Right - maybe the whole range could have used a boost, but people at least knew what a “G” or “FX” car was. Since the rebrand, who knows.

They are easy overpriced actually. They start low but add in awd and some leather and they jump over $50k. Audi and BMW just eat their lunch all day. Both use real and frankly spectacular gearboxes that totally make their turbo4s into perfect drivetrains. While the CVT is unforgivable and must go, I give Infiniti a…

The infotainment Infiniti still uses is ancient, even by cheap car standards, let alone the luxury brands it tries to compete with.

God damn, even an STI comes with friggin’ heated seats standard.

You nailed it. My wife loved her 2011 G37X but that doesn’t mean that Infiniti should still be selling that infotainment system in 2020 models.

I think they really screwed up when they renamed their range, which messed up the name equity they had with their most popular vehicles.

I used to sell Infinitis for a short period of time and I completely understand why this is happening. Infiniti has 4 major issues:

You may have seen a new one, but since they haven't updated most of them in 5+ years, you wouldn't know.

All this means is that people with used cars and yellow guards will upgrade to the purple guards so they can make others think their car is new.

Dodge: Please take the shipping covers off

Great article, Patrick. My take is we have collectively lost our damn minds. The collective keeping up with the Joneses paradigm never seems to go away, especially when it comes to vehicles.

I, myself, tell people that the smart money is to buy a 2 year old Honda Civic.

What’s the route?  I’m curious as to how feasible it is.  650 miles in a long range Model 3 generally is fairly painless.

My son drives my wife’s old 2006 Civic hybrid which we bought from new. Battery needed replaced at 160,000 miles.   This was archaic battery tech, not modern Lithium based.  Cost $2500 to replace.   Didn’t feel bad doing it as it was the only unscheduled cost the car ever incurred and it is now at 220,000 miles.  …

Really? There are tons of Prius models out there with 300,000 miles. 

“GM and VW are idiots”, you could have stopped there. 

Unless something crazy happens, a straight electric is just not practical for long journeys.  Not enough range, takes too long to recharge.  I have a 650 very rural miles to drive next week.... there's stretches without cell service.  Darn sure no charging stations...

Maybe in theory, but they also tend to be fairly reliable despite the complexity. The brakes last forever due to regen braking. Transmission and ICE engines tend to be under low stress due to the torque of the electric engines helping out. Electric drivetrain components are fairly simple.  A lot of old Prius and…

GM and VW are idiots, and you really only need to look that “increased cost”.