The new Infiniti QX Sport Inspiration concept car has made its global public premiere yesterday at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show, exploring the brand’s vision for a premium mid-sized SUV.
Infiniti Executive Design Director Alfonso Albaisa having a cross talk with Infiniti Designers Jeremy Liu and Lv Yang (right to left)
The QX Sport Inspiration follows a series of highly acclaimed concept cars such as the Q30 Concept, QX30 Concept, and Q60 Concept. The QX Sport Inspiration concept explores a vision of how Infiniti could once again demonstrate this successful approach in the mid-sized SUV class, one of the largest and fastest-growing premium segments. The new concept also lays down markers for the design, layout, and engineering of future Infiniti QX models.
From left to right: Infiniti Executive Design Director, Alfonso Albaisa Infiniti Chief Creative Officer, Shiro Nakamura President Of Infiniti Motor Company, Roland Krueger Infiniti Chief Operating Officer, Gaby-Luise Wuest President Of Dongfeng Infiniti, Lu Yi Executive Vice President Of Dongfeng Infiniti, Lei Xin
Heavily influenced by the brand’s acclaimed ‘Powerful Elegance’ design philosophy, the Infiniti QX Sport Inspiration has a powerful, purposeful exterior with sculptural lines and strong, muscular proportions. The concept also features signature Infiniti design cues and an array of innovative details. The spacious and beautifully appointed interior follows Infiniti’s ‘driver-centric, passenger-minded’ approach to cabin architecture and is characterized by flowing lines and advanced craftsmanship.
Alfonso Albaisa, Infiniti Executive Design Director, declared: “The QX Sport Inspiration expresses power and purpose through what we describe as its ‘proportional clarity’, with an elegance that is uniquely Infiniti. The exterior design will appeal to an artistic sensibility. It has a more flowing, natural aesthetic than that evident in traditional premium SUVs.”
As a truly international brand, Infiniti has design, engineering and production facilities on three continents. As with all of its current production models, for the QX Sport Inspiration the company has been able to draw upon an eclectic mix of cultures and inspirations from across its global network of design studios in Japan, the United Kingdom, China and the USA.
