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The Infiniti QX60 competes in the Midsize Premium SUV market segment. According to data collected from verified new-vehicle buyers for the JD Power 2023 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study, Infiniti QX60 owners rated their SUVs in 10 primary categories.
Listed below in descending order, you'll find their preferences, from what they like most about the QX60 to what they like least:
In the 2023 APEAL Study, the QX60 ranks fifth out of seven Midsize Premium SUV models.
In the following sections, our independent expert analyzes a 2024 Infiniti QX60 Autograph equipped with the following options:
The test vehicle's price was $69,240, including the $1,195 destination charge.
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While the QX60 wears new bodywork outside, the interior outdoes the exterior with a truly elegant design. Standard on the Autograph test vehicle, Infiniti fits leather seats featuring a diamond-shaped stitching pattern, the design echoed on the dashboard's surface for a very upscale look.
The rest of the interior surfaces—rendered in textured aluminum, plastic, and a soft-touch rubber coating—are all very high quality with a premium feel that amplifies the example created by the diamond stitching. It all gives an exceptional, custom feel that would look almost normal in a Bentley costing nearly $200,000.
A new frameless rearview mirror is now standard across all trims. Still, on Luxe and Sensory trims with the Vision package, the unit also houses a high-tech dual-mode display. You can toggle between the glass reflector and an LCD that receives its image from a rear-facing camera, depicting the rear view in real-time video. This same feature is standard on top-trim Autograph models.
The rearview camera mirror is an innovative use of technology and can be a very helpful workaround. For example, you've loaded the cargo area to the rafters with boxes that block your view to the rear. The camera mirror's view, however, would not be obscured. The downside is that acclimating your eyes to the display takes longer than a conventional mirror.
Infiniti places all the controls on the dashboard and the center stack logically and marks them clearly. However, some ventilation settings are at the bottom row of central buttons and not in the middle of the display. It's miles ahead of the prior-generation QX60's dual-screen display.
There was a period not too long ago when luxury automakers started taking away free scheduled maintenance after offering it for many years. Today, many have restored the benefit, Infiniti being one of them. The brand now includes Premium Care integrated maintenance for three years on all models sold or leased in the United States. Scheduled inspections and service items include:
Not only does this perk provide peace of mind, but it can also be a real cost-saver.
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Today, nearly every automaker offers a suite of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Pro Pilot Assist is Infiniti's suite. On the QX60, it includes these standard features:
In addition to the above, the Autograph-equipped test vehicle also came with:
The latter driver-attention feature—still rare in the industry—can bring the vehicle to a complete stop. It's more a driver inattention system that executes an escalating list of alerts to the driver if the vehicle perceives that they are not paying attention, as if they were asleep or more gravely incapacitated.
I performed several real-world tests of the QX60's system on a closed road. Vehicles with this capability usually require that adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assistance are all activated and that the car also have a stop-and-go (sometimes termed "stop-and-hold") system where the car keeps pace with slow, leading traffic and can brake itself to a complete stop. The test QX60 had all these systems.
Touch-sensitive pads in the steering wheel's rim at roughly 9 and 3 o'clock initiate the sequence of emergency stop events and the preliminary warnings. By letting go and not re-gripping the steering wheel, the QX60 alerted me with a red hand graphic in the instrument cluster, telling me to take hold of the wheel.
The first alert occurred after 11.69 seconds of hands-free driving. It then re-signaled me both visually and with an audible chime. After I re-gripped the wheel, the alert stopped, and all was normal.
On subsequent hands-free tests, the alert came in a shorter eight seconds rather than 11. One could interpret this outcome as some programming or machine learning in which the car perceives its driver is tired and nodding off.
I then let the system run its course into active emergency stop mode. After six visual alerts, the audible chime becomes a constant, steady tone. The tone changes to a police siren, and an Emergency Stop Initiated graphic appears in the instrument panel while the hazard lights are engaged. Three automatic stabs at the brakes then occur, ostensibly to wake the driver. At that point, still with no response from me, the car applied the brakes and stopped with the hazard lights still on. If I had taken the wheel at any point before the car began to stop completely, the system would disengage.
Lastly, I let the sequence play out fully to the complete stop. The QX60 sets the parking brake automatically. If the car had a telematics subscription (an emergency or "SOS" call system), it would have placed a call to a live telematics center, the operator of which could conceivably deploy emergency services to the car's location.
By no means is the QX60 the only vehicle on the market with automatic emergency stop capability through a driver monitoring system. But it is bewildering to understand that this capability was a mere concept less than five years ago.
Infiniti mates the 2024 QX60's 295-hp 3.5-liter V6 to a 9-speed automatic transmission that replaces the prior generation's annoying, drone-inducing continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT). In the Autograph-trim QX60 of this test, AWD sends power to 20-inch wheels and tires, though the base QX60s have FWD.
The new QX60 does everything better than its predecessor. Infiniti improved the SUV's acceleration, making it more perceptible without the constant drone of the old CVT. But even the 9-speed transmission shows a flaw here and there. Throttle response can lag, showing an unresponsiveness to downshifting a gear or two when you need it immediately. And even though it generates adequate power once it's found the right gear, the engine is a bit thrashy and harsher at high RPMs than I expect in a luxury SUV.
Other than during maximum acceleration, interior noise is exceptionally calm in the QX60. There's virtually no wind noise, even at highway speeds and in crosswinds. There's also minimal tire noise, even on coarse, abrasive surfaces.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates 22 mpg in combined driving for the 2024 QX60. During my test period, I saw an average of 22.7 mpg in mixed driving over 400-plus miles. That's decent compared to the official EPA figure, but it's not very impressive for the class. Hybrids in the midsize premium SUV segment beat it, with as much as 36 combined mpg from the Lexus RX 350h. An optional hybrid powertrain would improve the fuel situation, but all QX60s come with the same 3.5-liter V-6.
As it should, the QX60's suspension skews more comfort-focused with road isolation rather than sportiness. Most buyers in this segment place a higher value on comfort rather than handling agility, and those folks will be satisfied.
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Indeed, the 2024 Infiniti QX60 drives better, accelerates in a more pleasing way than its predecessor, and offers more than its fair share of high style. Ride comfort and quietness take precedence over sporty handling, and that's what buyers in this segment want. The interior is a real winner too. It has a full complement of active driver assists, bolstered by a driver monitoring system that can stop the car in dire circumstances.
However, although Infiniti launched the new-generation QX60 in 2022, there have been few significant updates in 2023 or 2024. And there's no hybrid option to the thirsty (if adequately powerful) V6 engine. Considering Lexus offers multiple powertrains in its top-selling RX crossover SUV, this is a big hurdle for Infiniti among car buyers.
There are also compelling alternatives from Genesis, Hyundai, and Kia, not to mention Acura and Lexus. The Infiniti QX60 is a competent midsize premium SUV. Still, with more options than ever before in this very competitive segment, greatness might now be the threshold automakers must meet.
Jim Resnick has been covering transportation and the automotive, technology, engineering, and motorsports fields for decades, his award-winning work appearing in numerous American and European media outlets. He also spent 13 years managing product information, media relations, marketing, and strategy with three luxury carmakers.
