HDFC infinia does not give you cv gold status. Apart from axis vistara infinite, You also get vistara gold status with indusind explorer card at a steep joining fee of 47.2k.
IndusInd explorer gives you CV Gold only for the 1st year. You need to satisfy the flights/points criteria on Vistara to get CV Gold renewed for year 2.
Axis Vistara Infinite is the only card that gives out free CV Gold every year on card renewal.
