2016 Infiniti Q50 REVIEW | Sport And Red Sport 3.0 Twin Turbo | A Hi-Po Infiniti To Get The Blood Pumping
INFINITI HAS ADDED TWO NEW MODELS TO ITS Q50 RANGE, EACH WITH TWIN-TURBO POWER NESTLED UNDER THE BONNET. The top dog, the Q50 'Red Sport', comes packing no less than 298kW and 475Nm - those are the kind of numbers to get even the German premium power-trio to sit up and take notice.
The big boost in performance comes courtesy of a new V6 engine lurking beneath the bonnets of the Q50 3.0t Sport Premium and Q50 3.0t Red Sport. Each are twin-turbocharged, but offered in two outputs - 224kW and 400Nm for the Sport, and 298kW and 475Nm for the Red Sport.
But the prestige segment is no easy field of battle. The question is: can Infiniti make an impact in a sport sedan market so tightly held by BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz? We set out to find out.
Vehicle Style: Prestige medium sedan
Price: $69,900 - $79,900 (plus on-roads)
Engine/trans: Sport Premium 224kW/400Nm 3.0 litre 6cyl turbo petrol, Red Sport 298kW/475Nm 3.0 litre 6cyl turbo petrol | 7sp automatic
Fuel Economy Claimed: 9.3 l/100km | Tested: 10.2 l/100km (Red Sport)
OVERVIEW
The model range for the Infiniti Q50 grows to seven variants with the addition of the turbocharged V6 models. The newcomers are perched at the top of the Q50 range, sitting above the four-cylinder petrol and diesel models, and the V6 petrol hybrid.
The new variants come in Sport Premium trim, and the more powerful (and newly added) Red Sport trim. The feature lists and specifications of the two are identical, save for the Red Sport’s more potent engine.