Infiniti kills the Q50, turns into an SUV model


The 2024 mannequin yr was the final for Infiniti’s Q50 compact sedan, leaving the model with a lineup consisting of SUVs just for 2025.

The Q50 arrived for the 2014 mannequin yr and ushered in Infiniti’s Q naming technique. Nevertheless, it noticed few updates through the years and a few rivals, just like the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, have even been redesigned twice over the Q50’s lifespan.

At 10 years previous, the Q50 was one of many oldest automobiles available on the market, and its gross sales mirrored that. Infiniti offered simply 1,442 examples within the second quarter, down about 21% on the identical interval a yr in the past.

With the Q50 gone, it means the QX50 compact crossover is now the entry level for the model. Pricing data hasn’t been introduced for the 2025 mannequin which matches on sale this fall, although Infiniti has confirmed that all-wheel drive can be a typical characteristic.

Different automobiles within the lineup embody the QX55, primarily a coupe-like model of the QX50, plus the QX60 three-row crossover and QX80 full-size SUV. The QX80 has been redesigned for the 2025 mannequin yr, with the brand new model getting a way more upscale design, inside and outside. It additionally loses its predecessor’s V-8 in favor of Infiniti’s ubiquitous twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6.

Infiniti has extra new product within the pipeline. The model final fall confirmed a QX65 midsize crossover that can probably be a coupe-live model of the QX60. Additionally confirmed on the time had been a pair of electrical automobiles, one a fastback hatch and the opposite a crossover. Timing for the automobiles wasn’t talked about.

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