INFINITI Q30Timing chain or Belt?

The Infiniti Q30 is a subcompact executive luxury car (C-segment in Europe) manufactured by the Japanese automaker Nissan under its premium brand Infiniti. The Q30 began its production in 2016, and is part of the agreement between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Mercedes-Benz (Daimler).

In essence, the Infiniti Q30 uses Daimler’s Modular Front Architecture platform, which means that this model shares most of its elements with the Mercedes-Benz A-Class W176. The gasoline engines of this model are from Mercedes. Entry-level diesel variants (1.5D) use Renault’s K9K engine, while higher displacement versions also use Mercedes-Benz’s OM651 variants.

Despite being a nice vehicle and having a rather attractive aesthetic, Infiniti stopped its production in 2019 to concentrate its efforts on the Infiniti QX30, the crossover version of this model. The QX30 uses the same elements as the Mercedes-Benz GLA. There has only been one generation of this model to date.

Among its competitors are the Audi A3, BMW 1 Series, Cupra Leon, Lexus CT and DS 4.