2015 Infiniti Q70 tagged posts

I am pretty sure you will not see the 2015 Infiniti Q70L on the road very easily. People who are looking for a full-size luxury sedan will typically go for the Mercedes-Benz S-class, BMW 7 Series, Audi A8 and also the Lexus LS. The Infiniti Q70L is actually based on a mid-size sedan with stretched wheelbase to make it qualify for the “full size” category.

I have checked out the 2015 Q70L during last month’s Orange County auto show.

From the outside, you can tell it is a long-wheelbase Q70 by: 1. the “Q70L” badge on the rear trunk lid; 2. the visually long length of the car body’s side profile.

The 2015 Infiniti q70L has a wheelbase of 120...

The 2015 model year Q70 comes with several key changes and enhancements, highlighted below:

– added LWB model Q70L, which increased the wheelbase by 5.9-in, which contributes to a total of 120.1-in of wheelbase
– Q70L is available on all Q70 trims except the Q70 Hybrid
– 2015 models has active noise control system, extra noise insulation materials, better sealing and other enhancements, so it runs quieter than before
– Q70L comes with rear automatic-closing doors as standard

The 3.7L V6 version has 330hp, the V8 models has 420hp (416hp in the Q70L model) and the Q70 Hybrid has a combined rating of 360hp.

You can get more details in the below official press release.

The biggest news for the 2015 Q70 (the new name for the previous Infiniti M) is the long wheelbase version will be available to the US market.

Strictly speaking the long wheelbase Q70 is not a new creation – the China market already received it two years ago.

The long wheelbase Q70 has 5.9 inches longer of wheel base than the standard model. This is not a typical move for the brand in the US market. We can see that long wheelbase version of cars in Chinese market usually do not come to US, for example the BMW 3 series L, Audi A4L, A6L, Mercedes C class L, E class L etc. (in China, even the Toyota Yaris has a long wheelbase version)

So why Infiniti brings the Q70L across...