2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid AWD - Car and Driver
Access to the third row is easy, thanks to a second row that slides forward and folds flat against the front seatbacks. The standard powertrain is a 265-hp 3. 5-liter V-6 driving the front wheels. If you can live without the luxury trappings of the Infiniti brand, see the Nissan Pathfinder: it’s the basis for the QX60. Instrumented Test – 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid AWD Blown Four Holer. These benefits are achieved by transplanting the hybrid powertrain from the QX60’s Nissan twin, the Pathfinder. Basically, this means supplanting the nonhybrid model’s 265-hp, 3. 5-liter V-6 with a 230-hp, supercharged 2. 5-liter four-cylinder and a small 20-hp electric motor with a lithium-ion battery pack. After all, Infiniti did add a second powertrain—or the better part of one. But the price bump is a reasonable $3000. If you drive the national average of 13,000 miles a year and pay $4 for a gallon of gas, you’ll break even in six and half years if you get the EPA mpg—longer if you drive like we do. Although the hybrid... And when you do take advantage of maximum performance, you quickly become aware that the hybrid’s big four-banger isn’t as smooth as the V-6 in the conventional QX60. It produces vague moans and drones that are completely absent with the. Source: www.caranddriver.com
