Guess that was a bit of my point too. In case you are serious, it is the rebadged G37. If someone likes the mean look of the F30, I think the Q50 is meaner
I will be anxious to see the pricing and gas mileage of the hybrid version. If you can get it loaded with good gas mileage and stay in the $40s, it will be worth a strong look IMO.
I always like the G design. It actually looked like it was trying to compete with the 3er.
This new thing looks like it's trying to compete with the 5er. I hate Audi's bulbous grill and I hate this one even more.
From Automobile Magazine:
"With the introduction of the 2014 Infiniti Q50 at the Detroit auto show, we see the direction that Nissan's premium car division is charting for the future, as this replacement for the Infiniti G37 sedan presents a new face and new technology in an effort to capture a new market."
"....a new market.", I guess Infiniti is throwing in the towel in their efforts to be a BMW competitor.
I think you need to see these cars in person as pictures don't often do them justice. I was on the fence as to the looks of the F30 until I saw it in person - much better looking than in the pictures.
I'll grant you the tail lights and the rear of the F30 look very much like the F10. I am very good at being able to tell apart the details of cars and I have a hard time with the rear of the F30 and the F10. IMO they are too similar. But, overall the F30 3er doesn't look any more like the 5er or the 7er than it ever has. Which is to say they look very similar and share a strong family resemblance. Just not any more than is traditional for BMW. Chris Bangle tried to change that and despite all the protestations we hear about BMWs looking too much alike - same sausage, three lengths - the market spoke and said they actually want BMWs to look like each other.
Maybe the Q50 looks smaller in person, but in these photos it looks enormous. It also doesn't look sporty like a 3er.
Not entirely accurate to call it a brand new line. This is a g37 replacement and still a 3/a4/c/is competitor. It also happens to be the beginning of Infiniti rebranding their entire lineup where every car will be Qxx and every SUV QXxx
I think BMW is utterly stupid to change the 3er coupe/'vert to the 4 Series. I think Infiniti is even more utterly stupid. So, let's just throw away over 20 years of brand identity we've spent building individual model identities and give them all the same name. Did George Foreman join the board of directors of Infiniti??
They might as well drop the Q completely. Just call the cars the 50, 60, and 70. Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid.
I think a lot of people are confused because of the Q name which dates back to the 1990's that put the Q45 against the BMW 7 series.
The thing is Infiniti has decided to created a brand new line. The 2014 Q has nothing to do with the Q of the 1990's to early 2000's.
The upcoming Q is the successor to the G.
Not entirely accurate to call it a brand new line. This is a g37 replacement and still a 3/a4/c/is competitor. It also happens to be the beginning of Infiniti rebranding their entire lineup where every car will be Qxx and every SUV QXxx
seriously. i come to this forum to look/talk about BMW, not ugly ass hunks of metal. this is not Consumer Reports. getting pretty fed up with this crap in my face every time i come here.
Not bad looking. I've always liked the Infiniti's. I think the naming is very dumb though as someone said earlier. Too many uses of the letter Q in car branding, it gets confusing.
not bad looking. I've always liked the infiniti's. I think the naming is very dumb though as someone said earlier. Too many uses of the letter q in car branding, it gets confusing.
I know shock value has a purpose, but sheesh, that Q grill is just too much. Man that's "in your face". I don't see BMW going to those extremes to garner attention. Little tweaks here and there, an occasional new design feature, sure. To me, this is what makes BMWs attractive. Graceful evolution. Not some lab experiment mutation. And as others have said, the IS is "The Predator" on four wheels.
i know shock value has a purpose, but sheesh, that q grill is just too much. Man that's "in your face". I don't see bmw going to those extremes to garner attention. Little tweaks here and there, an occasional new design feature, sure. To me, this is what makes bmws attractive. Graceful evolution. Not some lab experiment mutation. And as others have said, the is is "the predator" on four wheels.
Why does this thing look like a Maxima, oh wait because it is a glorified Maxima even down to the engine. Quit50 looks like a good alternative to a Camry, Accord n Maxima.
You do know the Q50 is a RWD chassis and the Nissan cars are FWD don't you? Stop with the hate and embrace that the Q50 and the current G37 are in the same class as a 3 series. The only problem with the G37 is poor gas mileage and a slight lack of refinement. Better steering than the F30 by the way.
Why again do we care about a Nissan in a BMW forum? As BJ has said these non-factor competitors get more and more annoying considering they also look like crap. Why would you drive a Charger looking Nissan and an IS based on the Predator which is easily indistinguishable from the GS or ES.
As far as I'm concerned the only good Nissan is a GT-R R35 and it doesn't compete in this class.
Yup, actually have. I will never drive another Infiniti. Unless it's free. Or it starts to drive like a Bimmer. Or Bimmer ceases to exist. I have had two Infiniti's. I loved them to pieces until I drove my 335i.
Does your Q50 have the DAS? I'm guessing yes and that it is a hybrid, right?
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