Great review and accurate. My lease is up on my current 2013 37x. After 2 G's (2007 G35x, 2013 G37x) I really wanted something different. I drove the new 2017 A4 a few times wanting to love the ride as much as I did all the tech Audi has put into the new models.. it's pretty quick and has that great dual clutch auto, but it's just way too soft and numb. I drove a Red Sport (w/o) DAS last weekend and found my next ride. I pick her up tomorrow night. It's an awd Majestic White Red Sport w/Premium Plus.

 

Congrats on a beautiful car and be sure to keep us updated once you get some windshield time in...

 

Thanks for the review. Quick question.. so the Eau Rouge concept was named after the infamous section of the Belgian F1 circuit (and not because it was red)... why is this thing now called the 'Red Sport' when it clearly comes in different colors? I hope it's not because of that shiny red S badge.

 

2016 Q50 in blue, also has the rear deck spoiler.

 

The "red" is indeed referring to the color of the S badge. Red S means it's the 400hp version. I believe the hybrid version has a blue S.

 

Thanks for the review. Not sure I'm sold on the DAS. Real test would be driving some technical roads - canyon or otherwise. The power down low is nice.

Visually, looks similar to a q50. Prefer the flowing lines of the g37 over the more rigid appearance of the q50. This of course is personal preference.

$55K is close to 60K, which may open up other options (ats v comes to mind).

 

So I was building a 2016 Q50 RS400 on Infiniti's website, I saw this:

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Direct Adaptive Steering®
Not Available with:

Stone Leather / Kacchu Aluminum

Requires:

Premium Plus Package 3.0t Sport [$2,250]
Driver Assistance Package [$2,250]
Maple Wood Accent Package [$400]
Infiniti Radiant Illuminated Kick Plates [$440]

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That kinda sucks for ppl that don't care about the Driver Assistance Package, wood trim and illumniated kick plates, but wanted the DAS.

 

This was such a great and amazing write up twin! Thank you so much for this man!

 

meh.. can we at least get some red leather seats?

 

Thanks Brad! Yes, my username was very much chosen with the intent of going twin turbo. Obviously I haven't gotten there yet...and at this current juncture, I'm very much torn over which way to go.

I've currently got an absolutely smoking deal worked on a 2015 Q50S with DAS and NAV.


There is that!


That is true...it was right about 55k because it did not have the Driver Assistance package with the Lane Keep, Forward Emergency Braking, etc. Man I'm getting the names confused between '15 and '16 on the packages.


Congrats on your new purchase! Did you wind up leasing this one?


No problem. I would recommend driving the '16 model's revised DAS. I had my reservations especially with the road feel and responsiveness. The power down low is definitely nice.

I can respect that. I love the design myself with the strong shoulder lines and contours.

That is true. Personally I don't think I could ever go German (electrical issues seem to abound) or Cadillac but that's my personal preference.


That is true. However, over time and once the car has been out for a while, I think you'll start to see other options become available. The salesman told me that they're only offering the DAS with the Maple Wood trim because they're building the decked out ones first.


No problem Kenny! It was fun and when I was offered a test drive it was as simple as saying, "Shut up and pencil me into your schedule for that test drive!" LOL.

 

well $hit, i had planned to keep my car until it just blew up and or partially disintegrated ...and then would have to tow the remaining parts in to the dealership as my trade ...but now...thanks man...

hehehe joking, that is an awesome write up twinsnails and if things were different i would be hard pressed and seriously considering, but i haven't even started to mod this one ...so

 

Great review, thank you.

 

Yikes what happened with your car? Hopefully nothing too serious there. Are you still in the '11 G Sedan listed in your signature?


No problem sir, and thank you!

 

I added an edit to the original post review. I'll post it here for ease of reading.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that I asked to see under the hood while the engine was running. He popped the hood and the first thing I noticed was a rather surprising amount of valve ticking at idle. It makes our VQ37's sound completely silent. You don't hear it much with the hood down or the windows up, but I felt it was notable to add to the review.

 

Thanks. Picked it up tonight. I'll try to get some time to grab some decent pics of the various fun parts before I go away next week.