First Q50 roles off the production line.
 

This car isn't popular on this forum, but it's growing on me, in terms of sports sedan styling. I don't know if it will be considered overpriced or not? But I do know I can't wait to get the first official performance reviews and get a test drive.

This refined VQ37 is the pre-cursor to the Z35, so it sparks my interest greatly as well.:tiphat:

http://stblogs.automotive.com/files/...r-1024x640.jpg

I kinda like it from the back and the side but I'm not sure about the front yet.











I also kind of like the styling of the car now. :|

Looks good :tup:
I'd definitely consider one if it had come out earlier and I didn't already buy a sedan.

Looks like a richman's sonata...

I hate the wavy lines.

I like it as a refined G37 but I hope the Z35 has nothing to do with this. Ditch the shared sedan platform and move past the VQ37, still at 328 HP.

I hope this too. I was hoping the chassis divorce Nissan was talking about in 2010/2011 will be true. But now we're getting closer and it seems Nissan is going less dramatic instead of more dramatic. I don't think we'll see the Z we really want till 2023. By then, i probably wont give a fvck??? or... I will still give a fvck and Nissan won't sell that model Z in the U.S. Murphy's law. :shakes head:

By then i will be too old to be chasing sports cars. I'll be driving a muscle car on the slow lane by then. lol

i am pretty sure that's been the plan all along, thankfully. the Z and G will finally be parting ways.

Not really digging the stock look of the sides and rear but I think it has huge mod potential. I am in total agreement with Kenchan, rich mans Sonata. Not enough hp for me...dang Infiniti, really? I am going to have to get a V8 for a DD now...this will just not do.

I don't dislike the looks of it but I'm not floored by it either. I guess it all depends on what the buyer is looking for in a car. I like cars that produce some type of emotion when you look at it for the first time. I'm sure its going to be a very nice car for those who own it. Too bad the clean diesel will only be available in Europe.

So I never really thought much of this car until I saw this picture:

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...72945374_n.jpg

Far more compelling than half of Infiniti's marketing shots.

Still, I'm skeptical about the overall direction of this platform. It's still a very incremental move when Infiniti's largest competitors are changing things up drastically, such as BMW with their entire lineup getting revamped.

I saw this car in person like 3 or 4 months ago @ the Dallas auto show. :tiphat: I been trying to tell you guys the pics we'd been seeing don't do it justice. But im generally not a sedan guy anyway. But as far as sedans go, I liked it. And it's growing more on me in terms that i would actually consider for purchase??? "BASED ON LOOKS ALONE."

BMW is revamping their cars but the less for more $$$$ factor is even more drastic than ever. The 180hp, 320i is a horrible value and incredibly slow. Cost $3,000 less than the Q50 with 328hp motor. No value in the 320. Then comes the 328. Which is about the same price. The upside is turbo 4. The downside that turbo 4 still produces 240hp. The 335i is the only car in the line-up worth buying. But it's very unreliable and it's pushing $62k fully loaded? Value issue their. Especially when factoring BMW turbo reliability.

The BMW is the Better performance vehicle (BASED on the inexpensive DINAN TUNE). But when you factor in cost of ownership to the MSRP. These two cars really cater to two different income brackets. In spite of similar MSRP's. BMW's cost of ownership is outrageous.

Yeah you do, and :icon14:

I like the M56 a lot more, or whatever Qxx they will be calling it. I wouldn't want a heavier sedan with the same crappy motor we already have.

The Q50 is 129 lbs lighter than it's predecessor @ 3507lbs... :confused:

A M56 is over 2 tons...

..and i happen to like the VQ engine.

I'd happily drive one. The outside is somewhere between "acceptable" and "good", and I really like the interior. It would be a nice comfortable daily driver. I'd rather have it than a M37.

Here's a small vid on some of the Q50's features. Direct Adaptive steering has me intrigued. It's another Nissan/Infiniti breakthrough we may see on the next Z. I know it's just another drive by wire unit but??? So many of them are soulless. One thing the 370z has achieved well is phenomenal feedback behind the wheel. If preserving this trait means anything to Nissan? This may be the best non-hydraulic unit out there??? I still like to feel my steering wheels connection to my tires though... Even if Electric steering is perfectly weighted? That missing sensation may impede my driving fun???

Q50 at Texas Motor speedway!!!

those 19s are so ugly... :(

Other than the name I really like this car. The g35/37 are too subdued for my liking. VQ is becoming long in tooth though. Was hoping to see more advances under the hood.

i personally do not like the wavy lines on the side of the car. it's too bimmer-ish/hyundai/kia.

Yeah the rear 1/4 view is Sonata like, I wish you hadnt said that bc I hate the sonata styling and all i see in the rear now. Overall though, I think the q50 is refreshing. The G was bland.....but they are a dime a dozen so maybe thats why i feel that way.

all sedans are bland. i dont care amg, etc. it's a damn passenger car. :yawn: why spend good money on something boring that can only carry passengers.

Disagree. So you would say a c63 amg is bland and a waste but a g35c is stylish and exciting? There are plenty of sport sedans that can do the job of a sports car/coupe and still carry four passengers in style and comfort. I love "dual personality" sedans.

I gotta agree with you B15. It's one thing to not like sedans out of personal preference in terms of styling. But not all four-doors can't perform. I'll take the challenge of my Z vs the porsche panamera. I'm sure i wont come out better just because i have two doors. Same with the AMG or M3 sedan.

Aston Martin would like to have a word with you.

i dont care if you disagree.

sedans are just not my thing. you have to accept that not everyone cares about sedans. unfortunately, the Q60 (coupe) doesnt really impress me either from the styling so far.

I wasnt trying to change your opinion. I was stating that i disagree and making my point. More power to you if you think the opposite of the scenario above.

Kenchan, I think where the lines blur, with your opinions is the general statements on your personal dislike for sedans vs the insinuation that all sedans have no performance capability over a coupe other than carrying passengers. Some, though few, passenger cars have high, if not higher performance than some sport coupes. :tiphat:

Good thing about the Q60 coupe is, What we see now is just an amateur render. We still don't know what it will look like??? Lets hope for the best that Nissan won't disappoint. ;)

I'm cautiously optimistic....on both the Q60 and Z. Probably a safe assumption that whatever power train we see on the Q60, we will see on the Z35.

I share similar sentiment in the sense that I'm cautiously optimistic. When it comes to powertrains. I'm lost. Nissan just gives out so many mixed messages. That said, I wouldn't doubt if they ended just making "another" Short Q out of the Z... Even though Nissan claimed they wouldn't go that route with the Z35. :confused:

I don't know guys but i think that front end looks kinda tough... I like!!

Dam RIP to the G35 simple design. This car looks horrendous. Looks like they ruined their front grill Like Acura did.

Acura vs infiniti. No comparison. The infiniti looks nice. People are just gonna have to get used to Japanese progressive sculptural expression or buy american/grerman "time stand still" flat bodies.

personally now seeing a 360 degree video of the Q50 i actually like it now, the G35 was good when it first came out design wise, but when everyone else started upping their game in design it started looking very dated, very fast in terms of design not to mention the sheer amount of them you are now seeing out on the road now that they are affordable for the teeny boppers, cant even count on both hands how many i see everyday here in Southern california. Gotta give it to infiniti though, this is one handsome design from all angles.

Really wish it had two things:

- a lower, sleeker roofline with that C pillar hook sharpened to match.
- a manual transmission.

This car needs more aggressive wheels. The M56S wheels would look great on the new Q50

This car makes me think to myself - does the new Mazda 6 look better than this car? Not that they are cars to be directly compared, but only on exterior looks, the thought does come to mind.

Damn that's one ugly *** car. Looks like a ******* regular honda accord or some ****.

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The headlights and hood probably cost more than the honda accord engine on this. If you think this looks like a Honda accord? I'm going to guess.

1. You never seen this car in person
2. BMW and Audi are cars you see from a distance.

You may not like this car. But i seen it up close and in my face... It doesn't look cheap like some shytbox accord.
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