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BMW X7 vs Infiniti QX80

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BMW X7
BMW X7

$142,900 - $179,900

2023 price

Infiniti QX80
Infiniti QX80

2018 price

Summary

2023 BMW X7
2018 Infiniti QX80
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Diesel Turbo 8, 3.0L

V8, 5.6L
Fuel Type
Diesel/Electric

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
8.0L/100km (combined)

14.8L/100km (combined)
Seating
7

8
Dislikes
  • Pricey options
  • Some functions hard to find in screen
  • A challenge to manoeuvre in tight spaces

  • Price-tag
  • No Apple CarPlay, Android Auto
  • Understeer, bodyroll
2023 BMW X7 Summary

Large family-friendly luxury SUVs tend to be handsome in design but somewhat restrained. Until now. BMW has introduced a major facelift for its flagship SUV, the six- or seven-seat X7. Emphasis on face.  

The new X7 adopts the striking but controversial front-end from the new 7 Series sedan, but the big, bold SUV is hiding some rather significant changes under the skin. Aside from a beefier diesel that now comes with mild hybrid tech, there’s also a redesigned cabin, massively upgraded tech, more standard features, oh, and a price increase.

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2018 Infiniti QX80 Summary

The world of upper large luxury SUVs, like Infiniti’s latest-generation QX80, occupies that rarefied air, way up high in the car market, that I’ll never breathe – and that’s okay with me.

You see, as much as I admire these plush vehicles, even if I did have the cash and the inclination to buy one, I’d be so worried about incidental damage to the exterior (shopping trolleys or other drivers’ touch-parking) or children-induced damage to the interior (car sickness, spilled food or drink, blood from sibling punch-ups in the second row) that I’d never be able to fully relax while driving the thing. (Newsflash: I’ve heard from Infiniti that the QX80’s upholstery has a soil-resistant coating.)

These pricey wagons certainly do have their fans though and now, with extensive exterior changes and some interior ones, does the QX80, based on the Y62 Nissan Patrol, actually offer anything to set it apart from other large premium SUVs? Read on.

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