Infiniti QX30 Strategically Priced To Undercut The Competition - But Will Price Do It Alone?

Having recently spent some time with it, we think the QX30 is a very clever model for Infiniti. This model is based on the Mercedes CLA/GLA and even has the same 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo with 208 horsepower and 258 lb-ft. In other markets, the QX30 will be sold as the Q30 hatchback, but we all know that US customers don't buy those. However, because the QX30 has a slightly raised ride height, Infiniti can call it a crossover and thus have no trouble marketing it, especially when you factor in its price. It starts at less than $30,000.
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MDarringer - 8/3/2016 1:21:23 PM

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It needed to start at $25K. Infiniti needs a hit, this is priced too high for what it is. Infiniti needs to buy its way into the market and this strangely styled thing isn't it. I can't get past the wavy character lines that make the door handles look crooked and that it is first thing you see in the side view.

jeffgall - 8/3/2016 3:55:20 PM

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I cannot begin to express how much I hate these positioned micro SUVs that are really hatchbacks. Infiniti will not do well with this one.

cidflekken - 8/3/2016 4:06:57 PM

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The GLA and X1 have been selling at a rate of about 1500/month. I think the QX30 might do between 500 and 800 per month. Those aren't volume numbers that a lower-priced luxury car should be generating. If Acura decides to hop on the bandwagon of hatchback-disguised-as-SUV as is rumored, they would kill it in sales, as evidenced by their more-than-solid sales of the MDX and RDX, and the QX30 might be rendered an afterthought in the segment.

TheSteve - 8/3/2016 6:46:29 PM

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Yes, price alone will get these puppies moving, no matter how unattractive they might look. Get the price low enough, and surely, someone will buy it. Remember, some folks *paid* to get a Pontiac Aztec, and this is not as bad (I think).

countguy - 8/4/2016 8:52:46 AM

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Women are loving this little crossovers, so it will sale just fine.