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After years of promises, teasers, spies, and renderings, the Infiniti QX80 Monograph concept has finally transformed into the all-new 2025 Infiniti QX80. The good news is that we're looking at almost the same vehicle as the preview prototype, which is quite daring. The 'bad' news is the V8 is gone – but that may still turn out to be a good thing.
There isn't much to say about the styling of the 2025 Infiniti QX80 – a model that appeared on the market in 2004 as the full-size luxury counterpart of the Nissan Patrol and Armada. Anyone who has watched closely what is happening at Infiniti won't be surprised by the humongous SUV anymore. Inside, things look techy with dual 14.3-inch screens, as is the norm nowadays, and there's also an air suspension to ensure that comfort is at the highest possible level despite the body-on-frame construction process.
Under the hood, there's a revolution, meanwhile, as the old-school 5.6-liter VK56VD V8 and 7-speed automatic transmission were ditched in favor of a new VR35DDTT 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged engine, rated for 450 horsepower and 516 lb-ft of torque. It's 50 hp and some 103 lb-ft more powerful than the engine it replaces, so maybe the V8 won't be missed after all.
Naturally, the behemoth Japanese luxury SUV has attracted the attention of everyone – including from across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. For example, Nikita Chuicko, the virtual artist better known as kelsonik on social media, thinks now is the right CGI time to play with the latest release from Nissan and Co.
In his usual style, the pixel master hasn't transformed the 2025 Infiniti QX80 into something unrecognizable and instead opted for a couple of pairs of new 'shoes.' Although the company has fitted big alloy wheels on the new QX80, the CGI expert always feels that size is underrated and came up with even larger ones.
The first set is a concave style with thin arms that could make the Infiniti QX80 a little sportier – at least as much as it is possible with a full-size body-on-frame SUV. On the other hand, the second one is ritzier, as the deep-dish treatment with a big facet and small link elements is worthy of something from Rolls-Royce, for example.
So, which one is your favorite, if any? Also, do you think that a big, hulking off-road luxury SUV needs an even larger set of wheels than OEM, or did they have the perfect dimensions cooked up from the beginning? Last but not least, there's also a quick comparison between the old and new one, easily highlighting the exterior changes along with the tremendous interior improvements.
Under the hood, there's a revolution, meanwhile, as the old-school 5.6-liter VK56VD V8 and 7-speed automatic transmission were ditched in favor of a new VR35DDTT 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged engine, rated for 450 horsepower and 516 lb-ft of torque. It's 50 hp and some 103 lb-ft more powerful than the engine it replaces, so maybe the V8 won't be missed after all.
Naturally, the behemoth Japanese luxury SUV has attracted the attention of everyone – including from across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. For example, Nikita Chuicko, the virtual artist better known as kelsonik on social media, thinks now is the right CGI time to play with the latest release from Nissan and Co.
In his usual style, the pixel master hasn't transformed the 2025 Infiniti QX80 into something unrecognizable and instead opted for a couple of pairs of new 'shoes.' Although the company has fitted big alloy wheels on the new QX80, the CGI expert always feels that size is underrated and came up with even larger ones.
The first set is a concave style with thin arms that could make the Infiniti QX80 a little sportier – at least as much as it is possible with a full-size body-on-frame SUV. On the other hand, the second one is ritzier, as the deep-dish treatment with a big facet and small link elements is worthy of something from Rolls-Royce, for example.
So, which one is your favorite, if any? Also, do you think that a big, hulking off-road luxury SUV needs an even larger set of wheels than OEM, or did they have the perfect dimensions cooked up from the beginning? Last but not least, there's also a quick comparison between the old and new one, easily highlighting the exterior changes along with the tremendous interior improvements.
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