Styling is subjective and all that but I think this is one of the best looking sedans on the road at any price.
Although this Infiniti seems like a beautiful and powerful car I can't help but feel it is somewhat of a disappearing breed. I think it is pointless to keep flogging these large expensive cars when we should be concentrating on good solid A-B transportation. I think a car of this caliber is made for a small part of the population and is not only unaffordable but impractical too. Don't get me wrong, I have been a gearhead all my life, I have owned Corvette's and fast bikes and I lived the Muscle car era but as I read everything I can about cars I get a nagging feeling that these type of overpriced luxo-cruisers seem past their time. Even as old as I am a hot-hatch is really cool. Small, affordable, practical and fun to drive. This thing seems like a technological wonder but it doesn't look all that much fun to drive.
1) These cars will, as a class, become "pointless" when there aren't sufficient buyers to make it worthwhile for manufacturers to produce the product. The market decides - you don't.
2) Last time I glanced around the automotive landscape, there was no shortage of "good solid A-B transportation". Some people want more and are both willing and able to pay for it. If you don't want anything more than a solid transporation appliance, that's perfectly fine. But why should others be denied the opportunity to make a different choice? It's not like Nissan won't sell you a Versa, Sentra, Altima or Rogue if you ask nicely.
3) These cars aren't unaffordable to those who can afford them (duh) - and affordability for all hasn't had any application to the automobile industry since the Model T.
4) I can't see where this M37 would be any less practical than my Altima - a vehicle which has proven to be very practical indeed in its intended role as a family car.
Jaeger
