Infiniti is remaking itself. The posh marque of Nissan is unveiling its new ethos slowly, with few particulars and broad strokes to create the impression of one thing elegant. However specifics should wait.

We obtained our greatest look but on the model’s new self-concept throughout Monterey Automotive Week this week alongside the Pebble Seaside Concours d’Magnificence — the auto trade’s Met Gala.

There, the model unveiled a brand new idea automobile known as the QX Monograph. It’s not formally the subsequent QX80, although we’ll be disenchanted if that automobile’s substitute doesn’t look as near this as doable.

Bamboo and Piano Keys, Not Horsepower and Cubic Footage

Infiniti gave no mechanical particulars. Like a variety of idea vehicles, that is primarily a design research. No point out of a powertrain and even whether or not it’s gas-powered or electrical.

The QX Monograph is all about first impressions. And our first impressions are good. It’s cumbersome, with hidden door handles flush with huge slab sides with a slight curve. However the design has presence. Natural vertical strains in a tall grille are supposed to invoke “a tranquil bamboo forest.” The stalks encompass Infiniti’s new 3D infinite highway brand.

They’re flanked by high-mounted, skinny LED daytime working lights divided into vertical strakes to invoke piano keys. Look carefully on the segments, and also you’ll spot what Infiniti calls “an intricate ‘Kimono fold’ sample” of strains.

Lighting is outstanding within the rear, too. A bar of lights stretches throughout the tailgate, mounted excessive. It’s additionally composed of keys, every strong on the prime and fading right into a gradient on the backside. They play a welcome animation when the automotive is began.

The whole automotive is painted in a shade Infiniti calls “Akane.” Meant to invoke sundown, it makes use of six layers to embed reddish hues in a darkish gray.

That’s it. We’re out of particulars. Infiniti is maintaining virtually the whole lot about this automotive hidden, together with the inside and any particulars of options.

A part of a Bigger Makeover

However that appears a part of a sluggish rollout for the model’s new picture. Earlier this summer time, the model unveiled a collection of design themes that weren’t precise vehicles, together with a signature scent and a grasp observe of sounds, all meant to convey the place Infiniti is headed.

Executives have reportedly informed sellers to anticipate 4 new or redesigned fashions, together with two electrical automobiles, by the top of 2027. However the firm intends to set the stage rigorously earlier than revealing them.

If the QX Monograph hints at what’s to come back, it might be a refreshing replace for a model that has wanted one for some time.