Ready for the model year 2018

Geneva, 15 March 2017

Just in time for the Geneva Motor Show (9 to 19 March 2017), the Q50 Infiniti 2018 missed a facelift for the model year. In addition to optical energizes something has teamed with the brands bestsellers even when the assistance systems.

Easy geliftetes exterior

Attention on the front of the Q50 is a new grill in the double arch design and revised LED headlamps on the facelift. The equipment of "Sports" and "Red Sport 400" in get, more angular rear bumper and larger air intakes. On the rear all models are provided of the Q60 sports Coupé with the LED tail lights. For the Red sport 400 there is also an exhaust system with two tailpipes, as well as a contrasting rear diffuser.

Chic interior

The Interior of the Q50 was adapted to the Q60 and equipped with high-quality materials, double seams and new wood mouldings. Still, the steering wheel of the Q60 enters the Q50. Two touch-screen and a sound system from Bose Home complete the picture. Also new is that all available assistance in the "ProPilot" are United, which should in future constitute the basis for autonomous driving at Infiniti. There, new direct adaptive steering also plays a role. The steer-by-wire system can be tuned in different modes with different parameters.

Under the hood: Spoilt for choice

Infiniti has four different engines in the program for the Q50. The basis of a 211-HP turbocharged gasoline engines with 2.0 l engine and a 170 HP turbo diesel with 2.2 liters of displacement. It ranks the hybrid powertrain with a system capacity of 374 Horsepower and four-wheel drive. The new top engine in the Red sport 400 is a 3.0-liter Twin-Turbo V6 with 405 Horsepower and 475 nm of torque. Like the two base engines, there's the V6 with rear-wheel drive. The revised Infiniti Q50 to 2017 come on the market in the second quarter. Prices there is no date yet, the current model starts at 37,000 euro. (mf)

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