Who has a Infiniti Q60, Q50 (V37)?

[V35_Paul]

I don't see much talk if any about them on here.

I know they are really popular in the States so they have more people talking on forums there but i was hoping a few crew on SAU have one or are keen to get one.

 Well if you come across this thread and have a V37 post a pic and say hi 😁

[sonicii]

I have Q50 AWD Hybrid.

I don't have a good picture on me at the moment.. this is as good as I have..

 

[doggido]

This is from last years BTCC

[The Max]

They look menacingly stunning but I'm not keen on their overly complex coolant plumbing for the turbos.

[V35_Paul]

On 3/27/2021 at 2:46 PM, doggido said:

This is from last years BTCC

That is so cool.

How do get to watch that event?

[niZmO_Man]

Youtube

[joshuaho96]

On 3/27/2021 at 5:40 AM, The Max said:

They look menacingly stunning but I'm not keen on their overly complex coolant plumbing for the turbos.

Just the unfortunate reality of making a turbo engine with truly modern power delivery. The W2A charge cooler adds a second coolant loop and makes things very messy in the vicinity of the intake manifold. A2A eliminates the extra plumbing and issues with coolant leaking into the engine but now you have a bunch of additional volume after the compressor that has to be pressurized to build boost.

[The Max]

You're right. It is an exercise in compromise. I much prefer the lesser complexity in going air-to-air and the amount of people who've reported on their coolant system spewing forth their contents after a hose failure is well-known.

It's the only reason why I would avoid buying one, despite how pornographic they are to my eye and have me lusting after one!

[niZmO_Man]

I really wanted a Q50 and almost blew my budget for a hybrid one. They are surprisingly holding their value well.

[doggido]

On 3/29/2021 at 3:26 PM, V35_Paul said:

That is so cool.

How do get to watch that event?

They used to be on TV here in NZ last season.

I'm not sure what engine they ran but I think they used the Merc engine which could of been the 2LTR Turbo.

(Please correct me if I'm wrong.)

 

[niZmO_Man]

Yep 2L engine (road car) that's from Mercedes-Benz. No idea on the TCR cars, I assume same engine as the A-class

[Leon.T]

Old timer here with a 2015 Q50s Hybrid AWD.

Managed to get it for a very good price before the covid-19 price hike.

[sonicii]

20 hours ago, Leon.T said:

Old timer here with a 2015 Q50s Hybrid AWD.

Nice, looks like mine has a twin!

[V35_Paul]

What's it like diving the hybrids? Does the EV work at the same time as the ICE or does it swap between each of them depending on your driving?

[sonicii]

it is very much a performance focused hybrid, not economy focused, put the boot in and it will drive with both petrol and electric together, but won't run both together under normal driving.  When the engine is running while accelerating or cruising it has a heavy preference to use the petrol engine to drive the car and charge the battery, once there is enough charge in the battery while cruising at a constant speed it will switch to electric only and shut down the engine until either the battery charge level gets low, or you give it more throttle than it can cope with in electric only.  it shuts down the engine while decelerating and charges the battery via regenerative braking.

Will run on electric when it can while cruising up to about 105-110km/h, above that mine keeps the engine running all the time and only uses the electric motor if you put the boot in to overtake., I have heard the RWD will run on electric to cruise at higher speeds, probably due to less drive-train loss..

Otherwise it drives a lot like a conventional car, it is a normal 7sp auto, just has an electric motor and dry clutch where the torque converter normally is, transition to electric/petrol is very smooth, you often don't even notice if you aren't watching the tacho.

I haven't driven the VR powered Qs, but have heard the performance sits somewhere in between the 300hp sport and 400hp red sport.

Edited May 18, 2021 by sonicii

[V35_Paul]

Bump

[colin.ssc]

Maybe soon 😇

[doggido]

Infiniti has an identity crisis because a lot that are arriving here have the Infiniti grill and badges on the front but have the Skyline badges on the back.

[sonicii]

That sounds like the JDM models, they have the infiniti logo on the front, but 'Skyline' across the back, the hybrid wears the 350GT badge too.

That said, I didn't think the JDM models were eligible for grey import??  unless they are AuDM models that people have retrofitted with the skyline badges.

[colin.ssc]

Yea the JDM models are not on the sevs list yet.