1997 Infiniti Q45 Luxury Car Reviews & Ratings

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Infiniti Q45 Interior Review

Prestige cars traditionally offer a lap-of-luxury interior environment.

The Q45 cleaves hard and fast to the traditional approach. What isn't covered

in leather is covered in woodgrain. The leather is some of the best in

the business: buttery soft and perfectly stitched. It comes in but three

colors--beige, stone beige and black--but who could (tastefully) ask for

more?

The instrument layout is well considered with everything within sight

and/or reach. The occupants intentionally sit low in the car--not dramatically

so, however--so there is an added sense of security, of being surrounded

by body structure. The power front seats adjust in 10 directions and have

power lumbar supports.

There is a two-position memory for driver entry and exit, an eight-speaker

Bose sound system and Homelink, a transmitter system for opening gates

and garage doors and separate air conditioning for the rear seats. That

$48,890 base price (including destination) also brings with it the usual

vast array of comfort and convenience features that are essential in this

class: power tilt/telescope steering, cruise control, speed-sensitive wi-pers,

timed rear window defroster, dual vanity mirrors, power windows, locks,

and trunk and fuel door.

Regarding safety of the crash kind, the Q45 has dual front airbags and

front seat belt pre-tensioners. However, the new Q45 still lags its direct

competitors from BMW, Mercedes and Lexus in terms of side airbags, the

next horizon in side impact protection.

Regarding safety of the perpetrator kind, there are pick-resistant door

locks. If, somehow, the castle has been breached, the perpetrator will

run up against the Infiniti Personalized Protection Sys-tem that combines

60,000 possible key codes with a new, numerically random "rolling

code" generated by the engine's computer each time the ignition is

turned off.

A nice touch we liked is the Interior Light Logic feature. It turns

the interior lights on very brightly in the open door for easy entry and

exit without blasting the rest of the cabin with intense light. We also

liked the pin light that bathes the center console and front door panels

with soft light that makes finding and operating controls a bit easier.



Infiniti Q45 Road Test

When we learned of the displacement reduction, our first concern was

the Q45's impressive V8 performance had been compromised. Not to worry.

The new engine retains the Q's impressive thrust. Throttle response is

instant, whether you're moving away from a stoplight, making a tight freeway

merge or passing.

This V8 is among the smoothest and most satisfying around today, easily

holding its own with the Lexus and BMW offerings and perhaps even a touch

smoother and quieter than the Mercedes-Benz V8s.

The Q45 has always had a more driver-involved feeling than the LS 400,

less so than the BMW 5-Series and the M-B E-Class, and that characteristic

continues. We think it's a good compromise most drivers will find satisfying.

The engine and transmission are connected electronically--so smooth,

precise shifts are based on speed and load. On the road, the feeling is

of a seamless flow of power with no hesitation or jerkiness between shifts.

The suspension produces as advertised. The car feels very firmly planted--stable

as a train in a straight line, controlled in turns. Whether it's the weight

loss over the front wheels, the suspension tune or a combination of both,

the Q45 feels even more nimble than before.

Steering is quick, the suspension softish but not cushiony, which is

good. Visibility is good. Overall comfort is good. This car is as much

at home lazing around town as it is devouring miles of interstate. It's

a nice place to be.



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