Overview & Reviews

Infiniti is an upscale automaker from Japan. Though most of its products are related to those sold by parent company Nissan, Infiniti looks to achieve a premium status by infusing its cars and SUVs with spirited performance and additional luxury content.

The brand was launched for the 1990 model year. Its purpose back then, as it is now, was to create premium vehicles for America that wouldn't have otherwise fit in with Nissan's more mainstream image. This was the same tactic Honda used for the creation of Acura, and Toyota for Lexus. In its first full year, Infiniti started out with two vehicles, the Q45 sedan and the M30 coupe and convertible. The compact, entry-level G20 was introduced soon after.

As the 1990s moved along, Infiniti slowly added more vehicles to its lineup. The Q45 luxury sport sedan found its market. The car's 278-horsepower V8 was class-leading in its day. On top of that, the Q45 offered cutting-edge technology such as an active suspension system. By the late '90s Infiniti had rolled out the QX4, an SUV based on the Pathfinder. The sport-ute's truck platform gave it a leg up in off-road performance relative to competing car-based SUVs.

Although Infiniti's sales grew steadily, the marque still fell short of both Lexus and Acura in terms of popularity. The early 2000s saw Infiniti making a determined effort to sharpen its focus and upgrade its products. But it was the introduction of the entry-level, midsize G35 in 2003 that finally gave Infiniti the boost and identity direction it sorely needed. Based on the same platform underpinning the Nissan 350Z, the G35 coupe and sedan met with immediate sales success. The FX35/FX45 soon followed -- a crossover SUV that provided spirited acceleration and sports-car handling with the utility of a wagon.

Today, Infiniti's lineup has expanded to include the G (now a sedan, coupe and convertible) and FX as well as the midsize M sedan, the EX small crossover SUV, the JX midsize crossover SUV and the QX large SUV. Infiniti has also introduced the M Hybrid sedan, its first hybrid vehicle. No matter the model, shoppers will find Infiniti's latest vehicles to be focused on luxury, sport, quality and value.

User Reviews:

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  Best Investment - 2003 Infiniti G35
  By lkozen - July 26 - 10:00 am

  Ive never been so satisfied with spending this much money on anything else. It turns heads and performs excellent. I would highly recommend buying this car.

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  Infiniti G35 Coupe - 2003 Infiniti G35
  By MillionJ - July 26 - 10:00 am

  This is the most fun car that Ive ever owned. It has beautiful lines and perforamance to match. It is pure performance machine.

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  Worst new car Ive ever purchased - 2014 Infiniti QX60
  By Worst new car purchase ever!!! - July 25 - 3:55 pm

  This car has been at the dealership for repairs more than my 2005 work vehicle. There have been problems with the gas hand jumping drastically; front passenger air bag sensor (several repairs); roof rails coming apart; and most recently the transmission had to be replaced.. I will be getting rid of this car as soon as Im able to and never will buy any Nissan / Infiniti product ever again. This has been the worst new car purchase Ive ever had. Thanks for a lot of inconvenience and unreliability at a considerably high cost.

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  Awesome car! - 2005 Infiniti G35
  By Eldin - July 24 - 7:40 pm

  I bought this car last year on 6/23/07. It needed a new tranny and a 3rd clutch @ 50K because of the previous owner not knowing how to drive it. I love everything about this car as far as performance, but the amber yellow lighting inside reminds of a TC. I test drove a BMW 330CI before my G purchase & it was a joke. I get about 18-20mpg city & 24-28 highway, which is pretty good considering I have 20" wheels, a heavy foot & 3" exhaust. the interior rattles a lot & no luck w/ the dealer. I have 61K fun miles on this car & plan to drive it to the ground then rebuilt the motoer w/ a turbo.

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  Best Performance luxury convertible available under $60K - 2011 Infiniti G CONVERTIBLE
  By steve_dallas1 - July 22 - 11:48 am

  This is our second Infiniti G model; we had a 2009 sedan as well. This car has it all, great looks, great performance, the best warranty around. Acceleration and cornering cant be matched. We have never had to take in either of our Infinitis for anything other than normal service.

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  As good as my Lexus - 1998 Infiniti Q45
  By Dan - July 22 - 4:20 am

  The only problem I have ever had with this car was with the differential. They fixed that under warranty, I couldnt be more pleased with car.

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  So far so good!! - 2008 Infiniti G35
  By mpoisson - July 21 - 4:03 am

  Bought in Feb 2008, tail end of winter, in Rochester NY. Did awesome in the snow!! Plenty of kick, quiet, smooth. Getting about 20 mpg mostly in town driving. Not great, but considering a 306hp engine and a driver with a heavy foot.

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  Cant get the smile off of my face - 2003 Infiniti G35
  By broz - July 20 - 10:00 am

  I came out of an Acura TL lease and looked at several in this class. Never owned a rear wheel drive but when the dealer took me for a ride and cut a turn at 50mph, I quickly became a fan of the rear wheel stability and the G35 with Sport suspension. The G35 may be the most fun car I have ever driven if you like power, sharp turning, and well, POWER.

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  370Z Zedan - 2013 Infiniti M
  By InfinitiDriver703 - July 19 - 9:00 pm

  I literally found this car by accident. Before this car I was a proud owner of a M35h which I absolutely loved but it just was sporty enough. Before the hybrid I owned a FX35 which I ran to almost 200k and it was perfect but I wanted something newer but didnt think I could find anything better than the FX. The M Hybrid was amazing. Fast, Fuel sipping, super safe and super tech but it was more a luxury cruiser than the sports sedan I wanted. I searched the net just to set what was out there and found my clean fully loaded M37XS optioned all the way up with the aero kit. The car is absolutely perfect. Its sporty fun sounds amazing, gathers many looks and just what I expect from Infiniti. This is my 5th Infiniti and 10 Nissan product overall and all have been great to me giving many fun trouble-free miles (majority of my Nissan ran to or past 200k before I trade up with the exception of my M35h which was shy of 100k). I hope this will be just as reliable as my previous Nissan/Infinitis.

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  Happy with my 6MT - 2005 Infiniti G35
  By Jim - July 19 - 10:50 am

  I havent experienced the brake or abnormal tire wear problems that many others have, although I concur that the OEM tires -- which I replaced with pricey but far superior Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s -- left a lot to be desired. I usually average 21.8 mpg in mostly highway driving. Weve all felt the pain of higher gas prices recently, and for the past couple weeks Ive been driving with a very light foot (very atypical for me) to see how much the mileage would improve. I was absolutely astonished to get an honest 28 mpg on a recent 110 mile highway trip where I limited my max speed to 60 mph. I cruised at around 70 on the return trip and the overall mileage dropped to 27.2. Not too shabby!