LexFather

Sorry guys, the price of everything is up (inflation) so it is not surprising this car is priced where the old Q45 is. It still is "their" flagship but not a real flagship like a S-class etc.

With options, the M56 will hit 70k I assume. You can buy a real BMW "M"5 only a year old with that kind of money, something to think about.

The engines, tranny, features seem very solid. I am not sold on image, looks or price, so I will check it out in person. I am VERY interested in the hybrid model. I hope with best in class HP, they have best in class acceleration finally.


I am simply VERY confused with how they are launching this car. First we get a picture at Pebble Beach. Then we see the Fuga in Japan. They didn't show it at the LA Auto show for press coverage, instead they did it at a hotel. All "reviews" thus far are pre-production models. They release info nearly the same day as the 5 series and the 5 got all the chatter. Now pricing is done before everyone and it isn't really aggressive at all.

Then again, as stated, they rely on leases....just look at the press release, who does this?

the newly designated M37 and M56 models will debut with special lease offers designed to reward early buyers of popularly equipped Infiniti M models.

TRDFantasy

Infiniti is well prepared ahead of time for imminent failure, so they have great lease deals ready to go right away .

LexusChris

iTrader: (1)

I expect to see 0% financing offers on the M56 sooner than expected. I don't expect a large group of people to pay $57k for it especially with the new 5-Series around the corner aswell.

92 SC400

Well if it's true that Infiniti is after BMWs market as people seem to think, then of course you would expect great lease offers from them! Like BMWs, a big portion of Infiniti's sales will from via lease.

I don't think that you'll get a loaded 550i or E550 for the same price as a loaded M56 though, so it does still have somewhat of an advantage in that area though. With that said, Infiniti doesn't have the same brand perception that BMW and MBZ have so a lot of people might still be willing to shell out another $5-10k for a BMW or MBZ. IIRC the currently 550i starts around $60k; I would suspect that would increase for the next model...

R1R

It may be possible that Infiniti will outsell Acura this year. I think they might outsell Audi this year also. Infiniti has the newly refreshed G now, the Infiniti M in the spring, the new QX this summer, and the G25 this fall.

Acura has the ZDX and TSX wagon, and Audi has the A8 and what else? That won't sell very many anyways. I think it will be a close race between Lincoln, Acura, Infiniti, Audi, and Volvo this year. The new S60 is coming out.

Who will come out on top?

soakgame

freakin' cars are getting stupid expensive..

dunnojack

the m56 has massive power. I give thumbs up to that.
and no one will care about the price because the v8 won't sell well anyway, plus they most likely won't make that many in the first place.

the m37 is competitively priced I think.

usually infiniti has massive cashback incentives at the end of the model year, so that will bring the out the door price down by a lot.

without incentives, you'd be hard pressed to buy one, since their dealer invoice is only a stingy 8% off...... whereas you can haggle 13% off a lexus in california at least.





but the G sport is damn ugly. so who knows

jadu

iTrader: (42)

damn inflation

soakgame

you no likey the G's? i didn't care for the body style at first.. but the new sedans grew on me.. here's a random guy on the g35driver.com forum.. still don't like?

lex-phil

Like everyone else, the M56 is too pricey imo. I don't like Infiniti's strategy of having the M56 as their flagship to compete somewhere between true flagships (S, 7, LS) and mid-range (E, 5, GS). They should really keep its pricing competitive within the mid-range category. The RL as Acura's flagship didn't work, so Infiniti shouldn't do the same thing with the M. Keep the M mid-grade whilst we wait for a true Infiniti flagship to succeed the Q.

I really want Infiniti to do well, but its their decisions like this and the EX that I just don't get. I hope with the refreshed G, a new G25 and the new M, that they will do better this year.

Pitman

I. CAN'T. WAIT to the see the Tech on this puppy, especially the ones I bolded. As for the price, I'm not concerned w/ the pricing because I'll never buy a car brand new. I will say this though; who ever run the marketing for Infiniti needs to take a lesson from BMW, the way they premiered the F10 is one for the books. I just don't see any buzz surrounding the M37, just the M56 because of its huge HP numbers. I'm disappointed with the way they introduced the new M.

Btw Heated Steering Wheel should've been added to all Infiniti models since 2008.

Blackraven

Damn, I love this car. Just like the previous model (Y50), I do believe that the Y51 is a worthy successor in maintaing the core values that made me like the previous model and as such I without a doubt am in love with new one.

I fully praise the new Infiniti M/Nissan Fuga. Hip-hip hurray!!!

UDel

Like everybody has said the prices are too high especially in this economy and market. The v8 M should not be anywhere near 60K. In every review of the new M56 they have said it feels very underpowered and not really any quicker then the 6 cylinder, one reviewer said it felt like it was missing 100hp which is bad. If this is true and Infiniti has not corrected this by production then the v8 will be a complete dud especially at its high price like the last Q45 was where at 340hp it was slower then a 290hp LS.

I was really looking forward to the new M but with forgettable styling very similar to the G37, now higher then expected pricing, big thirsty v8 apparently not putting the power down like it should just like the last Q45 I don't know about this car anymore. The rear end is not good at all and looks like an afterthought. It does have a nice interior. Maybe if I see it in person and after a test drive I hope it will change my mind.

S8B

The 6-speed manual increased in price because some of the options that were optional became standard (i.e. the Premium package). It's not an excessive price increase when you consider that.

Can't say much about the M56's price yet. I have to read comparisons and experience the car before making a final judgment.

dunnojack

no. i don't like THIS g sport...