2011 Infiniti QX56 4WD - Short Take Road Test - Car and Driver
The Infiniti product strategists don’t seem to think so. Check the second-gen QX56. It’s big, it raises the luxury ante, and it’s all-new. New inside, new outside, new engine, new transmission, new chassis. Well, new to the QX56, anyway. But even with shared componentry, a major makeover is a big investment and, thus, a bet that the QX can win bigger in a game where, to be kind, it hasn’t been a major player. So the QX56 continues as a body-on-frame design, but its Titan pickup foundation has been scrapped. The wheelbase is a couple inches shorter, at 121. 1, and the roof is a few inches lower, but overall length (208. 3) is up, as is width (79. 9) and mass: Our four-wheel-drive test truck weighed 6054 pounds, 364 more than the QX we tested four... The new sheetmetal has more drama and some blingish frosting à la Cadillac Escalade and Lincoln Navigator. Shared with the new M56 sedan, the V-8 engine— 5. 6 liters, DOHC, 32 valves, all aluminum, direct injection, variable valve timing and intake-valve lift, 400 horsepower, 413 pound-feet of torque—and the seven-speed automatic lend smooth urgency... Source: www.caranddriver.com
