The New 2019 Infiniti QX50 answers to your inner Thanos

Like vibrations of a hulk smash on a Vibranium shield, The Black Panther’s box office performance did reverberate in the remotely sister controlled Lexus LC 500 that King T’Challa rode on. The choice of partnership was interesting – especially since it involved a Japanese brand through Korean streets (a Kia Stinger would have done the job, but perhaps that would have stolen the show from the movie’s main character).

Something on every automotive-marvel nut’s mind was whether Infiniti would partner for the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War. Announced just last week – we now know that this superbly fitting opportunity for the Lexus nemesis is for real.

Personally, I would think something as crazy as Koenigsegg’s Direct Drive is more analogical as Thanos’ Infinity Gauntlet punching regular heroic drivetrains smack in their gears. Yet Infiniti’s approach with the QX50 is not too far off. The first model to introduce a new engine technology – the Variable-Compression Turbo - could potentially smack those efficient engines that compromised power for fuel economy. Take that Captain Prius! We wouldn’t have fallen so much in love with whispering Teslas that tanked Middle-Eastern economies had we known that there is a less rare-earth mining way to enjoy roaring dinosaur-fuelled powertrains.

What unites Thanos, Infinity stones, and this Infiniti QX50?

This new 2.0L turbocharged engine technology’s approach to power-on-demand without hybrid intervention, cruise efficiency and suggested real-world emissions output without “Volksy wagoneering” seem a little hard to believe. Yet it seems to have picked a reality stone and brought back dead power from countless “eye of Agamoto” times that “Dormammu-ously” bargained off power in favor of fuel-efficiency soul searching.

Toyota did try to match in tech-wizardry with the upcoming TNGA 2.0l Dynamic Force Engine that seemed to mimic turbulent jet injection in Formula 1 engines. However, Dynamic Force engine’s pure engine output of 169hp is far off from the maximum power of the QX50 VC-T’s 268hp and requires hybrid motor assist to bump that figure up. The output figures are also higher than Jaguar’s E Pace 2.0S which might be safe to say is one of the SUVs that the QX50 competes with.

Also, the QX50’s all-new platform makes for improved interior space, with up to 38.7 inches of rear legroom that even a cheeky Loki could sit cross-legged in. Optional panoramic moonroof further enhances that feel. Needless to say, the accompanying 880-litre boot makes even a cavernous BMW X3 feel slightly pigeon-holey.

Like the mind stone in Loki’s scepter and later in Vision’s forehead, the QX50 features a new ProPILOT Assist driver-assistance technology on top of its 4th generation Direct Adaptive Steering. Steering Assist, Intelligent Cruise Control with full speed range and hold capability offers a certain level of basic autonomy that relieves drives stress and fatigue in stop-and-go traffic situations.

All that’s missing now is purple body dye and a gauntlet in your glove box. Let your inner Thanos rampage the landscape when needed and cruise with a green cape on lighter pedal inputs.

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