Infiniti does not build many cars like the Infiniti QX80: a 5-door SUV with Petrol engine, built from 2004 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. Its designer of record is Masato Takahashi (2001).
Where it came from
The Infiniti QX80 (formerly called the Infiniti QX56 until 2013) is a full-size luxury SUV marketed by Nissan's luxury division Infiniti since the 2004 model year. The first-generation QX56 was built in the United States and is based on the first-generation Armada.
The second-generation model was released in 2010 as a model produced in Japan, which used the sixth-generation Patrol (later also marketed as the second-generation Armada since 2016) as the base vehicle instead. Since the 2014 model year in 2013, the vehicle was renamed to the QX80 as Infiniti renamed their entire product line under a new nomenclature.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 5597 lb. The gearbox is a 5-speed automatic. The wheelbase is 123.2 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Infiniti's history is not in doubt: the Infiniti QX4 came before it; it was built at Canton, Mississippi (Nissan USA), United States. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Suzuki Swift, the Hyundai Tucson, the Ford Mustang. Nearby in the Infiniti catalogue sit the Ex35 and the Fx35.
The money
On the used market today a Infiniti QX80 typically changes hands for $22,600–$86,500, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $4,651–$7,535 a year. Insurance sits around $2,040–$4,490 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.