Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400 Review | More Luxury Than Sport - Sponsored by MotorEnvy.com

I took a little trip to Canada and found myself driving the twin turbo 2019 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400 with AWD. I'll give you my impressions on this baby GT-R as I drive it through mountain roads and do a 60-130 acceleration test for our Fast List.

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[SpeedLabsMotorEnvy]

If you watched my Lexus GS-F review, you might think that I have something against Japanese cars. But that's not the case. My first and favorite car was a 1995 Nissan Maxima and coming in close second is my Infiniti QX80. So deep down, I wanted to love this car.

[TAGsRC]

Giving this car breathtaking visual cinematography and then shitting on it in narration is absolutely surreal 😂

[vilenationgaming]

As a 2018 Q60 owner, I have to agree. But what needs to be mentioned is that if you enjoy car for what it is? It’s great. I don’t race it or track it. I enjoy the ride, and attention the car gets. And every now and then I like to get on the gas and it goes.

[nolantizing]

Gotta say man, this is probably one of your best looking episodes. Everything from the cinematography to the storytelling to the locations. It's all beautiful. Good work. 👍

[aeroman]

Unlike these limited, short drive impressions, I've owned a '17 Q60 Red Sport AWD since December 2016, with an MSRP of $56k USD - try to find an Audi S5, MB C63, etc. at that price point! The V37/CV37 platform (2016+ Q50/2017+ Q60) has solid aftermarket support, which I have found makes this platform an absolute blast to drive, yet a sleeper all-in-one. On the CV37 platform (coupe), Infiniti used a brand new body and engine (VR30) in 2017 (The VR30 engine won Ward's Engine of the Year when it debuted). Much of the associated running gear was sourced from the existing parts bins, but for the price-point, in baseline form it functions well for most consumers.

For owners like me who want to upgrade, the 300-hp/400-hp VR30 responds well to tuning & exhaust. My Q60 puts down just under 450WHP and just over 500 WTQ on a Dynojet AWD dyno, with pump gas (no E85 or methanol adders). As for the stock Akebono brakes, a set of Motorsport pads and Z1 Motorsport 2-piece rotors helps address braking performance. In my case, I upgraded to StopTech 6-pot FRTs and 4-pot RRs w/2-piece rotors.

In terms of comfort, Infiniti hit it out of the park with the Red Sport interior. I completed a 2800 mile road trip in my Q60 last year, and the seating position and support allowed long stints of seat time w/o pain or soreness.

The weakness in the platform is the selection by Infiniti of the Dunlop Sport Maxx CTT RFTs on the AWD versions - absolutely kills handling, imparts a harsh ride (due to RFT sidewalls), and is the worst tire for driving in wet conditions. One of the 1st mods that should be done. In fact, if I had known then what I know now, I would have had the dealer change these out at delivery!

[johninnh]

A few upgrades make this car shine:
Exhaust: Fast Intentions Full catted downpipes & CBE.
Brakes: 2 piece Brake rotors from Specialty Z with Carbotech XP10 rear, & XP12 front.
Forged lightweight rims
Tires 255x19 on all 4 if AWD.
Tires: PS 4S's
EcuTec tune
HKS blowoff valves
AMS heat exchanger
Now you are GTG. 👍🏻

[davidmcnicol]

If there was an academy award for this type of filming, you’d win it!!!

[bernardbarbour]

Fantastic review! I love how slow it is, the interior, the exterior and especially the cost of ownership. Coming from a BMW M3 this is just what I need and your review I found perfect. Thanks, Cheers!

[ogshadowz]

you did a great job on the cinematic experience, you're onto something

[patrickkillabrew]

Good looks outside. Luxury inside. 400 HP under the hood. Japanese reliability. Sounds perfect for the 99.99% of drivers who will never go near a race track. These will be $20k cars soon enough, which is about the right time to scratch the check.

[jjuntd]

Not sure...I drove this same car as a rental while on vacation in California. Up and down from Malibu to Santa Monica and from L.A to Sequoia National Forest. I was impressed with it. I'm thinking you expected this to be an all out sports car. And it's not. It's a luxury car 1st. With a little bit of sport added to it. Enough to keep up or even pull away from your typical muscle cars. Chargers, Challengers, Mustangs. For 40k, this car isn't bad at all.

[djohnson]

I love it when the actual video looks better than the thumbnail.

[DkGando]

His monotone roasting made me lose my shit 😂

[SuperSlowHD]

my eyes are bleeding from the sheer beauty of this review. amazing work as always

[Mudflap]

Based on this review, I'm simply going to say you are not the target audience for this thing, whatsoever. I've had sport/performance/muscle cars all my life, but these days at 46 years old, I prefer a softer ride. This thing is perfect for that, and for the money, it is hard to beat. Not to mention, it looks fantastic. I recently picked up a mint condition dealer demo 2019 Q60 AWD Luxe with 5800 miles on it for $37k. After adding a JB4 to up the boost which took 5 minutes to install, the car pretty well hauls ass by street standards. The transmission tuning sucks. Interior is comfortable and nice enough. The infotainment is dated, but to be fair it does everything I want it to do. It handles well enough, but is definitely not a track car. It is really good in the snow. The AWD system also does a great job of putting power down even when WOT in a turn, etc. Good car, I like it so far. I'm glad it is quiet, I was over loud exhaust 20 years ago.

[CCCPCommunist]

This is the pinnacle of auto car reviews. No stupid car reviewers acting like a talk show host, to the point, 21:9 at 4k, 0-60 times+more stats. This guy has better reviews than clowns like saabkyle, matt maran, and all those other cookie cutter auto reviewers who literally are paid by companies. This guy is up there with Savagegeese. 1m+ sub worthy for sure.

[wingsuitzero]

Q60 is a beautifully designed car. I own a redsport. The biggest thing that holds it back is the transmission. The infotainment is dated as well. It's overpriced brand new but the used market is great for consumers. You are getting a 400hp well built car for 40k or less. It looks better than the Euro counter parts and it has high tuning potential. Instead of being a GT car they should have went more in on the sport aspect. Make it like an Audi A8. Give it better driver traits and offer digital dashes. It's a confused car that should have went more in on sport than it did. That being said I do like the car. You can tune it to be more of a sports car and you can make the transmission feel a little better with those tunes.

[rendezvu]

This is probably one of the better looking Japanese cars on the road today, but you're absolutely right, it's not worth the money. Total shame too.

[moritakashi]

Man gotta say i agree. The g35/g37 was a better all around car.

[jw]

I like the gorgeous autumn scenery. It blends well with the Q60. Nissan designs good looking cars. It is agreeable that this infinity is not as strong, heavy and stable as others in the class, but if you like Japanese cars and you need power, luxury, convenience, look and value, you should seriously consider the Q60.