2018 Infiniti Q50 30t Red Sport Interior Exterior

Infiniti made no secret that it expected a slow start when it launched in Australia during 2012. Over the ensuing five years it's experienced nothing short of a slow grind. In short, the Hong Kong-based Nissan luxury subsidiary, spent a long time hobbled by an aged product range and a distinct lack of brand awareness against the big three Germans, and conceptually similar brand Lexus. The worm turned a little when the Q50 sedan arrived in early 2014. At last, the brand had a new model on its books, and one to compete with the big-selling Mercedes-Benz C-Class, BMW 3 Series, Audi A4 and Lexus IS. Since then it has moved about 1000 units here. Not many, but enough to underpin the company's three-fold national dealer network expansion to... nine sites. Now it's time for the mid-cycle upgrade, which doesn't actually bring a whole suite of changes. Yet given the car remains something of a mystery to most, it's well worth a revisit. The range kicks off with the $54,900 before on-road costs 155kW (Mercedes-engined) 2.0t GT and climbs to $62,400 for the 2.0t Sport Premium. An extra $8000 gets you the 3.0t with its 224kW twin-turbo V6, and a further $3000 gets you a '3.5t' V6 petrol-electric hybrid. The diesel that made up just two per cent of sales is gone. And let's be honest, if you're serious you'll probably negotiate a discount. But here we're looking at the range-topper, the $79,900 Infiniti Q50 3.0t Red Sport, with an uprated 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 engine punching out an eye-opening 298W of power and 475Nm of torque. The same engine is found in the perversely more expensive Q60 Red Sport coupe. Read more http://www.caradvice.com.au

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