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Old 10-21-03, 11:20 AM
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Old 10-21-03, 11:22 AM
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KayGee a CL member here has been (and got paid) to one of those consumer group things to check it out. If I remember correctly they badged it a Lexus so people wouldn't automatically ***** on it.

Looks like a Japanese Escalade POS EXT thingie. The Blingers will be happy though.
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Old 10-21-03, 11:28 AM
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Looks like the family truckster from 'Vacation' from the front. If you look close, you can see King Tut's head in the center of the dash.

Not a fan.
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Good lord is that one ugly POS. Never in my life. I wonder if that is the "same" truck that is coming out from Nissan that is supposed to be the new pathfinder just rebadged as an Infiniti. Man I'm gonna go chuck my lunch now
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There is ugly and then there is UUGLY!! That thing def falls in the latter category!! I dont what is about new age carmakers that causes them to equate affluence with a large, hideous grille!!! The worst part of the design is the roof. The portion over the front seats is domed, then it goes to a flat plane over the cargo area, I guess they wanted to mix a FX45, and a Tahoe eh

How the same company that turned out the beautiful G35 Coupe could give this contraption the seal of approval is beyond me!
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Old 10-21-03, 12:06 PM
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The designer must have been using some "substances" when he designed that.
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Err.........What happened? QX4 was nice looking
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That thing is nasty looking....looks like they're trying to emulate the front end of an Escalade just a bit...as you can see from the hard edges..not feelin' it..

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Old 10-21-03, 06:38 PM
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that is what i call a piece of ******. good thing it isn't a lexus.
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The Edsel was ugly. The Aztek was ugly. I thought its twin Buick sister was ugly too. BUT never could I imagine anything so hideous as this Infiniti. The designer could not just be on some *substance*, he/she must have been buried knee deep in the ***t he/she was smoking.

If you thought the M45 was a dud. If you thought the Q45 was a huge dud. You ain't seen a dud yet until this version of Infiniti comes out. It's gonna be gone in a flash. Let's see, the Aztek spent 3 miserable years before the general pulled the plug. The bet will be how long it takes some Infiniti smart alec to wise up and pull this plug.

Being edgy is one thing. Going over the edge like this one is another. OMG
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actually i dont think the Q45 or the M45 were duds at all
my next door neighbor has a new black M45 and i think it looks pretty damn sweet

always liked the Q45 as well...

only problem is they are overrated in power from the factory...

tho i'm not a fan of this QX56 at all
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utterly disgusting.... the front looks like a beagle!...snoopy anyone?
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Originally posted by Bean
actually i dont think the Q45 or the M45 were duds at all
my next door neighbor has a new black M45 and i think it looks pretty damn sweet

always liked the Q45 as well...

only problem is they are overrated in power from the factory...

tho i'm not a fan of this QX56 at all
I gotta agree with Bluestar and disagree with you on M45/Q45. How many of these cars have sold YTD compared to their peers ? Infiniti cannot give these cars away. Check out the promos on these cars in your local newspapers. A $45K (list) M45 can be had for $10K under. If that ain't a dud, then what is ? The Q45 failed miserably to do anything in the lux car market. Several redesigns later, no one cares if it dies or lives. Think that isn't a dud ???

Your neighbor got a darn fine car that nobody else wants nor cares about. Good for him. I'm sure he got a great deal too.
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ugly. And no true off-road ability. Approach/breakover/departure angles suck! No ground clearance.

It will fail miserably.
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