2025 Infiniti QX80 Goes Turbo Six-Cylinder, Drops the V8

• The 2025 Infiniti QX80 is set to make its full reveal on March 20.
  

• Ahead of the debut, Infiniti has announced that the 5.6-liter V8 won’t make its way to the next-generation SUV.

• Infiniti previewed the third-generation QX80's styling with its QX Monograph concept.

It looks like the Nissan and Infiniti 5.6-liter days are numbered. One of the few remaining production vehicles packing the DOHC V8 under the hood is getting a major update and swapping two cylinders for turbochargers. That’s right, the next-gen 2025 Infiniti QX80 is shifting to a 3.5-liter, turbocharged V6.

This six-cylinder carries the VR35DDT naming convention, which falls in line with the rest of the VR engine family. Of course, Nissan and Infiniti faithful can easily dissect what that mix of letters and numbers means, but to the layman, that basically means it’s a turbocharged 3.5-liter.