The Infiniti QX60, called the Infiniti JX until the 2014 model year, is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV with three-row seating produced by Infiniti, the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Nissan. It is underpinned by an elongated Nissan Murano platform also used by the Nissan Pathfinder.
In keeping with Infiniti's naming scheme for 2014, in which cars begin with Q and SUVs begin with QX, the JX was renamed to QX60. While the number previously denoted engine displacement (for example, 35=3.5L engine), the new number, 60, is largely to do with its place in the product lineup, with larger numbers usually corresponding to more expensive vehicles.
First generation (L50; 2013)
The Infiniti JX35 was announced in April 2012 in the United States as a 2013 model. A concept version had been debuted at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance event, while the production model was unveiled at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. For 2014, the car was renamed the QX60.
The QX60 was the first three-row crossover to be released by Infiniti. Design work was done through 2009, by Naoyuki Ohkoshi under Shiro Nakamura. In 2012 Nissan announced that the Pathfinder would also have the same platform as the QX60 for the 2013 model year.
The QX60 had previously been under consideration for the Australian market, but the numbers for right-hand-drive re-engineering and local homologation failed to add up and get approved by Australian authorities unlike its Nissan Pathfinder sibling. This results that the QX60 would not be available in RHD markets as it would only be available exclusively in LHD markets.
Drivetrain and engine
The QX60's original 3.5 liter VQ35DE V6 engine produces an output of and . For 2017, this was updated with direct injection. The QX60 uses a continuously variable transmission.
For the 2014 model year, a hybrid version was introduced. The hybrid is powered by a supercharged 2.5-liter twin-cam 16-valve four cylinder engine with an electric motor and a compact 0.6 kWh lithium-ion battery pack located under the 3rd row seat. The new supercharged inline-four (QR25DER) is rated at and , while the electric motor kicks in and . Claimed total system power stands at and . The QX60 Hybrid was discontinued in Summer 2017 for the 2018 model year, 3 years after the Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid was discontinued in fall 2014 for the 2014 model year. Hybrid versions will be reintroduced in 2021 or 2022 as part of Nissan's electrification plans starting with the second generation model. The QX60 and QX60 Hybrid were the first vehicles in Infiniti's North American lineup to use Nissan's Continuously Variable Transmission.
The 2017 QX60 is now powered by a 3.5-liter, direct-injected V-6 that makes and of torque.
Performance and safety
0– 8.3 seconds
3.5-liter 24-valve V6 engine, aluminum-alloy block and heads
12.6 x 1.10-inch ventilated discs/12.13 x 0.63-inch ventilated discs; 4-wheel, 4-channel ABS Automatic-on/off high intensity discharge bi-functional xenon headlights Integrated front fog lights LED rear brake lights and center high-mounted stoplight LED Daytime Running Lamps (2016 model year and up)
Safety
1 vehicle structure rated "Good" 2 strength-to-weight ratio: 4.68
Model year changes and updates
2013
First introduced as the JX35 and luxury cousin of the Nissan Pathfinder.
2014
For the 2014 model year, the JX35 was rebadged as the QX60. New features include a USB port added in the center console, now available with 8 inch touch screen and navigation with AroundView Monitor, now available with Forward Braking System, Forward Collision Warning and Lane Departure Warning/Prevention systems, Rear View Camera now standard, now available with Bose speakers and surround sound, and Hybrid variant added (Limited and late Availability for hybrid).
2015
For the 2015 model year, the QX60 received an updated CVT and now is available with Backup Collision Intervention/Blind Spot Warning/Intervention Systems.