Fast facts
* Model: Infiniti Q70L * Exterior color: Graphite Shadow * Interior color: Graphite * Engine: 5.6-liter, V-8 * Horsepower: 420 * Transmission: seven-speed automatic * Fuel economy: 24 mpg highway, 16 mpg city * Local Dealer: Infiniti of Chattanooga * Price (as tested): $69,055
The Infiniti Q70L has great interior ergonomics.View other columns by Mark Kennedy
Mark Kennedy
Infiniti’s flagship Q70L sedan, with its distinctively curvaceous exterior design, looks nothing like its competitors.
Oh, others have their signature looks. The Lexus GS has its audacious spindle grille. The Jag XF looks like a Jedi starfighter. And the BMW 5-series has traditional, buttoned-down sheet metal.
But Infiniti’s mid-size luxury sedan has a visual personality like no other, rejecting sharp edges and right angles at every turn. Put it this way: If the Q70L luxury sedan were ice cream it would be soft-serve.
Our Q70L tester is the long-wheel-base version – which is great if you are hauling dignitaries or have long-legged kids. The “L” model has almost 6 extra inches of back-seat knee room. That might not sound like much, but it is actually the difference between comfortable and expansive. My 15-year-old son, who has a 34-inch inseam, can stretch out in the back seat and juggle soccer balls with his knees.