2005 INFINITI Q45 Press Kit: At A Glance




INFINITI’s flagship Q45 premium luxury sedan receives a more distinctive, more aggressive exterior appearance for the 2005 model year, including new front and rear fascias, restyled hood and grille, new headlight design, new integrated fog lamps, restyled trunk decklid and finisher, LED taillights and new fine-line chrome trim throughout.

March 1, 2010



INFINITI’s flagship Q45 premium luxury sedan receives a more distinctive, more aggressive exterior appearance for the 2005 model year, including new front and rear fascias, restyled hood and grille, new headlight design, new integrated fog lamps, restyled trunk decklid and finisher, LED taillights and new fine-line chrome trim throughout.
 
 Inside, the Q45 adds to its luxury appearance with new sport contour seats, new all-white meter cluster and soft touch control cluster paint, an all-new metal shifter bezel, metal knobs and rich genuine Dark Bird’s Eye Maple wood and chrome accents.
 
 The 2005 Q45 continues to provide a vast array of standard and available performance and technology features, including a 340-horsepower 4.5-liter V8 engine, voice-activated controls, DVD navigation system with 7.0-inch LCD information display screen and RearView monitor.  Other available features include climate controlled seats and Intelligent Cruise Control with Preview Braking.  
 
 In addition, the Q45’s advanced 5-speed automatic transmission has been recalibrated for improved downshift response and smoother acceleration.  The Q45’s performance-tuned active damping suspension, previously available only on the Q45 Premium model, is now standard on all 2005 Q45s.  A new 17-inch wheel design with a titanium-colored finish is standard on Q45. 
 
 Other enhancements for the new model year include standard rain-sensing windshield wipers, revised standard DVD-based INFINITI Navigation system and new front “pre-crash” seat belts, which tighten under emergency braking to enhance the position of the driver for emergency maneuvering control and help position the driver and front passenger before an air bag deployment. 
 
 Highlights of the 2005 Q45 premium luxury sedan include:
 
 Body

Revised exterior appearance with new front and rear fascias, new grille, hood and head lights, new integrated fog lamps, new trunk decklid and finisher, LED taillights and fine-line chrome trim
Heated outside mirrors with memory and selectable left/right auto tilt-down in reverse, puddle lights on underside of mirrors and driver’s side auto-dimming
Fully automatic trunk open/close function
Seven-lens High Intensity Discharge (HID) xenon headlights – among the most powerful headlight systems in the world
Driver-selectable rain- or speed-sensing windshield wipers
All-steel unibody with high level of torsional rigidity
Two new metallic exterior colors – Lakeshore Slate (medium blue) and Beryllium (medium brown)




 Engine and Driveline

32-valve 4.5-liter DOHC V8 producing 340 horsepower and 333 lb-ft of torque, certified as Low Emissions Vehicle (LEV)
Modular cylinder head design, lightweight pistons, titanium valves, continuously variable valve timing, variable length induction system
5-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission with improved downshift response and revised manual shift mode
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) for improved stability
Electronic Torque-Demand Powertrain Control System optimizes smoothness and performance




 Suspension, Steering and Braking

4-wheel independent suspension with front struts and stabilizer bar and multi-link rear suspension with stabilizer bar
Standard electronically controlled active damping suspension with driver-selectable “Auto” and “Sport” modes
Standard 8-spoke 17-inch alloy wheels with titanium finish and P225/55VR17 all-season performance tires&nbsp;
New available 7-spoke 18-inch alloy wheels and P245/45VR18 all-season performance tires and available 8-spoke 18-inch chrome-finish wheels (Premium Package)
Standard Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) with real-time tire pressure readings
Available P225/55R17 run flat tires (available on 17-inch wheels only)
4-wheel vented disc brakes with 4-wheel Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Brake Assist (BA) and Electronic Brake force Distribution (EBD)
Revised variable vehicle speed-sensitive power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering




 Interior Features

New sport contour front seats and front and rear double stitching
New all-white meter cluster, soft touch paint, real metal knobs on control panel, new shifter bezel and additional chrome accents throughout the interior
New dual-tone Black and Firebrick interior color combination
New dark genuine Dark Bird’s Eye Maple wood trim accents
Contemporary, comfortable interior design with driver-oriented instrument panel and controls, dual zone heating and cooling, INFINITI signature analog clock, embroidered INFINITI logo on front seats
Standard Vehicle Information System and DVD-driven INFINITI Navigation System with center multi-function 7.0-inch LCD screen&nbsp;
Standard RearView Monitor and heated front seats&nbsp;
Available climate controlled seats for driver and front passenger with cooling and heating functions (standard on Premium Package)
Standard satellite radio pre-wiring with choice of XM or Sirius services
Premium digital Bose® audio system with eight speakers, Bose AudioPilot™ Noise Compensation Circuit Technology, in-dash 6-disc slot-type CD changer, plus AM/FM and cassette
INFINITI Voice Recognition System featuring Visteon Voice Technology™&nbsp;
Standard auto-dimming interior rearview mirror with electronic compass
Available power-reclining heated rear seats, rear A/C and audio controls (standard on Premium Package)
Available power rear window sunshade and manual rear door window sunshades (standard on Premium Package)




 Safety and Security

Dual-stage front air bags with seat belt sensors, front-seat side-impact supplemental air bags
Brake-operated pre-crash front seat belts
Supplemental side-impact curtain air bags for head and chest protection
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren) rigid bar child seat anchorage system&nbsp;
Front-seat active head restraints, rear seat center head restraint with two-way manual adjustment
3-point seat belts for all seating positions, ALR/ELR for all passenger seating positions, driver ELR
Available laser-based Intelligent Cruise Control with new Preview Braking feature (Premium Package)




 Models and Manufacturing

Available in one fully equipped model
Available options: Premium Package, run-flat tires (not available with Premium Package), chrome wheels (Premium Package only)
Exterior and interior designed at Nissan Technical Center (NTC) in Atsugi, Japan
Assembled by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. at Tochigi, Japan




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