2017 Infiniti Q50 Review: Really? Infiniti's Best Seller is a Sedan!
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Crossovers sucks. I know they are more practical than sedans but I personally don't like them. Just taller hatchbacks. That's my personal opinion.
My wife is on her second q50. Great car. Will definitely get another. We will never again own a German vehicle. All our Audi's and Benzes were pretty and nice, but I became all too familiar with the service manager at the dealership. This is our third Infiniti vehicle and aside from regular maintenance we have not been back to the dealer for anything.
I can't wait when Infiniti makes all their cars look like the Q60, their cars are nice looking, but the Q60 is just so incredible to see in person. Its sexy af.
Q50, Welcome to my future car list BABYYYY!
just picked one of these up last week. AWD sport 3.0t. it's amazing.
Manish Vaid das or non?
The most beautiful sedan in its class
Wait so you guys ran 5.66 seconds in the 300 hp version here and than ran 5.61 seconds in the 400hp AWD Q60?
You guys need to get some proper testing equipment because those are some shockingly large margins of error.
same engine and he is driving a silver sport, so it has all the red sport gimmicks except for the tune. also as you know q50
has barely ant turbo lag.
I run mid 4’s all day in my Q60 red-sport. It’s like getting hit in the head with a warped 9 iron.
Nathan you're very right! People want SUV/Crossover cars now, for room, a feeling of safety, and it's still a newer type style.
What does everyone think about the long term reliability on these? I'm gonna look for a gently used one next year. Perfect fast family car
Gabriel Fuoco it's designed to last 300,000 miles out of the factory. With proper care it could go a lot farther.
Because it has turbos its important to warm up and do oil changes frequently. (warm up for about 1-2 mins. and dont go above 3k rpm for like 15 min.) And always follow the owners manual about reliability it provides great tips. like avoiding short trips under 5 miles, brake in...etc.
505 enthusiast Well, did you find one?
Nathan do you feel you get the same extra value in Infiniti as you say you get with Nissan?
1st one of your reviews that I really liked Nate.. Keep it up.
Nice review! You didn't spend 10 minutes reviewing what the buttons do.
Nice review, fair and covered the "details"...........
I shopped the Germans and Jags, bought a loaded Q50 Red Sport, love the car. The exhaust is too quiet, Stillen stage 2 catback on order, and the Dunlop run flats easily get overwhelmed, Pilot Super Sports in the future. The engine is fantastic, tech is on a par with anything (great surround cameras/sonar), size is a "tweener" (bigger than 3 series/C class/A3, smaller than 5 series/E CLass/A6), and more horsepower unless you move to M/AMG/RS, and they are in the $70K range comparably equipped.
Dyno tests say they are under-rated, much like BMWs, the Red Sports are beasts you can take to the country club, and fit actual adults in the rear seats. Coming up on 3000 miles and I love the car, makes me smile very time I drive...........
As ubiquitous as the QX60 is, I actually predict the QX50 to overtake the Q50 in sales. A redesigned model is in the works and the current model (although ancient) is a sales success. Right now Infiniti launched its signature edition for the Q50 which is a bargain, so it should hold off on its outside competition as well as its QX cousins for the time being.
I have my wife driving the Qx60 and she loves it. I like driving it too, but my replacement car for my 05 G35 will be the Q50 RedSport base model with Premium package only, so I can have NAV at least.
Going out on a limb to say that this exhaust note is by far best in class, certainly the red sport at least.
The exhaust note is sound coming from the speakers. The exhaust is very quiet. There's a hidden menu where you can actually turn off the noise.
that's a shame, it certainly fooled me. I suppose that's the expected crutch with a luxury-sport sedan, gotta appeal to both crowds.
The exhaust stinks, way too quiet, I came from a G37 IPL which had a nice throaty exhaust. As mentioned, "exhaust noise" is pumped through the speakers, which can be turned off. I'm on the pre-order list for the Stillen Stage 2 catback, otherwise love my Obsidian Black Q50 Red Sport.
Oh I'm glad to hear you can turn it off, I was testing a RS400 a few months ago and really loved it... except that intake sound. This car needs a aftermarket exhaust stat.
rmyAddison you got that stillen exhaust yet?
I had an older Q50 (2.2 Mercedes sourced diesel, 2014 I think) as a loaner car and I must say that while it was VERY comfortable and decent to drive, some of the ergonomics and materials just weren't quite on par with a 3-series or an A4 yet. The steering wheel material wasn't very nice and it was a bit too thin for my taste. The boot lid felt flimsy and made an awful tinny sound every time I closed it. The weird thing is that the doors were nicely damped. The two screen infotainment takes a little getting used to, works fine though (although I'm not a fan of touch screens in cars). My gripe with the top screen was its angle... sunlight would often hit it and make it hard to read. Overall the controls could be a bit more driver-centric. The 7-speed auto is fine, no more and no less. The car looks amazing IRL, but driving dynamics and ergonomics (at least for the regular Q50) are not as sporty as say a 3-series. If you want comfort and rwd and something different than the Germans, go check it out, just don't expect it to be perfect.
Consti Schmitz very accurate
I used to have a 2008 honda civic si i sold it. Now i own a 2020 q50 and its very elegant.
The Q50 sport was my 3rd in a row (G37x, 3.7, 3.0tt) but never again. The rotors needed replacing at 32,000km (19,000 miles) and Infiniti Canada has the worst customer service you can possibly manage when you have an issue. I will never buy another Infiniti product again.
If not for size, I’d buy it on the spot. Driven it a few times. Hands down a lovely drive. Power is insane but need something bigger and they didn’t put this engine in the Q70’s.
Thanks for a good review this is an amazing car for sure.
Can’t wait to get mine next month!
Ironic since my mother had a g37 and now has a qx60. So you are right.
crossovers are so boring! long live the sedan!
The QX60 is so ugly, I would much rather buy this sedan, the only crossovers I would consider buying is a Jaguar F-Pace or Porsche Macan.
but those are in different classes tho the Porsche and jag don't have a third row seat ad plus the qx60 is so good looking in my opion but the Porsche looks like a fish and the jag well its the best looking of the 3 and porches are so god dam unreliable m friend bought a panamera and it lasted 21k miles untile the engine would't cut on and shit started to fall off so he had to get a new one but I told him to go to a different brand Porsche are just fun fast cars but when it come to reliability there shit and don't get me started on jag
romel 4life that's a very good point right there...
Dmitriy Kap nothing but facts my friend (and some opinions)
F pace is nice
My ex girlfriend has a G37 and the interior hasn't really changed except for a dual screen which I don't understand and "refreshed" gauges
I'm taking a long look at this car, I really like it. Great review as always, Nate.
aircanuck just buy it you'll be glad to did
Thanks! I think it will be between this and the Genesis G80
If you are considering this car and a Genesis, you may want to wait to the end of the year when the new Genesis G70 comes out. The G70 will be a direct competitor to this Q car.
My Q50 3.7 exhaust note still beats this 😝
Jithin Daniel of course it will I doesn't have a turbocharger to cancel out some of the sound
Jithin Daniel mine (2) as welll '^_^ and dose 0- 60 in 5.2s even with awd!
I'm surprised you didn't mention the pure electronic steering
Thats an option.
love this car my mother has one but i dont understand its a q50 a the sport is much better and faster right
yes
what about the sound system??
Ian Gonzalez Bose...
14 speakers.... sounds REALLY good....
If only they will make this car in manual transmission
Infiniti has become the alternative to Acura and Buick. Not sure that's a compliment because it use to be Infiniti vs Lexus. But that may be the direction (by choice) Infiniti is going towards.
Good point, except that Acura would be slipping, confused to what their brand identity is (i.e. they have nothing to match the Q50 - TLX is a joke compared to this).
Love the front but the tail lights are ugly
I think since the qx50 2017 was not the best looking the q50, but look at stats in 2018
Alright Q 50 ! 👍🏽
sounding like a CVT at 3:40
right but at least you have "real" auto manual transmission instead of a cvt
didn't the twin turbo have 400HP?
The Red Sport does.
Nathan reviewed the Silver Sport. Same engine with a lighter tune, and missing some other hardware that the Red Sport has.
I am about to trade my Toyota Prius and get a Q50 so I talked the dealer into give me one as a rental for the day (2017 Q50 only 7.5k miles) ... it's fast but I can't see the value.. I think Toyota has me brainwashed. Here's why
Prius has
More trunk space
More back seat room
Better 48 MPG
Half the price only 23k
Uses regular gas
Huge 500+ mile rang
Discount on insurance
HOV Lane (clean pass vehicle)
Q50
Better interior
AWD
Fast
.... I guess I can say I have an infinite...
I'm going to keep shopping around because for me the Q50 isn't worth the money. The Prius, tho it has a disconnected driving feel the price makes me look past that.
After spending now a full day zipping around town 🤣 I see why this car is so freaking AWESOME!!! I have a new respect for 3.0t.. hahaha hahahahahaha hahahabahahahaha 😂 The savagery that's all I can say. I'm not going to buy it but I don't wanna give it back either 😫
You forgot to say one thing: Infiniti looks great while Prius looks like sh..t.
LOL!
You're bringing up a Prius ? Especially in comparison to this car ? You shouldnt even be allowed on the road with a Prius. You would be more accurate comparing a Prius to a little kids electric scooter. That's not even getting into how fugly of a "car" that appliance is.
Try the IS350
Last I drove one, it was definitely nice, but surprisingly noisy and bumpy for a "luxury sports sedan". I test drove a new Ford Fusion around the same time as well and the Fusion was honestly more comfortable, quiet, and smooth for mile munching than the Infinity.
Kcducttaper1 and you are a bullshit!
Have you driven both back to back?
If a fusion was on your "test drive" list then you should've never even went to Infiniti.
Why? A loaded up Fusion Platinum with AWD, all the leather, heated things, cooled seats, fancy driving and parking aids, remote start, etc can be had for the same money as a similarly equipped Q50. Fact is, for the same money, and similar options, I'd go with the Fusion every time for the previously mentioned reasons.
but the fusion is a daily drive the q50 is a sport sedans so the ride is going to be a little bumpy depends on what q50 your talking about
Infiniti is under rating the VR30DDTT badly. This 300hp variant is dyno around 290whp, which is more ~340hp in reality.
Infiniti is known to do that. First gen Q45 was a real luxury muscle sedan. Advertised with 278hp but really had 310.
This car looks similar to the Nissan Maxima.
No joke this is a bad ass car but they did a horrible job when they got rid of of the 3.7 and went to 3.0 turbo not only did they fuck up. now we have a car that is lower on hp and a turbo that will give out in 3 years in to it. It's sad they had it going with the 3.7 330 hp now it's 300 a Nissan maxama can keep up with this now.
No. Stock for stock, the 3.7 is not on par with the silver sport 3.0 turbo. The 3.7 dyno ~260 hp and 240 lb-ft/tq to the wheels. The silver sport 3.0t is underrated and produces ~300 hp and 305 lb-ft/tq to the wheels. Stock for stock with equally capable drivers, the 3.7 stands no chance...especially from a rolling start.
hookah531 You do understand the engine is lighter and makes more torque right? the 3.0T is faster then the 3.7.
idk where u got that the 3.0 t is faster it's not go look at the videos on UA-cam and and engine that has a built-in turbo always goes out
hookah531 I leased the 3.7 g37s, 3.7 q60s and just got a 3.0t silver sport. The 3.0t is faster and WAY more responsive than the 3.7. Of the line, it is faster only by a tic but from a roll on it walks away. Maxima is slower than either one
Agree. I have the 400hp Redsport but agree that the 300hp varient will out-pace the 3.7l Add in the fact that a simple JB1 Piggy back will bring the car up towards 400hp and add gobs more torque and it's a real winner. Stock however, the daily driving feel of the 3.0t is way better than the older 3.7l
Seriously, four door gtr? If they did the Eau Rouge perhaps, but the red sport is far from a four door gtr.
Howard Levy really dude it has the same engine platform as a gtr
He didn't say it was a 4 door GT-R, he said it was the closest thing to one, which is true.
Not exactly. The 3.0l is 80% new parts vs teh 3.8l in the GTR. Vastly different.
I'm buying a Q50S Red Sport 400.
I miss the 3.7
Haven driven both, I kinda like the balanced torque delta in the new engine
Then get an Altima.
Very interesting
PLEASE INVEST IN A DRAGY. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
it share a lot with the mercedes c class
No this car doesn't. If it was the 4 banger, then yes, it shares Merc's engine. That's it.
Now, the QX30 shares a lot with Merc's GLA, as it is basically a re-badged Merc. But Infiniti did just enough to differentiate its version from the original.
Your right he's confusing the QX30 and GLA project.. but for that.. Nissan actually builds the 2.0L turbo and SELLS it to MB... Guess its for name recognition purposes w consumers.
Rod H. It was more than that in the Nissan Mercedes documentation it said this was not the first Nissan and Mercedes-Benz have shared technology and they will continue to work in area of shared success just as the did when work on the Q50
where engine and drive train and chassis technology were exchanged. that information was shared with investor and share holder in Mercedes and Nissan
just compare the C class chassis with the Q50 it a common practise in the motor industry
if only the general
public new half of it
the Renault engine in BMW etc developing new rear wheel drive plate forms for a niche market car is expensive so Nissan when to Mercedes-Benz I haven't got an issue the only people who get upset about it are brand snob and label freaks.
It is a SKYLINE
I test drove a 2017 q50 and a 2017 impala... I went with the impala. The ride of the q50 just seemed off and noisy.
theotherjeremy1 Over inflated tires perhaps. The factory probably went with cheap tires. A set of Pirelli Cinturatos with no more than 35 psi would fix that.
hmm....
That computer generated sound is so fake. It sounds like late 80's computer game.
Rafal Gawinski We get it ok? Stop hating on this Q50. Just get your bullshit together and not leave some shit comments...
goood
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this twin turbo puts out 400 hp, not 300
there are 2 V6 engines, Red Sport is 400hp
+Conner Maggi
....... WRONG.............
There are two versions of the twin turbo 3.0, the Silver Sport puts out 300hp, the Red Sport puts out 400hp, and there is talk of a Black Sport in the future around 500hp.