The new Inifiniti QX 30 Sport has the stance and driving virtues of a hatchback.
Fast facts
– Model: 2017 Infiniti QX30 Sport – Exterior color: Ink Blue – Interior color: Graphite – Engine: 2.0-liter, four-cylinder, turbocharged – Horsepower: 208 – Transmission: seven-speed automatic – Fuel economy: 33 mpg highway, 24 mpg city – Local Dealer: Infiniti of Chattanooga – Price (as tested): $43,735 – Model: 2017 Infiniti QX30 Sport – Exterior color: Ink Blue – Interior color: Graphite – Engine: 2.0-liter, four-cylinder, turbocharged – Horsepower: 208 – Transmission: seven-speed automatic – Fuel economy: 33 mpg highway, 24 mpg city – Local Dealer: Infiniti of Chattanooga – Price (as tested): $43,735
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With its flowing body lines the new Infiniti QX30 Sport subcompact crossover is one smooth customer.
The QX30 Sport may share a chassis, engine and transmission with the new Mercedes-Benz GLA crossover, but it’s unmistakably an Infiniti in design. While it has crossover traits, the QX30 Sport (a slightly lowered version of the QX30 all-wheel-drive model) is really an urban hatchback. As such, it may be more similar in performance to, say, a Volkswagen GTI than a BMW X1.
The true stature of the QX30 Sport becomes apparent when you stand beside the car. With a curb weight of 3,407 pounds and an overall length of just 174 inches, the Sport is a crossover clearly meant for short hops from your apartment to the yoga studio or Whole Foods. In fact, the QX30 Sport might be just the vehicle for Chattanooga’s emerging downtown culture, leaving big SUVs to patrol the subdivisions of suburbia in places such as Ooltewah and East Brainerd.
A quick audit of Infiniti of Chattanooga’s inventory shows about 12 QX30s on the ground there, or in the pipeline, including a couple of Sport models like our tester. Prices in the QX30 line range from $29,950 for a base model up to $42,100 for a fully-equipped Sport. Our Ink Blue tester bottom-lines for $43,735.