Ok so im not working at Infiniti anymore or selling cars but I still talk to my former fellow salesmen on text and he told me all the Q-50's showed up today off of a truck to get cleaned up and ready for the lot to start being sold on Monday! I asked him to send me some pictures specifically the wheels on the stock car and the sport which im sure we all already seen which im also dissapointed about I liked the older S wheels better I feel like these new ones are just 19" versions of the old 3 spoke stock wheels with a touch of gray thrown on. The stock wheels look pretty similiar to the wheels they put on the 2009 G37s. I also posted a picture of a window sticker off a Q-50 he sent me so you guys can see a little bit of the package breakdown this sticker was off of a Deluxue touring w Nav. You can get Q-50s without the nav, the most base models start at 39-42 and fully loaded hybrids get up to 59k the price for Q from this sticker was 49k. As far as I know the split spoke 18's like I have on my 2012 is not an option (WTF) those look alot better than both of those wheels. Why has Infiniti always slacked on wheels big time. I gotta work early so im gonna wrap it up but hope you enjoy the pics. One more thing if you look closely inside the Q-50 at the driver/detailer/gangmember yes he is throwing up a "Dub" Lmao!!

 

Thanks for sharing. I agree completely about Infiniti and wheels. They are not nearly as attractive as those found on BMW, MB, or Audi. You can almost count the "great" wheels on one hand. I do LOVE those sport package 20s on the M's

The Nav package seems to be getting cheaper and cheaper. I would get the Deluxe Touring package if only for the sensors and all around cameras but that seems mighty pricing for what you get- unless the adaptive steering is that sweet.

 

well I know what Ill be goign to test drive next week! and those rims are terrible! I dont understand how you can get worse on your rim selection and options and not better???? Why not take what you did w the M sport rims and use something like that or hell even the GTR rims???? None the less Ill be heading to my local dealership to get the lowdown on all of it.

 

I suspect those 2-tone rims will be easily had on ebay in the coming months.

Can't imagine how difficult it must be trying to wax them and keep them clean.

 

Im not a fan of the new sport wheels on the Q's not very appealing to me.

 

Pretty bad when the wheel upgrade is really a downgrade
If they just would've widened that gunmetal spoke out a bit and ditched the side silver spokes it would look sporty as hell.

 

This clip comes to mind...

 

the first model year of any car usually comes with "eh" wheels...then a couple years later they offer nicer wheels & bumpers etc.

 

Ya im sure they will step it up with more/better wheels to offer. When I first saw a picture of the Q50 I thought they were the stock wheels and then I find out those were the S wheels lol

 

Not sure about that, the bumpers maybe, but their track record for wheels is spotty at best. This was definitely not going from good to better IMO~
Maybe for the coupes, but not for the sedans IMO.

07 17's



Current 17's


Old Sport 18s


Current Sport 18s

 

Yep the 07 17's look alot like the new stock wheels. I like the last 2 wheels. I dont think its detrimental that the stock rims are boring but come on Inf they could have made some way more epic sport wheels. Hopefully they will add some more options soon, or when the 2015 and 16's come along.

 

It's like they are getting fatter as the years passes by. I still perfer the 18" sport. They really hit it out of the park with those. I loved them so much i bought a set for my '07 journey.

 

Does anybody know if the wheels specs will be the same as our current G37s?

 

Yes Vini same lug pattern

 

another reason im moving to the AMG.. infiniti lost me on this sedan..