Infiniti will use 2023 Monterey Automotive Week on subsequent week to current an idea previewing each a brand new design language and the next-generation QX80.

Infiniti’s present design language could be traced again to the Essence idea of 2009, however a brand new look is deliberate and we’ll see it first on the QX Monograph idea set to be revealed in Monterey. The covers will come off on Aug. 17 at an occasion happening at The Lodge at Pebble Seaside.

A single teaser shot launched on Wednesday exhibits off the brand new grille. A key ingredient of the design is the Infiniti brand which takes on a three-dimensional look to assist function a focus for the entrance of the car whereas offering a way of movement and dynamism.

Not a lot is understood in regards to the subsequent QX80 however a launch late this 12 months or early subsequent is regarded as deliberate. The arrival will mark the beginning of a serious makeover for Infiniti that can see the automaker replace the design of its dealerships in addition to put together for the launch of electrical automobiles.

Infiniti plans a number of EVs, with the first to reach round 2025. It will likely be constructed at mum or dad firm Nissan’s plant in Canton, Mississippi, and is assumed to function a successor to each the Q50 and former Q70 sedans.

The following QX80 would be the third iteration of Infiniti’s full-size SUV, and it will not go down the EV route simply but. It’s anticipated to make use of an up to date model of Nissan’s F-Alpha body-on-frame platform which could be traced again to the unique Infiniti QX56 launched nearly twenty years in the past.

Citing an individual accustomed to Infiniti’s product planning, Automotive Information (subscription required) reported final 12 months that the following QX80 might be made extra upscale than the present mannequin to assist additional differentiate it from the associated Nissan Armada and Patrol duo, in addition to present higher competitors for the likes of the Cadillac Escalade and Lexus LX.

Nissan’s Armada and Patrol are additionally anticipated to be redesigned along with the QX80, and phrase on the road is that the 5.6-liter V-8 powering the present Nissan SUVs might be swapped with a twin-turbocharged V-6 for the redesign. If correct, we must also see the V-6 within the subsequent QX80.