Infiniti Q30

Infiniti

MarqueInfiniti
ProductionDecember 2015 – 2019
Engine1.6 L Mercedes-Benz M270/M274 engine#M270 / Mercedes-Benz M270 Inline-four engine / I4-Turbocharger / T (Petrol engine / petrol) / 2.0 L Mercedes-Benz M270/M274 engine#M2

Start with what the Infiniti Q30 is: a 5-door hatchback with 1.6&nbsp, built from 2015 to 2019, as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. What it meant takes a little longer.

Where it came from

The Infiniti Q30 is a subcompact executive car built and sold by Nissan's Infiniti luxury brand between 2016 and 2019. The Q30 is built on the third-generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class platform to create a small, premium hatchback.

The Q30 is a result of the Nissan, Renault and Mercedes partnership agreement to share technology. It ceased production in the UK in mid-2019 as the brand withdrew from Europe altogether at the same time. A modified version was also marketed under the name QX30, which offers higher ground clearance and crossover design attributes in order to be marketed as a crossover.

Under the skin

The engine is 1.6  other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 1470 kg. Drive goes through a 6-speed Manual transmission / manual / 7-speed Automatic transmission / automatic. The wheelbase is 2700 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

In context

In the Infiniti line-up the Infiniti Q30 has a clear place: the factory was Sunderland (NMUK), United Kingdom. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Chevrolet Camaro, the Ford Escort, the Ferrari 488. Nearby in the Infiniti catalogue sit the Ex35 and the Fx35.

Specifications

Transmission6-speed Manual transmission / manual / 7-speed Automatic transmission / automatic
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive layout / Front-engine, front-wheel-drive / Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout / Front-engine, all-wheel-drive
Body style5-door hatchback
Kerb weightsp = uk
Wheelbase2700 mm
Length4,425 mm
AssemblyUnited Kingdom: Sunderland (NMUK)
Catalogue IDQ19332181
SourceWikipedia

The family, through the years

Every generation and sibling of this nameplate in the catalogue, oldest first. Photos: Wikimedia Commons.