– The highly stylized QX30 attempts to connect the experience of compact hatchbacks and high-riding crossovers. Its unmistakable sheetmetal is straight from Infiniti’s design studio, but its platform and powertrain are courtesy of Mercedes-Benz—specifically the CLA- and GLA-class. The little luxury ute shares their 208-hp turbo four-cylinder and seven-speed automatic transmission. Front-wheel drive is standard; […]
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2018 Infiniti QX30 AWD – Quick Test
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2018 Infiniti QX30 AWD Tested: Much Quicker the Second Time Around
–What It Is: The Infiniti QX30 serves as the Japanese luxury brand’s entry in the hotly contested subcompact-crossover segment. Like the Mercedes-Benz GLA250 with which it shares its chassis and powertrain, the QX30 is motivated by a 208-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. Although the front-wheel-drive QX30 can be had […]
Infiniti went out of its way to make the QX30 not a Mercedes
You can complain all you want about perceived badge engineering when a company (like Mercedes-Benz) sells a platform to another brand (such as Infiniti). The reality is that most buyers won’t know the difference, and they won’t even realize their Infiniti is really a Mercedes underneath or that their neighbor’s GLA has the same basic […]