Q60 Final Teaser - Revealed in Detroit
09-23-2016, 01:56 PM
#3347
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I think you should run premium on all the turbos personally.
We loan out cars from the lot sometimes depending on the customer. In Kahbooms place we would as long as we have at least 1 more on the lot.
Glad you like it Kahboom. You are right, its the every day drive that makes a difference.
We loan out cars from the lot sometimes depending on the customer. In Kahbooms place we would as long as we have at least 1 more on the lot.
Glad you like it Kahboom. You are right, its the every day drive that makes a difference.
09-23-2016, 03:38 PM
#3349
that's a lot of surface rust on a brand new car ... and its not even winter.
09-23-2016, 04:09 PM
#3350
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I think you should run premium on all the turbos personally.
We loan out cars from the lot sometimes depending on the customer. In Kahbooms place we would as long as we have at least 1 more on the lot.
Glad you like it Kahboom. You are right, its the every day drive that makes a difference.
We loan out cars from the lot sometimes depending on the customer. In Kahbooms place we would as long as we have at least 1 more on the lot.
Glad you like it Kahboom. You are right, its the every day drive that makes a difference.
09-23-2016, 05:11 PM
#3352
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I think I posted some about 30 pages back. I know I did over at q50forum.
09-23-2016, 05:20 PM
#3353
..So I am in a Q50 RS 400 loaner today. When I test drove one prior, I test drove it in a very spirited manner such as if I were at a track or on extremely rare occasions on the street. At that time I thought it drove and handled "ok".
Today I am driving it like I would drive my own coupe in my regular commute (semi-spirited). This is where this platform shines. The balance between ride and handling far exceeds the previous platform in everyday driving situations. The power delivery is awesome. There is far less body movement than in my coupe over uneven road surfaces and directional changes. The cornering is also flatter. If the Q60 RS400 excludes run-flat tires and the issue with hooking up off the line is thus fixed, it will be one heck of a drive.
Today I am driving it like I would drive my own coupe in my regular commute (semi-spirited). This is where this platform shines. The balance between ride and handling far exceeds the previous platform in everyday driving situations. The power delivery is awesome. There is far less body movement than in my coupe over uneven road surfaces and directional changes. The cornering is also flatter. If the Q60 RS400 excludes run-flat tires and the issue with hooking up off the line is thus fixed, it will be one heck of a drive.
If one is not going to drive it in a "spirited" manner why would he choose this over a regular 3.0T S ?
What Infiniti trying to do here is to justify the high prices with increased HP. When someone says "I can get a 440iM for the same price" they will reply by saying "but we have 400HP". On a straight road 0.2 secs faster otherwise slower.
They should put more enphasis on their Hybrid. It is already pretty quick it just needs to be more sporty. I definitely would trade 0.4 secs 0-60 time for 15+ mpg.
Last edited by ThebigJ; 09-23-2016 at 05:58 PM.
09-23-2016, 06:20 PM
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09-23-2016, 10:38 PM
#3357
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Its all in the delivery of the power and traction.
09-24-2016, 07:20 PM
#3359
So you are saying that Red Sport is best when it is not driven "sporty".
If one is not going to drive it in a "spirited" manner why would he choose this over a regular 3.0T S ?
What Infiniti trying to do here is to justify the high prices with increased HP. When someone says "I can get a 440iM for the same price" they will reply by saying "but we have 400HP". On a straight road 0.2 secs faster otherwise slower.
They should put more enphasis on their Hybrid. It is already pretty quick it just needs to be more sporty. I definitely would trade 0.4 secs 0-60 time for 15+ mpg.
If one is not going to drive it in a "spirited" manner why would he choose this over a regular 3.0T S ?
What Infiniti trying to do here is to justify the high prices with increased HP. When someone says "I can get a 440iM for the same price" they will reply by saying "but we have 400HP". On a straight road 0.2 secs faster otherwise slower.
They should put more enphasis on their Hybrid. It is already pretty quick it just needs to be more sporty. I definitely would trade 0.4 secs 0-60 time for 15+ mpg.
At the track- this is not the car you'd want unless modified. Day-to-day on the streets, I think most would be very happy with it.
The more I've driven it over the weekend however, I am feeling like the tranny is holding this engine back from its full potential in addition to the run-flats.
Interestingly however I haven't missed the lack of an LSD. I still can't produce inside wheel spin for more than a split second.
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09-24-2016, 07:55 PM
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Kinda yes... I should probably specify that full details of my initial test-drive could probably not be posted via the rules of this forum lol.
At the track- this is not the car you'd want unless modified. Day-to-day on the streets, I think most would be very happy with it.
The more I've driven it over the weekend however, I am feeling like the tranny is holding this engine back from its full potential in addition to the run-flats.
Interestingly however I haven't missed the lack of an LSD. I still can't produce inside wheel spin for more than a split second.
At the track- this is not the car you'd want unless modified. Day-to-day on the streets, I think most would be very happy with it.
The more I've driven it over the weekend however, I am feeling like the tranny is holding this engine back from its full potential in addition to the run-flats.
Interestingly however I haven't missed the lack of an LSD. I still can't produce inside wheel spin for more than a split second.