Infiniti celebrated the 2022 World Emoji Day (July 17th) with a brand new car emoji, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Infiniti and Senior Vice President of Global Design Alfonso Albaisa shares the same sentiments as our pocket-sized team here at Automoblog: the standard car emoji needs an overhaul! Infiniti has done something about it and has reimagined the car emoji as a crossover based on the popular and stylish FX sold in America from 2002 to 2013.

“Instead of continuing to groan and moan about the standard car emoji, we at Infiniti raised our hands and decided to do something about it,” Albaisa said. “We wanted to make a modern emoji that truly expresses the artistry and passion of today’s car designers around the world.”
Out With The Old, In With The New

The existing car emoji is a tall, red sedan with orange markers on the front and back. There’s nothing wrong with it, but the shape is reminiscent of the glory days when Volvos were boxier than a square. And if you look today, you won’t find a modern, squarish Volvo in a showroom, and you’ll be lucky if you find a conventional three-box sedan.

Instead, littering the streets are crossovers of all shapes and sizes resembling miniaturized SUVs. You’ll still find the occasional hatchback, coupe, station wagon, or sedan, but the people have spoken. Everyone loves crossovers and SUVs (trucks too), and it seems the trend will continue as the in...