Infiniti Is Talking Like It Means It This Time

Wanting to beat the Escalade V is the right instinct. Actually doing it is a different conversation entirely.

Infiniti's leadership is making noise about a 700-horsepower QX80 — with a 600-hp version potentially arriving first, which is either a smart ramp or a hedge depending on how charitable you're feeling. Either way, they're saying the quiet part loud: the Escalade V has been eating their lunch, and they know it.

Here's the thing about the Escalade V. It's not just fast. It's absurd in a way that feels intentional — like GM signed off on something they probably shouldn't have, and that energy is exactly why people want it. You can't just match the number. You have to match the conviction.

The QX80 has the bones. It's a genuinely good truck that's been quietly underrated for years while everyone stacked trophies on the Escalade's shelf. Add serious power, tune the suspension like you mean it, and Infiniti has a real argument.

But the gap isn't just horsepower. It's momentum, it's badge weight, it's the fact that Cadillac has been building toward this moment for a decade and Infiniti is still framing this as a question worth asking.

Stop asking. Start building.