It’s backed up by the electric steering. In other cars I complain about over-boosted steering that makes you feel disconnected from the road – but in this instance it’s appropriate. Even in the tight confines of a condo parking garage the steering helps take away some of the size of the car. And yet the QX80 responds well enough to steering inputs for me to avoid some of the lower-hanging pipes and cables running overhead. Thank goodness I had a sunroof to look out of!

You’ll also be surprised by the turning circle. At 12.7 m it’s not exactly small, but for a car of this size and stature I found myself shocked. As a result, parking is a breeze even without the 360-degree top-down camera, front camera, rear camera, parking assist “beeps” and the side mirrors that automatically adjust in and down to help you see the curbs. If you can’t park this rig – the spot is just too damned small. Move along.

Suspension is soft and supportive – like riding an ocean swell. Hit a corner too hard and you will experience the gentle body roll one might expect on a slowly sinking ocean cruiser, but it’s so slow, progressive and stable that it’s almost enjoyable. Scratch that: it is enjoyable. Sorry tires.

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The Infiniti QX80 is about pure, unadulterated, too-many-damn-pillows-on-my-bed comfort and it achieves that goal spectacularly. There are bumps on my commute I’ve been airborne over on most motorbikes and at least picked up one wheel over in some smaller, more rigid sports cars – to the QX80 they were mere ripples that passed by silently underneath without any consequence.

There are a few cars that get me to my destination feeling more calm than I did when I left – even in heavy, heavy traffic. This is one of them and not only because it seemed to get the most attention from women of any car I’ve been in. Really, I’ve been in a Jaguar F-Type with the top down and got nothing, this thing? One girl was looking so hard she straight hit the kerb.

And I haven’t even started on the interior yet.

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