That's fair enough; the QX56 is different right now and will be until at least the end of the year, when you're likely to see another model at the golf club belonging to someone else looking for something new and different.
When that happens, perhaps the buyer will be delighted that Infiniti made an effort to deliver ''refined dynamics,'' which Igo claims is the ''the biggest unmet need in the luxury SUV category.''
He could be on to something here, since the existing upscale sport-brutes all certainly display their truck genes in moments of duress. This is of course to be expected in a vehicle that has actually to be able to perform in a genuine SUV fashion should one of its owners actually try to do what these things are always doing in TV commercials and going off-road.
It helps a lot in those moments if your sport-brute is a genuinely a truck, and on this point Infiniti qualifies -- the QX56 is indeed a truck and nothing but a truck.
It is also pretty slick (or refined, to concede Igo's point) in non-off road settings and that should matter almost 100 percent of the time.
He says that ''QX56 addresses those concerns admirably from a hardware standpoint with its independent rear suspension, smooth five-speed automatic transmission, and extremely quiet cabin. But the QX56 also asserts itself with tremendous luxury and style, more than with just its physical scale and capabilities.''
As much as you can do with a truck architecture, Infiniti has managed to create a sport-brute which delivers pretty good driving dynamics. It's probably not fair to say they're as refined as you'll find in a car-based vehicle, but they're light years away from what was the norm in such monsters only a few years ago.
It's worth pointing out, however, that a person's response to a vehicle's ride is an individual as a person's response to a vehicle's style, so be sure to test drive the QX56 on the roads you use the most.
Speaking of exterior style, one look at the pictures of the QX56 will tell you if it's going to float your boat at all, so no amount of PR styling bumpf about a ''powerful presence'' or ''barrel-shaped sides'' or ''jewel-like xenon headlights'' or ''elegant front end design'' or ''taut, athletic stance'' or anything else is going to matter. I mention this only to show how a thousand words is often not enough to make up for one picture.
When that happens, perhaps the buyer will be delighted that Infiniti made an effort to deliver ''refined dynamics,'' which Igo claims is the ''the biggest unmet need in the luxury SUV category.''
He could be on to something here, since the existing upscale sport-brutes all certainly display their truck genes in moments of duress. This is of course to be expected in a vehicle that has actually to be able to perform in a genuine SUV fashion should one of its owners actually try to do what these things are always doing in TV commercials and going off-road.
It helps a lot in those moments if your sport-brute is a genuinely a truck, and on this point Infiniti qualifies -- the QX56 is indeed a truck and nothing but a truck.
It is also pretty slick (or refined, to concede Igo's point) in non-off road settings and that should matter almost 100 percent of the time.
He says that ''QX56 addresses those concerns admirably from a hardware standpoint with its independent rear suspension, smooth five-speed automatic transmission, and extremely quiet cabin. But the QX56 also asserts itself with tremendous luxury and style, more than with just its physical scale and capabilities.''
As much as you can do with a truck architecture, Infiniti has managed to create a sport-brute which delivers pretty good driving dynamics. It's probably not fair to say they're as refined as you'll find in a car-based vehicle, but they're light years away from what was the norm in such monsters only a few years ago.
It's worth pointing out, however, that a person's response to a vehicle's ride is an individual as a person's response to a vehicle's style, so be sure to test drive the QX56 on the roads you use the most.
Speaking of exterior style, one look at the pictures of the QX56 will tell you if it's going to float your boat at all, so no amount of PR styling bumpf about a ''powerful presence'' or ''barrel-shaped sides'' or ''jewel-like xenon headlights'' or ''elegant front end design'' or ''taut, athletic stance'' or anything else is going to matter. I mention this only to show how a thousand words is often not enough to make up for one picture.