Infiniti QX56 tops "2006 Motorist's Choice Awards" in customer satisfaction and low cost of ownership

The QX56's index of 737 led all models, topping the next highest ranked vehicle in the four classes (Cars, Sport Utility, Trucks and Minivans) by eight index points.

"We are very pleased to receive such an award, highlighting again the Infiniti QX56's desirability across global markets," said Mustansir Lakdawala, Infiniti brand manager at Infiniti Middle East. "The QX56 has been extremely popular worldwide, and particularly in this region - it offers space, power, comfort and safety in a well rounded package, and its low cost of ownership makes it a unique large SUV to own."

IntelliChoice.com and AutoPacific created the Motorist's Choice Awards to determine which vehicles delivered both the highest satisfaction and lowest cost of ownership. The collaboration between the two respected firms, who have each been authorities on the U.S. auto market for the last 20 years, takes selected owner satisfaction data from both AutoPacific's surveys and IntelliChoice.com's rating methodology to create a new measurement for the index.