2016 Infiniti Q70 REVIEW | GT, S Premium and GT Premium, Prices, Features And Specifications
THE INFINITI BRAND MAY STILL BE A TAD INVISIBLE IN THIS MARKET, BUT IT HAS SOME GOOD CARS TUCKED AWAY BEHIND THAT SCREEN OF INVISIBILITY.
The large and luxuriously equipped Q70, at the top of the Infiniti range, is one that deserves more attention from buyers.
Bedecked with a premium features list, with a lusty 3.7 litre V6 tucked under the bonnet (or an equally lusty hybrid), and superbly crafted, the updated Q70 has both the feel of quality and the beans at the accelerator to stake its claim in the premium sedan segment.
Range pricing:
Q70 GT: $68,900 (or $77,803 driveaway),
Q70 S Premium: $78,900 (or $88,323 driveaway)
Q70 GT Premium: $82,900 (or $92,430 driveaway)
Engine/transmission:
Q70 GT: 3.7 litre V6 petrol: 235kW/360Nm; 7-spd sports auto
Q70 S Premium: 3.7 litre V6 petrol 235kW/360Nm; 7-spd sports auto (with paddle shifts)
Q70 GT Premium: 3.5 litre V6 petrol/electric: 225kW/350Nm+50kW/290Nm; 7-spd sports auto
Fuel consumption:
S Premium: 3.7 litre V6 petrol claimed: 10.8 l/100km; tested: 9.9 l/100km
GT Premium: 3.5 litre petrol/hybrid claimed: 6.9 l/100km; tested: 7.1 l/100km
OVERVIEW
Not greatly changed, the new model sharpens up the Q70’s front and rear styling, adds LED headlamps, LED turn-signals and tail-lights, and brings some new features and equipment to the range, without sending the price northward.
Originally launched here in 2012 as the M37 and M30d range, with 3.0 litre diesel, V6 petrol and hybrid drivetrains, Infiniti has since clipped the range, if not clipping its expectations for the big sedan here.
“This is an important car for us,” Australian Infiniti head, Jean Philippe Roux, said at launch.