Infiniti Q45

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Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 INFINITI Q45

Strengths:
340 HP 4.5l Engine Gas mileage is excellent for the car 17city and 25 Highway The transmission is the best i have seen even in the BMW No i-Drive to deal with BEST FIT&FINISH I HAVE seen...benz extremely lacks in this department. The headlamps are to-die-for The voice recognition/DVD NAVIGATION adapts to your voice. No matter the accent, it will adapt to your voice, and functions most easilty when your voice is heard Rear seats recline and are heated. Front seats are heated and cooled VALUE VALUE VALUE! I am really sorry to say that people are not willing, or not aware of the INFINITI Q45 enough to buy one, but this should change...SPREAD THE WORD! BEST INTERIOR I HAVE SEEN OUT OF ANY SINGLE CAR OUT THERE! ABSOLUTELY GORGOUS

Weaknesses:
Stlye to some, although i love it Resale value, but this car shouldnt even be sold, just savoured forever! hehe

Summary:
I think the styling/interior/overall value and quality of the new INFINITI Q45 is best out of EVERYTHING. Fully and absolutely loaded with climate control front/rear seats...navigation, rear camera, rear power reclining, rear air condition, voice recognition system, intelligent cruise control, all the works, the car comes out to a little above $60,000. With this in mind, every single car out there with these type of options, including the LS430, S430, 745il are all much more more expensive than the Q and offer almost the same features. With the exception of the BMW, the Q45 is a faster car than all of them, and ties with the BMW. The Q45 has a larger engine and more hp than any car. Benz and BMW are expensive because the consumers pay for the name of the car. Although i agree that the LS is a good car, it is extremely bland and WWAAAYY too conservative. Nothing like the 7 lense, most powerful headlamps in the world that are on the Q, or the electronically controlled key, or voice command, or even a rear CAMERA...nothing compares, at all!

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Price Paid:  $61000.00 from Kirkland Wa

Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 Q45

Strengths:
Styling

Weaknesses:
Does not live up to the "hype"

Summary:
Good car, although the car does not truly live up to all it's advertising. The Satalite system is not available even though the car has a SAT button the factory did not "wire" all the cars for the SAT system. The Q45 looks good but the service, follow through and complete manufacturing still appears to be Nissan... Looks good for the price compared to competitors but all those bells and whistles either don't work properly, are not truly available or are lesser imatiations. OK car but for the price your better off with an Acura.

Price Paid:  $59000.00 from West Houston Infinit

Strengths:
Should have been an excellent value for dollars if Infiniti had provided what was promised

Weaknesses:
Infiniti not fulfilling promises West Houston Infiniti dealership not responding

Summary:
I'm wondering how other Infiniti owners have handled the following situation(letter was sent to the Vice President for the Infiniti division - I'll fit as much as I can on this page): Dear Mr. McNabb: I am writing to you in hopes that you can find some solution to a serious issue with my almost-15 month old 2002 Infiniti Q45. My 2002 Q45's problem is the lack of a promised integrated cellular telephone that Infiniti was marketing as an available Q45 upgrade for over a year and was included as a "we owe" provision in my purchase contract. As I'm sure you know, the integrated telephone was supposed work with the 2002 Q45's voice recognition system and built-in LCD monitor. Mr. ZZZZZZ, of the Infiniti Division, had been working with me on this issue since May 2002 until he left his present position. I have to say how impressed I was with Mr. ZZZZZZ and his attempts to handle this situation, even if all the attempts were unsuccessful. He is certainly a credit to Nissan North America. I am now working Ms. YYYYYY who seems very willing to help. Unfortunately, no one has yet come up with any solution that is acceptable to the Infiniti Division and my dealer, West Houston Infiniti. My recollection is that I'm the only one, so far, to offer any suggestions about how to solve this problem. When I purchased the 2002 Q45 I had every intention of buying the integrated telephone since I had previously owned a car with an integrated telephone. The 2002 Q45 met all of my specifications for a new car once I was told that the integrated telephone could be added later. Therefore I was one of your early purchasers of the "new Q". I am regretting that decision more and more with each day. When Infiniti Division decided to withdraw the 2002 Q45's integrated telephone before it was released, Mr. ZZZZZZ and I began to discuss ways to solve my contractual problem. As I mentioned earlier, I had a written promise of an integrated telephone. We came up with many ideas on how to provide an integrated telephone solution for the 2002 Q45 or an equivalent "value add" to my present Q45. All of those solutions were either not technically possible or rejected by Infiniti/Nissan engineering. In the end, Mr. ZZZZZZ was unable to come up with any concrete offer concerning my present 2002 Q45. The only solution any of us could come up with was to have me purchas

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Price Paid:  $52500.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2002 /Q45

Strengths:
1. Design
2. Quiet ride
3. More bang for the buck spent(amenities, standard features etc.)
4. Powerful engine
5. Innovative headlights

Weaknesses:
1. A wee bit too much "play" with the pedal before actually accelerating
2. Sloping back window is pretty but, from the inside during the day without the automatic rear screen up will cause more glare than your average vehicle.

Summary:
This car is fantastic! I've had the vehicle for 2 weeks and 2 days now and I must say that it is a few grades above my traded in 1999 Acura 3.2 TL. This car is one that you MUST read the manual to understand how to operate the multitude of "creature comforts" effectively. The interior is inviting with ample maple wood abound and available in 3 shades(the sport packaged Q45 only comes in the granite color wood and is also the only model to sport a blue trim in the rear lights and if they had other maple colors to choose from outside of the granite, I would have opted for that package rather than the luxury package). The exterior slopes like a great white shark ready to attack any pavement put in its hungry face(the grill and the high placement of the headlights really make the front of the vehicle appear to not only be intimidating but innovatively attractive as well.
A+ in my book thus far!!

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Price Paid:  $52000.00

Strengths:
Power, reliability, decent handling for size, decent fuel economy for class, luxury, reasonable price, safety features

Weaknesses:
styling, especially the grill, isn't my favorite, lack of snob appeal to some

Summary:
The previous reviewer is obviously referring to some personal problems of his, not a car. What does someone committing suicide have to do with a car design? The Q is a "rebadged Nissan product". Ha. What is a Lexus ? Many people might prefer pocketing the $5,000 (real-world prices) they'll save in a few months, after the new-release hubub dies down, over an LS 430. Quotes were Q 45 sales "as of april 2001". I may be mistaken, but didn't the Q45 just come out in April? How COULD they sell as many as Lexus if they just came out in the middle of the month, and are not tooled up yet for full production, since they're obviously waiting to see if demand requires it? Besides, many drivers prefer a more exclusive and unique vehicle. At least those of without lemming tendencies. The Q is, according to published information, faster, better handling, and roughly equal in other areas. Also, Consumer reports just published a guide that shows not Lexus, not Mercedes, not, BMW, not Audi, but INFINITI as having the best overall reliability. (not that CR is beyond reproach in their methods, but still being on the top of the list is hard to argue with)

As for resale, time will tell on the new model. I hope it doesn't sell as well as the other makes, because I plan to wait 2 years and snap one up after its taken its big depreciation hit. I'll take a 2 y/o Q-45 at $35,000 to $40,000 over a new Lexus GS 300 or BMW 325i or 330i any day of the week. It's bigger, faster, handles better than the Lexus, and is much more reliable than the BMW(I'm a previous 540i owner). Other than the grill, I like the look of the new Q with the sport pkg. It's modern as well as mature.

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BMW 540i. The Q is probably more comfortable, reliable, luxurious,and yes, faster. The BMW is hard to beat for handling and looks, but is an aging design and are expensive to operate. The Infiniti dealer experience is also reputed to be better. My experience with BMW is mixed, but mostly they're arrogant and snobby. Some may like this, I don't happen to.