Infiniti QX65 Monograph Previews A New Mid-Size Luxury Crossover Coming Soon

Date:2025-08-16 01:52:46 Category:tech Views:2 Comment:0

Infiniti QX65 Monograph Previews A New Mid-Size Luxury Crossover Coming Soon originally appeared on Autoblog.

The FX Has Been Reborn (Again)

From 2002 until 2013, Infiniti sold the FX crossover in place of the QX4 as its mid-size luxury SUV, and until 2017, effectively the same recipe continued under the QX70 name. Now, Infiniti is ready to bring back a coupe crossover for this segment, revealing the QX65 Monograph at Monterey Car Week. The Monograph suffix indicates that this is a concept, but also that it will almost certainly go into production, and based on these images, it'll look good from every angle. Good enough to lure Genesis GV80 and Lexus RX buyers out of their current rides? We've been waiting since a QX65 was first teased ahead of the Tokyo Auto Show in 2023, and with a design finally decided on, we'll get to sample the real thing soon enough.

Artistry In Motion Design Language

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On paper, describing the design conveys a somewhat generic approach. At the front, there's an LED light bar connecting daytime running light clusters, with the actual headlights housed in separate units between the DRLs and lower side intakes. There's a massive front grille with an illuminated brand logo, black wheel arch moldings, and a coupe-like roofline, and at the back, a spoiler integrated with the tailgate, a large brand-identifying wordmark, and a full-width taillight setup that spans the width of the vehicle, with a large diffuser blending into the aforementioned arches and dark rocker panels.

Most players employ all of these elements in the luxury mid-size SUV space, but we must admit that the lighting graphics, 22-inch turbine-like wheels, bronze accent lines around the glasshouse and grille, and the relationship between various shapes each give the car a little bit of individuality, especially in combination with the new color-shifting, reddish-purple satin Twilight paint (based on the Akane paint from the QX80 Monograph).

Still Lots To Learn

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Sadly, Infiniti has not shared any imagery of the cabin, nor has it revealed what sort of powertrain we might expect beneath a production version of the QX65 Monograph. The lack of large openings in the front end, as well as the exclusion of any tailpipes, might indicate an all-electric powertrain, but traditionally, an Infiniti model that ends with a 5 is usually just a coupe-like take on the same nameplate with a zero on the end of its badge. In this case, the QX60 informs our speculation, and this is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with 268 horsepower and 286 lb-ft of torque, with a nine-speed automatic transmission powering either the front axle or all four wheels. Spy shots of QX65 prototypes have shown a rev counter in the digital display, so although not obvious from this concept, it looks like the production crossover will have gas power. A hybrid seems logical, potentially based on a Nissan platform, but we'll have to be a little more patient. With this concept as close to a production design as can be, Infiniti will likely make information available by the end of the year, with a full launch sometime in 2026, if not sooner; the Infiniti QX80 Monograph was unveiled in August 2023 and was followed by the reveal of a production model in March 2024.