2018
Automatic
64.2 mpg
Tax: £190
Mileage: 35,448
Diesel
37.2 mpg
Mileage: 25,400
Petrol
2017
Manual
68.9 mpg
Tax: £20
Mileage: 52,800
Mileage: 65,460
65.7 mpg
Mileage: 94,268
Semi-Auto
57.7 mpg
Mileage: 69,110
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2016
Mileage: 47,846
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Here's the car that was tasked with putting its Japanese luxury brand Infiniti on the map in Europe against brands like BMW. The Q30, which sold for five years from 2015, was the company first compact car, its first European-built model and in many ways, its first really credible segment-competitive contender. Which is just as well since this premium small hatch targeted tough rivals like Audi's A3, BMW's 1 Series and the car it was based upon, Mercedes' A-Class. It was a difficult brief this car ultimately failed in. But it might be canny used buy.
This model should have driven Infiniti's sales figures forward. From the outside at least, the look is distinctively different and, to most eyes, really very stylish. Yes, under the skin, the car borrows much from a Mercedes A-Class, but there's no reason why the average buyer would know that - or care very much if they did. Anyway, what's wrong with borrowing underpinnings from a Mercedes? It's much better than sharing them with a Nissan Pulsar - the kind of set-up this Q30 probably would have used had it been developed by Infiniti in less enlightened times. Impressively, Infiniti was in some ways here able to improve upon the Mercedes recipe for success in this class. A Q30 is more refined than an A-Class, plus it offers a better standard of ride and has a larger boot. On the downside, running cost efficiency here isn't quite up to the same standard. As usual, it all comes down to what you want. But if what you want is a premium compact hatch that's a bit different, then we could see why a Q30 might appeal. Buy a decently specified A-Class, BMW 1 Series or Audi A3 from this era and your car will feel impressive. Get a carefully specified version of this Infiniti though, and it'll feel special. If you can appreciate that difference, then you'll appreciate one of these.
Borrow £6,000 with £1,000 deposit over 48 months with a representative APR of 18.1%, monthly payment would be £172.36, with a total cost of credit of £2,273.28 and a total amount payable of £9,273.28.
