2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid - Car and Driver
An EPA highway rating of 28 mpg is 4 mpg greater than the nonhybrid front-driver’s and 5 mpg better than that of an AWD model with the V-6. Hello, Goodbye. Our initial time behind the wheel of the hybrid QX60 was brief and limited to a few miles of roads surrounding the Nashville Superspeedway. But we can report that the ute drives about the same as did the last JX35 we tested, which Infiniti says was the goal. Weight gain is claimed to be minimal, and Infiniti predicts straight-line performance will shadow that of the nonhybrids. The brake pedal is relatively smooth for a hybrid’s, and regenerative braking will recharge the modest battery, which can be monitored via digital readouts in the gauge cluster and dash. The lithium-ion battery lacks the juice to accelerate such a heavy vehicle on electricity alone, but the QX60 can coast with its engine off at speeds up to about 50 mph. But accelerate the two-plus-ton QX60 up to highway speeds, and the CVT makes the engine drone as expected. Front-drive QX60 hybrids start at $45,545, some three grand more than the. Source: www.caranddriver.com
