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Originally Posted by bagofpucks
I was a huge fan of the Infiniti G series and had a sedan and coupe. For me, just great value and I had no mechanical issues with either vehicle. When I decided to upgrade, I checked out the new version of the G and I was quite surprised at some of the features that were lacking. I think this was in 2015, but none of the models of Q series sedan had blind spot monitoring. I found the interior was still nice, but it just felt like it was lacking something. Funny enough, my sister drives my “dream attainable car” a 2017 QX60S coupe and I couldn’t believe how the interior and displays were almost exactly the same as my 2009 version. There’s something to be said for the familiarity, but it does definitely feel dated.
I recently rented a newer Altima and I’m surprised at some of the comments in here saying that the vehicle is lacking in its class. To me, nothing really stood out as amazing, but it just felt and drove like a solid car with the same features that almost all new cars have.
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The Q50/60 is really dated on many fronts, namely amenities. The dual screen layout is drab and the graphics of the nav. system are truly archaic. No ventilated front seats, no heated rear seats are gross omissions on a car of this price point as are the safety features you mention. The interior quality is still exceptional IMO. The VR30DDTT is a wonderful engine, particularly in 400HP guise, that's what should be in the 370Z. Nissan has offered incredible incentives on the Q50 line in August the past couple of years, you could get a 50 Red Sport for just under $50K! I suspect they will do it again this year. At $63K, it is a big no thanks.
The G series were great with the VQ and the optional 6-speed manual transmission in either sedan or coupe.
The QX30 has just been discontinued leaving just the QX50/60/80 and the Q50/60 in their lineup. The QX50 is overpriced and has an overtly complicated variable compression engine seemingly for the sake of being complicated. It gets no better gas mileage than its competitors. I would rather have a new RDX.
The new Altima looks like it could be a winner, also available with AWD which its main competitors lack. Trouble is sedan sales are dwindling for all manufacturer's.