This car has been making the show circuits and now the powerplant has been revealed. If this car happens, it could show Infiniti has a competitor for M, AMG, etc.

Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge Concept: Bring On the Red Heat [2014 Geneva Auto Show]

At January’s Detroit auto show Infiniti made a case for recognition in the international sports sedan derby with the Eau Rouge concept, a Q50 dressed up with aero tweaks, lowered ride height, widened track, bigger wheels, bigger footprints, fender flares, fore and aft splitters, and carbon fiber galore.

The idea was to exploit Infiniti’s connection with the F1 world-champion Red Bull racing team, and to hint that Nissan’s luxury division might soon bring some Grand Prix-style performance to the street. The only Eau Rouge performance element left vague was what lay under that carbon-fiber hood. Infiniti president Johan de Nysschen would only say that if the car became reality he’d “expect it to feature over 500 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque.”

At Geneva, de Nysschen’s expectations became specific: 560 horsepower and 443 lb-ft from a 3.8-liter twin-turbo V-6. That’s a little light on the torque prediction—could it be that de Nysschen said pound-feet when he meant newton meters? (Clue: 600 Nm = 442.5 lb-ft)

Prior to the Geneva unveiling, de Nysschen announced that Infiniti would fortify the Eau Rouge Q50 by bolting a “powerful heart into our blood red beast.” But where did this powerful heart come from? Wait a minute—3.8 liters, specifically 3799 cc. That sounds strangely familiar. Could this be another edition of the Nissan GT-R V-6, lightly massaged by the NISMO skunkworks? Sure it could. The standard GT-R is rated for 545 horsepower and 463 lb-ft, and the NISMO version for 595 and 481.

In the Eau Rouge, the turbo V-6 is mated to a seven-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive. The weight—unspecified—is distributed 50/50, and Infiniti predicts a 0-to-60-mph time of less than 4.0 seconds with a top speed “close to 180 mph.” Those numbers would make it the hottest vehicle ever to wear an Infiniti logo.

This presumes production, of course. Named for the hold-your-breath series of turns at Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps racing circuit, the Eau Rouge remains a concept, though a showroom-ready version seems likely.

Production certainty applies to another Q50 that shared Infiniti’s Geneva spotlight. This one sports a new 2.0-liter turbo four, rated for 211 horsepower and 236 lb-ft of torque, and driving the rear wheels via a new seven-speed automatic. The 2.0 Q50 will go on sale in China this spring, Europe in the fall, and other markets late in the year.



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Wow. Total bringer of death. That thing is gonna be great! Wish they kept the GT-R transmission, though. Guess its kind of expensive.

 

So has it been officially confirmed?

 

This is exciting. So glad that Infiniti is finally stepping up to the plate in terms of performance against the M series, AMG, etc. Hope that it isn't way detuned for the market though, keeping in mind that this is just a concept...

 

I saw this at the NAIAS and it's definitely eye catching. Hopefully the performance numbers will be competitive with AMG and M.
Here's a picture I took.

 

Nothing has been officially confirmed yet, but the new guard running Infiniti wants to bring excitement to the brand and put out product to complete with the Germans. We should see some very cool stuff coming in the next couple of years.

 

I have but only one thing to ask Infiniti.

Bring. Back. The. 6. M. T.

 

Wow that thing is a work of art.

 

I can't wait.

 

A source from inside says the manual is not dead. And the new leader of Infiniti formerly worked for Audi, I'd say there's a strong chance it will be sticking around.

Of course the best plan of action, would be to get all these slushbox loving non-driving folks to learn how to row the gears and work the third pedal.

 

Makes sense... a while back speculation was that the next gen Z car (Z35) would bring back the ZX turbo concept.... This plays right into that especially since in the last few years the Infiniti brand has been the front runner for new things Nissan in the US.

 

The q50 we have in our fleet, has a weird tpms system. If a tire goes low for whatever reason, and you get the tire repaired/replaced at a tire shop outside the dealership, you will still have to bring the car to the dealership for a tpms warning reset. Hope they do away with this soon. $30~35 if not covered under warranty for the reset.

 

I heard this as well, but never experienced it myself. Last fall I had new wheels and tires mounted at a local tire shop and I planned on bringing the car to Infiniti for a TPMS reset, but the light never came on. There's a way to manually reset the light on my37.com if you need it. All it takes is a paper clip to use for a jumper and following a set of simple instructions.

 

Will look into to as we have maybe 20 q50 in our fleet. Only other car Nissan had that had similar tpms system was the gtr. Based my search on the gtr forums and sent the one that needed a reset, to the dealer. Thanks.