INFINITI

Founded in 1989, Infiniti is Nissan's luxury division. It's often viewed more as a premium brand than a true luxury one, similar to Honda's Acura division. Infiniti's big technological claim to fame of late is a variable-compression turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which made its debut in the 2019 QX50 compact SUV.

Infiniti changed its naming convention for the 2014 model year, so all cars begin with Q and all SUVs with QX, followed by numbers that correspond to vehicle size rather than engine displacement. It’s a more logical approach, but confusion remains for people who knew models by their old names; the compact car formerly known as the G35 and G37 is now the Q50 (sedan) and Q60 (coupe), for example. SUVs include the five-seat QX50 and three-row QX60. The full-size QX80, also a three-row model, is a legitimate SUV by the original definition, with body-on-frame construction that makes it capable of towing up to 8,500 pounds.