Infiniti just released its upcoming Q30 concept at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show earlier this month. Infiniti claims that the vehicle is a sports coupe, a hatchback, and a crossover all rolled into one. The company also claims that the Q30 is designed to appeal to a younger customer that would usually opt for a premium compact vehicle. 

The Q30 certainly reveals the future of Infiniti’s design language without straying too far away from their current one. The design shares design cues with other Infiniti products such as the deep grille found in the Q50, as well as the familiar curve on the rear passenger window – currently found on the popular JX model, now known as the QX60.

Even though this is a concept, its design looks too road-ready to consider it one. We expect this to be what the Q30 will most likely look like. Although we like the design, we couldn’t help but compare it to Mazda’s newly designed compact hatch – the Mazda3. Expected to come out this fall, we can’t help but think that the Q30’s design might be a bit outdated by the time it launches. In fact, it was just a few months ago at the Detroit Auto Show that we were surprised how similar the Q50’s rear looked to the Mazda6. 

This can only make us wonder: are automotive companies truly running out of design ideas?