With a Heart of Stuttgart
So I hopped into this angry-looking thing, and took an immediate liking to it. Infiniti, the makers of the so popular Q50 sedan, probably went, well why not lets do a coupe…. The resulting sweeping lines of the Q60 is by far not a straight-up copy of a Q50, that had been shortened, but a conscious effort to ensure that every swooping line made with the flick of the pen tucked the car in a way so pleasing to the eye.
Powering the Q60, is the M274 DE 20, Mercedes-Benz developed 4 cylinder unit, with a single scroll turbocharger, and paired to a 7-speed automatic transmission. With maximum torque ranging from just a very low 1,250rpm, and spreading till 3,500rpm, keeping the engine in its optimum range of performance is extremely easy. But at the same time, the free-breathing 2.0 does allow you to red-line it easily if you feel the need to. Under harder acceleration, the transmission tends to not like switching between first and second, with a bit of a pause in-between cogs, but changes up smoothly enough from gears 2 till 7.
Drop your foot down and a series of mild engine snarls and sorts, does translate to quite a respectable 7.4 seconds for a century sprint.
In Sport mode, the rack and pinion steering unit gets a little heavier, while the steering ratio also changes, ensuring that response is more immediate from driver inputs.
Unlike its larger-engined sibling, the 2.0 does not come equipped with the Dynamic Digital Suspension unit, (DDS), which would have made the drive a little more fun. Instead, the conventional suspension, does damp very well, especially for that satisfying feeling of how a rear-wheel drive powers out of corners. Oversteer is mild, and the 19” rims seem to be well paired to the car for a fair mix of comfort and grip.
For a cruiser, performance is not everything, and the Q60 has done well on the delivery of its design. The equipment levels are also very good, and perhaps Infiniti has after all provided all the needed spoils you’d need in a sports coupe.
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