than the gen it replaces.
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Old 03-29-10, 07:25 PM
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Old 03-29-10, 08:47 PM
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dare I say, too much wood?
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Old 03-29-10, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by RXSF
dare I say, too much wood?
maybe, but the navi screen looks tiny compared to that football field of a center stack. current FX is much more appealing to me.
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