Infiniti has spruced up the QX4's appearance without diluting its legacy. So shoppers will know it's new but that it's a QX4.The front end is cleaner, less busy and projects a more solid presence. Grille openings appear more expansive without being any larger. Fog lights look out through a single-piece lens in place of the 2000's horizontally split, dual-pane lens. Compound, high-intensity-discharge, xenon headlights produce a whiter light while using less energy than halogen lights.
From the side, the styling strongly suggests traditional Infiniti. The QX4 is derived from the Nissan Pathfinder and its physical architecture projects that. Another indication of this is the handle for the rear side door, which is not in the door's lower panel but notched flush into the trailing edge of the window frame, well above the QX4's beltline.
The lower-body, side cladding is beefier, the better to link the fuller front and rear bumpers. The result is a visually, more-solidly planted vehicle.