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The Infiniti QX60 (née JX35) is the brand’s top-selling vehicle in Canada and has just undergone a mid-cycle refresh to keep things interesting. If you’re wondering why they’re refreshing it after rebranding it for the 2014 model year, it’s because the vehicle didn’t benefit from any changes other than its …

All too often, we automobile journalists use the same yardstick for all vehicles. And that’s a mistake. It makes much more sense to determine whether the Toyota Avalon delivers what its clients are looking for, versus an absolute standard against which even the Porsche 911 GT3 RS is compared. Right?

True, Infiniti isn’t returning to the sport coupe market, because the brand never really left it to begin with. Let’s just say that they’ve got a more serious contender now. The G37 Coupe wasn’t a bad car, but when its name was changed to become the Q60, it was already …

LAGO D’ISEO, Italy – On a trip to the Italian Grand Prix, we seized the opportunity to get reacquainted with the least known member of the Infiniti Q50 range, the Q50 Hybrid, whose sales figures remain confidential, primarily due to its very high cost. With a starting price of $56,400, …

The Renault-Nissan Alliance allowed the Infiniti brand to invite itself into the great Formula 1 circus for a few years now. Not too long ago, Infiniti stamped its logo in the engine cover of the Red Bull team and Sebastien Vettel was named “Director de Performance” at Nissan’s luxury division.

The Car Guide recently visited the headquarters of Nissan’s luxury division in Japan to learn a little more about the brand’s long-term strategy. Aside from design, Infiniti want to set itself apart with its various technologies and that’s exactly what they’ll be introducing at the upcoming Paris Auto Show. They’ll …

We talked about the Infiniti Engineering Academy earlier in June. For those of you who missed the piece, the Academy is a project that Infiniti created last year to find some of the world’s most talented young engineers and to bring them into the fold. Infiniti looks for young talent …

SEATTLE, Washington— Badge engineering all but decimated the Big Three North-American carmakers. Taking a Chevy Cavalier and slapping a Cadillac ornament on the hood some 30 years ago was such a mistake that GM’s still suffering setbacks from the massive blunder. The Japanese and Europeans brands also played the game, …

Every car manufacturer is betting on the small crossover segment. Odds are it will pay off, unless the second coming of the station wagon occurs but sadly, we all know that this will never happen. With that in mind, carmakers are building compact utility vehicles that combine a versatile cabin, …

Getting your career into gear when you’re fresh out of university is easier said than done. With little or no experience in their field, young graduates can sometimes have a hard time convincing an employer that they are the ideal candidate for a job. And for those who want a …