A redesigned Infiniti QX80 is simply across the nook, and Infiniti previewed the brand new full-size SUV on Thursday with the QX Monograph idea.

Revealed at The Lodge at Pebble Seashore as a part of 2023 Monterey Automobile Week, the QX Monograph additionally marks the primary show of the newest evolution of Infiniti’s design language.

The look is characterised by grand but swish proportions, piano key-style lighting, and a revised Infiniti brand with a three-dimensional design. The wheels characteristic a design impressed by wind generators.

The rear is marked by taillights that run the width of the physique and sport a smoked search for the encompassing enclosure. Each the taillights and the headlights may show an animated sequence to function welcome and farewell indicators for the motive force, Infiniti mentioned.

Infiniti QX Monograph idea

The inside hasn’t been proven, however the brand new QX80 is more likely to have seven or eight seats cut up over three rows. The sprint will doubtless characteristic digital screens for each the instrument cluster and infotainment hub, which at this time is frequent within the business.

Not a lot is thought concerning the new QX80, however a launch late this yr or early subsequent is regarded as deliberate. The arrival will mark the beginning of a serious makeover through which Infiniti will replace the design of its dealerships and put together for the launch of electrical automobiles.

Artist’s impression of recent Infiniti retailer design

Infiniti plans a number of EVs, with the first to reach round 2025. It is going to be constructed at mum or dad firm Nissan’s plant in Canton, Mississippi, and is assumed to function a successor to each the Q50 and Q70 sedans.

The subsequent QX80 would be the third iteration of Infiniti’s full-size SUV, and it will not go down the EV route simply but. It’s anticipated to make use of an up to date model of Nissan’s F-Alpha body-on-frame platform, which might be traced again to the unique Infiniti QX56 launched virtually twenty years in the past.

Infiniti QX Monograph idea

Citing an individual aware of Infiniti’s product planning, Automotive Information (subscription required) reported final yr that the following QX80 shall be made extra upscale than the present mannequin to assist additional differentiate it from the associated Nissan Armada and Patrol duo, in addition to present higher competitors for the likes of the Cadillac Escalade and Lexus LX.

The Armada and Patrol are additionally anticipated to be redesigned along with the QX80, and rumor has it that the 5.6-liter V-8 powering the present Nissan SUVs shall be swapped for a twin-turbocharged V-6 for the redesign. If correct, the V-6 ought to be within the subsequent QX80.