The redesigned 2025 Infiniti QX80 made its public debut on the Edge at Hudson Yards—a skyscraper viewing deck 100 tales above the streets of New York Metropolis’s Manhattan borough. Getting one among these huge SUVs up there took some doing.
As proven in a video launched by Infiniti, the QX80 used for the reveal was disassembled after which reassembled excessive above the streets. The disassembly, which began 40 days forward of the reveal, included elimination of the engine and gas system, in addition to rejiggering of {the electrical} system in order that seat controls, lighting, and the audio system would nonetheless work as soon as the QX80 was put again collectively.
As a result of the QX80 wasn’t simply taken aside. It was additionally lower into sections sufficiently small to suit into the freight elevators used to get every little thing to the lofty reveal location. The roof was sliced off, and the body divided into sections.
Remarkably, this is not the primary time an automaker has lower up a automotive to position it on prime of a New York Metropolis skyscraper. Ford did an analogous stunt throughout the launch of the unique Mustang in 1964, placing one on the Empire State Constructing’s 86th-floor viewing deck.
Ford repeated the stunt un 2014 for the Mustang’s fiftieth anniversary, however refrained for the Mustang’s sixtieth anniversary which was marked throughout the 2024 New York auto present final month.
The redesigned QX80 boasts a pointy new look and options that ought to assist it higher compete with rival luxurious SUVs. Highlights embody a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 rather than the outgoing mannequin’s naturally aspirated 5.6-liter V-8, and a extra subtle three-screen infotainment system.
These new options include a steep worth hike, although. The 2025 QX80 begins at $84,445 with vacation spot, in comparison with $76,045 for the 2024 mannequin. Automobiles ought to attain dealerships this summer season—no meeting required.