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Kinja'd!!! "sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
05/31/2015 at 11:50 • Filed to: None

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Thin Infinti FX/QX70 is a seriosly badass crossover. When you consider the fact that this car’s most direct competition is the Lexus RX and Acura MDX (so much X), it is really amusing.

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DISCUSSION (20)


Kinja'd!!! hike > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/31/2015 at 11:53

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It was even more badass in FX50 form. Why a crossover SUV with a big ol V8 up front ever existed, I’ll never understand, but I love that it did. If only Infiniti could get back to building those awesome vehicles.


Kinja'd!!! sm70- why not Duesenberg? > hike
05/31/2015 at 11:54

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Indeed. I’ve driven the FX50, and am keeping my fingers crossed for one ending up in you garage within a month. But even the 330hp FX37 is plenty fast.


Kinja'd!!! lone_liberal > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/31/2015 at 12:01

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I like it too, and it’s hard to figure out how they could get that right and the QX80 so wrong .

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Kinja'd!!! sm70- why not Duesenberg? > lone_liberal
05/31/2015 at 12:02

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I used to like the pre-facelift QX80 (aka the QX56) but it has grown off me. The facelift made everything 10x worse.


Kinja'd!!! MLGCarGuy > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/31/2015 at 12:12

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And it had a Vettel edition just because Infiniti felt a wing was appropriate.

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Kinja'd!!! Vicente Esteve > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/31/2015 at 12:19

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This IS the least SUV SUV there is.


Kinja'd!!! AM > MLGCarGuy
05/31/2015 at 12:20

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Keeps you grounded to the ground?

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Kinja'd!!! hike > lone_liberal
05/31/2015 at 12:35

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I don’t mind the QX80 as much as I hate the JX. Or whatever it’s called now. FWD based crossover with a CVT goes against everything Infiniti spent years building, which was a reputation for fun sporty, but reliable alternatives to the Germans and other Japanese makes.


Kinja'd!!! Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/31/2015 at 13:05

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It's not bad. It's for sure better than their big one.


Kinja'd!!! G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/31/2015 at 13:13

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They also sound beastly sans mufflers.


Kinja'd!!! sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Vicente Esteve
05/31/2015 at 14:17

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That’s why we’re looking at it.


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/31/2015 at 15:26

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I’d rather have that than the other two, but the interior is puketastic.


Kinja'd!!! sm70- why not Duesenberg? > jkm7680
05/31/2015 at 15:51

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On the contrary, I like it a lot. Gradient wood, quilted leather, and a quality, driver oriented feel to everything.

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The previous gen did have a crummy interior though.


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/31/2015 at 16:06

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That steering wheel just euchhhhhh.


Kinja'd!!! BorkBorkBjork > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/31/2015 at 17:40

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I like the FX, always have. I feel it was the way the second-gen Cadillac SRX should have been, given that the first-gen and a Northstar V8 and RWD.


Kinja'd!!! sm70- why not Duesenberg? > jkm7680
05/31/2015 at 17:46

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If you say so.


Kinja'd!!! sm70- why not Duesenberg? > BorkBorkBjork
05/31/2015 at 17:48

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Yup. The SRX really needs a refresh, preferably to something like this only with escalade looks and more luggage room.


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/31/2015 at 18:04

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Yes.


Kinja'd!!! Alex B > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/31/2015 at 18:23

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A neighbor has one. In Blue Slate over Tan interior.

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It makes a nice noise.


Kinja'd!!! AMGtech - now with more recalls! > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/31/2015 at 23:04

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These are great. A few Infiniti models are seriously underrated. It’s too bad they don’t have a real performance division. The V8 versions are especially nice.