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QOTD: Will New Product Boost Infiniti?

The Truth About Cars

Scanning the news today, I came across a story about Infiniti's plans to unveil four new models, and while this could've been a standard news post, I decided it also worked as a QOTD. Next up will be a Lexus RX fighter named the QX65. AN notes that this is the first Infiniti dealer meeting in almost a decade. What do you think?

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2013 Lexus GS 450h Hybrid Sport Sedan To Be Rated Over 30 MPG

Green Car Reports

It's not yet in dealerships, but the 2013 Lexus GS 450h offers a big boost in gas mileage for buyers of mid-size sport sedans. In comparison, the 2012 Infiniti M35h hybrid sport sedan, also a mid-size entry, is rated at 27 mpg, 32.

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Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain

The Truth About Cars

From Consumer Reports : The comparison for fresher cars is muddied because a number of brands, including BMW and Toyota, offer free maintenance periods on new cars. Brands here included Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, Volkswagen, Cadillac, Ram, Lexus, GMC, Subaru, Mini, and Acura. Infiniti was the lowest, averaging $8,500 over 10 years.

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US Auto Industry Down 8% Since 2019

CleanTechnica EVs

First, before getting into the automaker comparisons for the second quarter of 2023 versus the second quarters of 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, […] It’s time for another one of our quarterly US auto sales reports. No other media outlet compares US auto industry trends with as much history and depth as we do in these.

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Ford Beefs Up the Six-Speed Transmission for the 3.5L EcoBoost Engine

Green Car Congress

That, Ford points out, is more power and better highway fuel economy than the V-8 engine found in the 2009 Lexus GS460 (24 mpg) or the 2009 Infiniti M45 (21 mpg). The 2010 Lincoln MKS, the first Ford Motor Company vehicle to offer the 3.5-liter

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