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Infiniti Q30 vs Honda ZR-V

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Infiniti Q30
Infiniti Q30

2019 price

Honda ZR-V
Honda ZR-V

$39,900 - $55,400

2024 price

Summary

2019 Infiniti Q30
2024 Honda ZR-V
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

Turbo 4, 1.5L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

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Fuel Efficiency
6.3L/100km (combined)

7.4L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Concept car practicality
  • Lacking multimedia
  • Priced in the big leagues

  • Flat, unsupportive front seats
  • Overly aggressive auto high beams
  • Higher than expected fuel economy
2019 Infiniti Q30 Summary

Welcome to the future - where your Mercedes-Benz is a Nissan and your Nissan is a Mercedes-Benz. 

Lost already? Let me catch you up. Infiniti is the premium arm of Nissan, in much the same way Lexus is the premium arm of Toyota, and the Q30 is Infiniti’s hatchback. 

Thanks to the state of various global manufacturing alliances the Q30 is mechanically, largely a previous-generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class, with a similar arrangement seeing the new Mercedes-Benz X-Class ute comprised largely of Nissan Navara underpinnings.

Recently, the Q30 has had its range of variants trimmed from a confusing five down to two, and the one we’re testing here is the top-spec Sport.

Make sense? I hope so. The Q30 Sport joined me on an 800km trip along the east coast in the height of summer. So, can it make the most of its German/Japanese roots? Read on to find out.

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2024 Honda ZR-V Summary

Hyundai Venue, Mazda CX-30, Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, Toyota Corolla Cross… the list of box-fresh SUVs that have cropped up in the last decade could go on and on, and it’s no secret why.

SUVs are absolutely hot property right now and everyone wants to get onto the bandwagon with the right model and the right size, which explains the all-new Honda ZR-V.

Positioned above the HR-V but below the CR-V, Honda calls the ZR-V its mid-size SUV competitor that is designed to steal sales away from the in-demand Mazda CX-5 and Toyota RAV4.

So, does this new Honda really have what it takes to take on the best-selling SUVs in Australia?

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