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First Drive: 2025 Infiniti QX80

Can a large-by-huge SUV feel nimble and fun to drive? I still don't know exactly how the engineers did it, but the 2025 Infiniti QX80 is. Find out more in my first-drive review at AutoTRADER.ca.

In Review: 2019 Infiniti Q60

It's gorgeous, it's got a great engine, but the Q60 still has a few issues that keep it from being a truly fabulous machine. And what's with the I-Line Red Sport, where it costs an extra $1,000 to actually get a red car? Find out more in my review at the National Post (Driving.ca).

Acura, Infiniti, Lexus: How the Japanese luxury brands got started

Japanese cars first came to Canada and the US as tiny and tinny, but in the 1980s, they showed they could do luxury as well as anyone else. Which one came first? And did you know there were supposed to be four? Find out more in my "Rearview Mirror" column at the National Post (Driving.ca).

A Canadian student could be upgrading your next Infiniti -- or the next F1 racer

Nissan/Infiniti runs a pretty cool program that finds seven of the top students worldwide each year, and sends them to work six months at Infiniti's Technical Centre, and six with Renault's F1 team. I recently went to Britain to see this year's Canadian student, Matt Crossan, and find out how he's doing. Read the story over at the National Post.

And if you're an engineering student, there's a chance you could make the cut as well. Find out more at the Infiniti Engineering Academy.

In review: 2017 Infiniti Q60

Halfway between sport and luxury, the two-door Infiniti Q60 does a pretty good job on both. Find out more in my review at the National Post.

In review: 2017 Infiniti QX80

There was no difficulty finding this in any parking lot: the Infiniti QX80 is a big vehicle, and one of the few remaining body-on-frame SUVs on the market. Find out more in my review at the National Post.

Meet Canada's newest F1/Infiniti employee!

Each year, for the past four years, Infiniti and Renault Motorsports have sponsored the Infiniti Engineering Academy, which picks the top engineering students from around the globe to do a one-year stint with its engineers in Britain. Canada has been part of it for two years, and this year, Matthew Carsson of London, Ontario represents the country. Find out more in my story at AutoTRADER.

Infiniti introduces an all-new engine technology

The internal combustion engine's basic design hasn't changed in some two centuries, but there have been all sorts of improvements and variations on it since then. The latest is a variable-compression engine that Infiniti will wedge into some new models starting in 2018. It isn't the first to work on this particular design but says it will be the first to market. Find out more in my story at the National Post.

To Infiniti Hybrid, and beyond ...

It's a lot of money, which could be why my 2012 Infiniti M Hybrid tester was the only one I've ever seen on the road, but it's a nice car nevertheless - Nissan really does do hybrids quite well. Read all about it in Autos.ca by clicking here.

Infiniti in China: Bring cashola!

  

In a news report today: Infiniti has begun sales of the G37 Coupe in China. This is a car that sells in Canada for a starting price of $44,200.

The price in China? The equivalent, in US dollars, of $96,360.

And I thought the Canadian prices compared to the US were bad.Ouch!

From the sublime to the ridiculous

Today, in Geneva, Infiniti has unveiled its latest FX model, which should arrive in North America this June. It has technology. Oh, man, does it have technology.

It watches the road ahead and hits the brakes in case you're too busy sipping your coffee to notice that the car ahead of you has stopped. It warns if you're drifting out of your lane -- a common enough occurrence with people on cell phones -- and if you don't listen to it, it'll get its point across by jerking the wheel. And it'll keep its distance from other vehicles when the cruise control is on, so you don't have to go to the trouble.

But this is the one that really gets me: it features the "industry's first appliance of Distance Control Assist." According to Infiniti, it helps reduce the stress of driving in heavy traffic by intuitively helping to release the throttle and apply the brakes to maintain a safe distance from the vehicle ahead.

Here's my advice: if you're that stressed that you can't drive your own car in traffic, do the rest of us on the road a favor and take the friggin' bus.