First glimpse of Infiniti QX30 Concept 19 | 02 | 2015
THIS IS THE first official glimpse of the new Infiniti QX30 Concept, which will make its global debut next month at the Geneva Motor Show. The production car will be build at Nissan's Sunderland plant.
The QX30 Concept — 30mm taller than Q30 Concept — combines the sleek lines of a coupe with the distinguishing features and higher stance of a crossover.
“We wanted the spontaneous fluidity of the QX30 Concept design to cut through the urban clutter and rigidity, reflecting its go-anywhere and spur-of-the-moment nature,” Alfonso Albaisa, Infiniti executive design director, said.
“The QX30 Concept has been designed to make occupants feel safe and protected inside, and customers can drive in or out of the city without worrying about nicks to the chromework.”
The designers have given QX30 Concept a more pronounced aluminium-trimmed bumper up front, while rounding up the rear with a tough skid plate sculpted with nuanced graphics.
The QX30 Concept’s smooth exterior shape is composed of bold sections, deep upward cuts, and intersecting contours to create Infiniti’s hallmark “dual wave” effect.
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The aerodynamic design accentuates its athletic silhouette, showcasing its confident capability. Carbon fibre in the lower cladding and roof-bar supports adds to the car’s lightweight performance character.
The 21-inch wheels and larger profile tyres are core to the crossover’s sure-footed stance. The spokes are a unique mix of three-dimensional milled aluminium finished in different tones which interlock in a distinctive manner.
Even the roof racks have been designed with additional use in mind … well, certainly according to Infiniti.
Extending inward toward the centre line, alongside the glass roof, they provide a “sculpture” for the rear passengers to look through, resulting — so the Infiniti blurb says — in an unusual perspective of the world outside.
“The QX30 Concept design conveys a sophisticatedly gritty sense of strength and durability, but tough doesn’t mean rough. We’ve retained a sense of artistry throughout, even in the most functional of parts,” Albaisa continued.
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Jim McGill