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LOS ANGELES, California – Call it a sign of the times: Infiniti has chosen an SUV in which to inaugurate its innovative variable valve timing drivetrain. It promises to combine the performance of a turbocharged engine with the sobriety of a diesel. Introduced as the world’s first variable compression ratio …

CHARLESTON, South Carolina – When a manufacturer invites a bunch of journalists to a press event in order to drive one of its vehicles, there’s usually a lot to talk about. The car or truck is redesigned from the ground up or at least boasts new sheetmetal, new powertrains and …

The QX80 full-size luxury SUV has been around for quite a while now. It was actually introduced back in 2004 as the QX56, and the second generation appeared for the 2011 model year. It’s been called the QX80 since 2014, when the brand’s nameplate strategy was revised. From a sales …

Subcompact luxury sport-utility vehicles, equipped with all-wheel drive, fulfill the important need of safely hauling the family, but also allow consumers to look good in an upscale vehicle. The subcompact SUV segment has grown in popularity over the past few years, and new models keep being added to the market.

In the luxury compact-car segment, four-door sedans are usually the choice of North-American consumers. Coupes aren’t nearly as popular because of their reduced versatility, but they’re more stylish and cater more to single people or older folks whose kids have left the family house. Basically, a luxury coupe is a …

When we were kids, our parents always taught us that we should be nice to other people and share things. And in return, others will share their stuff with us. The folks who manage automobile manufacturers seem to have been well brought up, as more and more companies are now …

Having premiered in March at the Geneva Auto Show and now scheduled to make its way into Canadian dealerships in August, the 2018 Infiniti Q50 has been restyled ever so subtly—to the point that the changes aren’t even noticeable. The brand’s sport sedan borrows its steering wheel and shifter from …

The fourth annual edition of the Infiniti Engineering Academy kicked off its recruitment activities in Montreal last night, and the Canadian winner is a young engineer from London, Ontario. A group of journalists was invited to the Luciani Infiniti dealership in Montreal in order to meet the ten finalists gathered …

Back in 2003 when the original Infiniti G35 coupe and Nissan 350Z tandem were introduced, I was in my early twenties spending all my free time either at the racetrack or hanging out in parking lots looking at cars. I remember being in awe at just how beautiful the G …

It's going on three years now since Infiniti's 2014 brand-naming shakeup, which saw all sedans inherit a Q designation and all SUVs inherit the letters QX. Most car buffs and a portion of the general population have probably swallowed that sour pill, but as much as the brand would like …