Review: 2022 INFINITI QX50 Is Comfortingly Familiar and Fiercely Protective

The current model of the INFINITI QX50 compact sport utility vehicle is not only handsome and avant-garde, but it's also comfortingly familiar and fiercely protective as well. Strategically crafted with a focus on ensuring the best on-road scenarios for its drivers and passengers, the forward-thinking vehicle delivers a host of safety and comfort features designed to keep its occupants safe and sound. It's no secret that the QX50 has a standout attractive design emphasized by a boldly linear body form, piercing headlight gaze, and signature double-arch grille which gives an even more aggressive appearance. The handcrafted interior space creates a tranquilly contemporary feel and includes curated materials with wrap-and-sew highlights and contrast-color stitching paired with piping.

The QX50 confidently flexes its lean muscular structure and showcases both brains and brawn under the hood as well. The world's first mass-production variable-compression turbocharged (VC-Turbo) engine with innovative advanced engineering that provides groundbreaking performance or eco-friendly efficiency based on driver demand. The QX50 works to keep you physically protected as well in all QX50 grades with the help of standard safety features including blind spot warning and intervention, lane departure warning and prevention, forward emergency braking with pedestrian detection, predictive forward collision warning, rear automatic braking, and rear cross traffic alert.

This is innovation, refined for those who demand more. This is style, reinvented for those who defy the status quo. This is luxury, reimagined around you and designed to be lived in.

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In the News

Source: INFINITI | Curated materials, remarkable craftsmanship, and now connectivity with the capability to further support drivers, the 2022 INFINITI QX50 with Apple CarPlay compatibility and ProPILOT Assist newly standard on all grades of the mid-size starting for $39,150 MSRP. In addition to Apple CarPlay and ProPILOT Assist, all grades of the 2022 QX50 now include convenience features such as a Type-C USB charge port for rear passengers, rear door-activated Intelligent Key entry, LED welcome lights on the rear door handles, and an auto-dimming rearview mirror. The 2022 QX50 is available in five well-equipped grades—PURE, LUXE, ESSENTIAL, SENSORY, AUTOGRAPH—in front-wheel drive as standard, or Intelligent All-Wheel-Drive for $2,000. All 2022 QX50 models are powered by an award-winning and world's first variable-compression turbocharged (VC-Turbo) engine that produces 268 horsepower while returning up to 26 mpg combined, based on the EPA cycle. Exceptional comfort features such as auto-folding heated outside mirrors, 4-way driver power lumbar adjustment, and leather-appointed, perforated seats are standard beginning on QX50 LUXE models. An updated Appearance Package, which costs $1,200 MSRP, adds daring touches to QX50 LUXE models, including 20-inch wheels, black exterior accents, and more. Additionally, Bose Performance Series premium audio, climate-controlled front seats, a heated steering wheel, and more are newly standard on QX50 ESSENTIAL, which starts at $46,950 MSRP. The QX50 SENSORY adds semi-aniline leather-appointed perforated seats, motion-activated liftgate, heated second-row, outboard seats, 4-way passenger power lumbar adjustment, etc.

Specifications

Engine: 268 horsepower 2.0L VC-Turbo 4 Cylinder
Torque: 280 pound-feet
Transmission: Continuously Variable Transmission
Wheels: 19" Silver Painted Aluminum Alloy
Sound: Bose Performance Series 16-Speaker Premium Audio
Color: Majestic White
Fuel: 22/28/25 (mpg city/highway/combined)
MSRP (starts): $48,800
MSRP (shown): $49,825

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About INFINITI

INFINITI Motor Company is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, with operations around the world including regional offices based in the Americas, China, and INFINITI International Markets based in Dubai. The INFINITI brand of premium automobiles are assembled in manufacturing facilities in Japan, North America, and China. INFINITI design studios are located in Atsugi-Shi near Yokohama, London, San Diego, and Beijing. More information about INFINITI and its industry leading technologies can be found at www.INFINITIUSA.com. You can also follow INFINITI on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and see the latest videos on YouTube.