Before we are all on the road in autonomously driving OBs, the Q60 can once again be experienced as the pure, the lusty alternative. You don't drive a coupé because you have to - but because you want to.

First ride and first test:

Infiniti Q60 - Because you want it

You quickly and clearly notice that you are in a premium brand with the Infiniti brand. Nothing about this Q60 is because it just had to be that way, but because it is good the way it is. The decision alone to bring yet another niche model as a niche brand is gaining respect. Infiniti sold just under 2016 cars in Germany in 3.000. Wanting to profile yourself further with a luxury device, a coupé, is a clear statement. This is about the perception of the brand, not about sales records. This Q60, i.e. 3.0t AWD, is in a special competitive environment. Audi A5 / S5, BMW 4 Series and C400 Coupé are the intended competitors. In everyday life, however, more likely the derivatives of Lexus. The noble daughter of Toyota.

Quick info: The sexy alternative to the establish coupes of the German premium manufacturer.

Nice shell

Infiniti's chief designer is Alfonso Albaisa. And what he started with the Q50 sedan, he continues with the Q60. An emotional design. He has redrawn a classic shape. A long bonnet, a flat and dynamic greenhouse (the visible area of ​​the interior), paired with a crisp rear end and - of course - a double-flow exhaust system. The C-pillar bears the now characteristic kink of the Infiniti models.

While the base engine of the Q60, a two-liter four-cylinder turbo with 211 PS comes from cooperation partner Mercedes-Benz and is available with pure rear-wheel drive, powered by a 3.0 liter V6 bi-turbo and 405 PS strong engine equipped top model with four-wheel drive and seven-speed automatic in front.

Small nucleus

Sexy line with classic proportions? Unfortunately come along with the classic disadvantages. The interior is identical in series 1 with the Q50 sedan, but from the non-existent B-pillar, it is significantly scarce. The fact that a rear seat is installed in the Q60 may be understood as a goodwill. You will not get more than seat pygmies there and it will be too small for school children. Let the area be considered a generous extension of the glove box. And as I said: Practically does not have to be a coupe. Only nice.

Potent performance

The 3,0 liter big V6 bi-turbo has common roots with the 3.8er from the Nissan GT-R, but has its own piston sizes and you get in on engine technology, what is announced today. Only by an electrification he is spared. Classic petrol engine, powerful turbo, smooth and willing at work. When it comes to sound, however, the visually striking Q60 remains strikingly unremarkable.

The 405 hp ensure a confident feeling of performance. And you can get by with 475 Nm. As a 60t AWD, the Q3.0 always packs its power via the seven-speed automatic transmission (not a Mercedes product) towards the four wheels. All-wheel drive with torque vectoring power distribution is included. The Q60 remains like this - as long as the stability control with traction control is activated, a good-natured cruiser that prevents overly violent dynamic tests at an early stage. It sees itself more as a classic GT. Long tours and looking good doing it.

Honest love

With the “steer-by-wire” steering, Infiniti finally does everything differently than the other competitors. The system, dubbed “dynamic adaptive steering 2.gen”, only has the mechanical connection between the steering wheel and front wheels for emergencies. In everyday life, three control units that check each other, a steering angle sensor and electric actuators take over the steering work. The result? A steering system that can adjust itself independently of the driver. Nasty bumps from bumps and the constant “wagging of the steering wheel” are a thing of the past. The system can carry out up to 1.000 steering corrections per second. And of course it is fully variable. Both in the setting of the steering forces and the steering angle. The steering can be completely adapted to the driver's wishes and, by the way, this is the future.

The “direct adaptive steering” system is combined with an adaptive damping system. Here too, individual preferences can be set. More comfortable? Or more direct in a sporty way? In conjunction with the stiff Q60 chassis and the “Active Noise Canceling” system, a variant that many people know from expensive BOSE headphones, the Q60 can be trimmed for comfort and programmed using the driving dynamics switch, making it a great comfort buddy for the long haul Identify tour. However, it always has the reserves of its twin-turbo V6 in hand.

For whom the Q60 Coupé is the right choice:

If you yawn at the sight of the S5 and find a BMW 440i too common, then you can use the Q60 3.0t AWD.

What else needs to be mentioned

The cockpit has not been changed compared to the Q50, with the two touchscreens it still looks up to date and the analogue round instruments in front of the driver's nose are neat - but who here more on gadgets and in addition to good sound also on a handsome graphic of the multimedia system will probably feel little joy.

DATA Infiniti Q60 3.t AWD

Price: from € 44.500 2.0t AT RWD to € 63.490 3.0t AWD AT Sport Tech
Drive petrol engine: VR30DDTT 2.997 ccm, V6, turbocharging, CVVT, 405 PS at 6.400 RPM, 475 Nm at 1.600 to 5.200 RPM
dimensions: 5 seats, L / W / H 4690, 1850, 1395 mm, Wheelbase 2850 mm, Weight 1874 kg, Case no. 342 l,
Performance: 0-100 km / h 5,0 sec, top 250 km / h, standard consumption 9,1l / 100km