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Infiniti's Athletic Midsize Sedan

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Infiniti’s athletic midsize sedan can now be had in an extended wheelbase version. The elongated model delivers best-in-class rear seat legroom.

The luxury market is an intensely competitive one with BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Lexus seated amongst the top sellers. The first two marques rely on diesels to supplement their gasoline offerings; Lexus augments its standard models with hybrids.

Further down the luxury sales line Audi, Acura and Cadillac do battle, followed by Infiniti sitting in a distant seventh place.

Infiniti may trail the leaders, but it has come on strong of late. For the second consecutive year Infiniti has achieved record sales, rising by 13.8 percent in 2015. Most of those sales were in the US where Infiniti is outpacing …show more content…

The extra inches benefit rear legroom, providing 41.8 inches of space for the three rear seating passengers. Not quite matching limousine proportions, but very close indeed — and you can cross your legs. So, despite not having a flagship sedan to compete with the BMW 7-Series, Lexus’ LS, or the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the Q70L offers a reasonable alternative.

That alternative is marked by a handsome visage with a bold grille, a muscular hood, and strong shoulders. From its sides, the Q70L offers a stately appearance with its long flowing lines, rising belt line, and rocker panel ornamentation. Handsome dual-quad aluminum alloy wheels and chrome accents provide this model with added expressiveness.

The roofline flows into the raised rear deck — that deck is accented by chrome embellishments, wraparound combination lamps, and dual exhaust tips. Distinctive embrasures front and rear as well as stylish LED light treatments add visual appeal to this already striking model.

Luxuriant and Sensibly Appointed Cabin

Inside, the cabin is bright, orderly and uncomplicated. And that’s a good thing: some luxury manufacturers have gone tech happy (or mad), making such vehicles less than user friendly.

The Infiniti Q70L is marked by flowing interior lines across the dashboard, on the instrument panel hood, along the doors, and upon the seats. That look imparts a feeling of

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