Review
A true Sleeper car!! 350Nm of torque to play with!! Reliable Mercedes engine under the hood which surprises many who are not aware!!
Not that common on the road. Not for those who are badge conscious.

What I like
Powerful Acceleration!!
Good amount of torque!!
Good fuel economy at 11km per litre for a sub 1.6 tonne car.
Good NVH.
RWD!! stable during cornering
Huge fuel tank of 80 litres
Full tank of petrol can cover at least 780km.

What I do not like
Not much cubby holes for storage!!
No Autofold side mirrors during locking or unlocking of vehicle!!
Weak standard speakers for base model
No ambient lighting
Steering a bit heavy for ladies
No digital speedometer for models year 2016 and below

Review
Value for money in terms of performance...
Prior to this, I was driving a Jaguar XF and BMW 520.
Performance wise, I would say it is on par or slightly better...

What I like
- Combination of powerful engine and rear-wheel drive makes this car very responsive... especially in Sports Mode
- Sleek exterior with great lines and curves.
- Tire pressure monitoring system.
- Auto adjustment on steering and driver seat for easy entrance/exit

What I do not like
- Price difference between variants too huge
- No Electronic Parking Brake

Review
Was at the Singapore CAR Show 2019 Wearnes Booth looking at the JAGUAR Vehicles when I came to see the Infiniti Q50. Immediately got interested and asked around for an SE to explain the main features of the car. Was really fascinated by the specifications and what the car can do. Was looking at the Highest Spec Model. When the SE clarified my doubts of the origin of the car, I was even more shocked and wowed. I have always had the perception that Japanese Brands could not rival Continental Car brands. Was pretty obvious that the Infiniti Q50 could match up to its conti rivals. This car gives the WOW factor and would definitely be a good buy. Probably a car that would steal stares from everyone.

What I like
The car is Long and Spacious which is good for 5 tall adults.
This car looks very sporty and a good car to drive up to Malaysia to test out the torque. Would probably get the Other JAP Bros to move aside and let the more powerful brother cross.
This car has a really big boot space and good for shopping. Most sports sedans cant do this.
Like the idea of Automated Seats.

What I do not like
BAD Fuel consumption
............. Nothing much actually..

Review
Test drove the face-lift Q50 recently. Quiet interior with a famous horse and gear box under the hood.Everything else is Nissan.

What I like
-nice body trim and better front and rear headlights
-comfortable seats
-powerful but not better than the Jaguar XE
-mid range luxury
-double screen dashboard
-door touch lock/unlock system

What I do not like
-cramped rear seats.not enough leg room
-slightly jerky gearbox
-key is like any other Nissan vehicle
-base model is way too basic

Review
Went by to test drive the Q50 as keen to wait for the upcoming QX50 where it is likely to have the same 2.0t engine when it’s launching around Q3-Q4 2018.

Exterior styling is certainly captivating though is a upmarket Nissan. It’s like some brands where have a household brand and a tuned and/or luxury sibling.

Interior feels plush of luxury with the appropriate buttons placed appropriately within the driver reach.

Both sides electric seats with a good feel of luxury leather while others are pretty much normal where no sun or moon roof is part of the package.

No electric tailgate at all as well and no options like active dashboard display like you see in Audi or VW or Lexus. And didn’t try the console for its features if it had things like ambient lighting, enable/disable features and others where the similar competitors have in them.

Beneath the hood still uses Mercedes that you see in the current C or E class series where you don’t have to pay a high price tag to have a 3-point star engine.

Other features like lane departure assist and so are in the higher variant of higher price top up too which baffles you back. Can’t remember if it comes with rear aircon.

The drive.....Engine purrs up similar to a Jaguar XF as it quietly gets ready. Once you engaged to Drive, it’s ready to go or dash at your pedal commands. The pickup is excellent with high torque, much tuned better than the E class which is the same engine. Paired with 7-speeds, the gear change is smooth with no stalls or hesitation but didn’t get to try sports mode.

Turning radius is easy too. Cruising is exceptionally smooth where as and when you need the power, just simply throttle on it you get it.

Overall, it’s a considerable car to get for its Mercedes engine beneath it if you do not mind some gadgets not there as standard or not even as options. Or the scaled price tag if you want them all.

What I like
Good pickup
Mercedes engine in its hood
Nice plush and luxury interior
Good starting price against its luxury competitors in the same category

What I do not like
No elective tailgate
No moon or sun roof
Price gap difference too much between variants just for the gadgets to have

Review
Owned a 2.0t version and I would say very good experience so far, named the Nissan Skyline V37 in Japan and hidden underneath the bonnet is a Mercedes c250/e250 engine, acceleration is a breeze. Not only that, already with the very powerful engine, it's still have alot of potential for 'poisons' for car enthusiasts. DAS steering is very reactive and one of the first if not the first to have this steering system.

Review
Owned for 1 year already.

Datsun, Nissan, Infiniti... The brand has come a long way. But a Lexus, this is not.

Lexus = old man luxury car, smooth, comfortable, not scary, quiet, underwhelming drive experience

Infiniti = middle age man luxury car wannabe. Powerful engine, quick response, less comfort for more fun, more wind noise than a lexus so we don't fall asleep above 90km/h.

there is no perfect car, its always an engineering compromise between performance and comfort. This car is skewed towards performance over comfort, especially in sport mode with an extremely responsive throttle and aggressive gear change. Love the old school feel of the 7 speed gear box (reliable, 7G+ from merc) and lunge when the turbo kicks. 8 speed boxes (tried the volvo one) smoothes everything out until no feel.

rear passengers complain of bumpy ride (after being spoilt in the back of the lexus which puts drivers to sleep together with the passengers since its so comfortable and un-engaging.)

in short, lexus is great for passengers. Infiniti is great for drivers. Who is more important? Depends on how much backbone you have.

What I like
it is NOT a bimmer, therefore you are not by default an asshole who doesn't know how to use side indicators.

powerful m274 engine. how to argue with 350NM of torque from Mercedes?

good handling and steering response* (there is some body roll, to be expected of a 1.7ton car pushing hard through the corners. nothing some upgraded roll bars from taobao wont fix)

paying 2.0L road tax for better performance than an N/A V6.

big rear exhaust tips, scare away the N/A hondas.

good brakes, can stop the 1.7ton beast very well.

bluetooth connectivity actually works! pairing was a breeze.

2 USB ports.

*provided you get rid of the shitty run flat tyres.

What I do not like
sunglass holder is as cheap and plasticky as it gets. clearing stock from the nissan parts bin i guess.

no autofold on the wing mirrors. like i said, this aint no lexus.

integrated sound system is shit (sound quality is relative, to me its shit.) very difficult to remove for sound system upgrades. but this is common to most new cars. no one plays ICE anymore. but probably because of all this integrated crap.

door handles very stiff. lexus door handle smooth as butter. this one definitely feels like it came from datsun.

run flat tyres. yes, i know there is no spare tyre, but the run flats really handle and respond like shit. the run flat tyres makes a great ride feel retarded. get rid of it ASAP and get proper tyres and an AA membership for flats.

no cigarette lighter. at least give us a box of matches.

inaccessible storage compartment in front of the gear stick. you can only access it when the gear is in Drive, not Park. seriously? talk about design flaw. again, a lexus this is not.

ok this is totally unrelated to the car, but the free infiniti umbrella that they gave us, well it broke within a week. quality was out of this world bad! talk about ruining brand image. better to give out ponchos than umbrellas that break in a week.

Review
How can a car be both underrated and overrated at the same time? That is the exact thought that I got after I test drove it. The strong muscular lines exudes excitement in the drive and the Mercedes sourced engine (208hp) provided that in every minute of the drive. Sharp response and amazing torque makes it on par with any of the much sought after conti sports sedan. It makes you wonder why not much notice has been made on this amazing ride.

However, it is missing so many features that one should get from a premium brand. Instead of having electric parking brakes, it still uses the foot brake that was used in the early days MPV. The big LCD screen at the top projects the clock and radio station instead of maps that it was originally designed for. No collision prevention system or other similar safety features.

Who should buy it? It should attracts people who put the pleasure in the drive alone and places the priority of other features at a distance second.

What I like
- The Drive: Comfy and stable ride with more than enough power to test out the speed camera.

- The Looks: Strong muscular lines from the front to the rear

- The Interior: Roomy and nice leather seats.

What I do not like
- Limited Features: No collision prevention system or park assist

- Outdated Features: Who uses foot brakes these days?

- Rear Seats: There is hard bump in the middle of the rear seats that makes feel as though they are trying to prevent someone to sit there instead.

Review
I tried the new VW Passat, Volvo S60, BMW 3 series and eventually bought a Q50 sports.

You can't find anything with an equivalent of the Direct Adaptive Steering at the same price point, with the same power. I loved the drive as compared to the Volvo and Passat, which both felt sluggish. The 3 series drove well, but the 328 was far too expensive in comparison.

What I like
Direct Adaptive Steering - can drive like an Uncle / Towkay (super easy to get around carparks) if you want, or firm it up like a race car driver. :p

Bags of power from the merc-sourced 2.0T engine

Fully featured luxury sports sedan - memory seats, intelligent key etc.

What I do not like
fuel consumption isn't as good as promised - approx 9 km/l in the 5 months I've owned it.

Review
Test drove the Q50 Premium today and I must say I am very impress with the design and the interior build of the entire car. The most impressive feature I felt is the best is that you can literally customized the handling of the car to suit your preference, from the steering to the handling of the Q50 you can set it at the touch on the touch screen.

When driving in standard model the Q50 is tame and comfortable however when switch to sports mode, the engine roars like a tiger and sprint forward without any delay.

However when viewing the car I spotted a few things which I am a little disappointed with. Firstly, the glove compartment, the holder and the boot space is a let down. As a golfer who enjoy driving, the Q50 will have a problem putting 4 golf bags in the boot. My Camry do not have such problem.
Secondly, with an Intel processor fixed in the display, I am sure a simple software add on and a gps antenna will be enough as it doesn't cost much with it.

Nevertheless having said all this, it is definitely a head turner given that the Q50 Premium comes with 18" Rims it looks very elegant.

What I like
- Ability to customized handling to suit driving habits
- Interior design
- Exterior looks
- power to ratio
- 18 inch rim for Premium model

What I do not like
- Small boot, glove and centre console
- No gps

Review
I test drove the Volvo S60 T4, C-Class, CLA and Audi A4 before coming across the Q50. Remembered I was entering the KPE tunnel when I saw a blue Q50 for the first time and recognised the Infiniti logo. As I have travelled to US frequently in the past where Infiniti is a popular premium brand and even overtook the Lexus brand, I drove close to take a closer look. It is a seek car with very eye catching lines/curves. Thus I want to test drive I two weeks later. (In fact test drove three times)

Here are the verdicts. Interior does match up to the sleek exterior sheet metal, however need some time to grow with it. For the performance, I could feel the acceleration and responsive pick-up surge when I kicked in the accelerator and cornering including road holding are excellent. My preferred steering mode is "Heavy".

How to compare to the earlier models I test drove
1. Volvo S60 T4 - Q50 has better performance and handling. Also the interior of the S60 is quite out dated. However, it feels more spacious than the Q50. It was mine first choice 2 yrs ago until Weanres dropped the T4. D2 is under power
2. C-Class - To me, the best in the class if you consider the C200 or C250 which is overpriced. I refuse to let the AD earn 40K to 50K margin even for C180
3. CLA - Too cramp and feels like an elongated A class. Only CLA 200 close to Q50 performance.
4. Audi A4 - Both Exterior and Interior design are out dated. Plus the fact it is a front wheel drive like the S60. To match out the Q50 in terms of performance need to consider the higher A4 end range. Most importantly is the reliability issues I heard and Audi has the worst reliability of the 4 brands

What I like
1. Exterior Design - Sleek with great lines and curves. The front design is unique
2. Powertrain - 2.0 Turbo @ 211 HP coupled with 7 speed gearbox
3. Build quality and Interior material
3. Sturdy body with steel build
4. Front Led Headlight Design
5. Handling
6. Packed with great features (e.g. 360 parking view, Steering mode etc.)

What I do not like
1. No paddle shift (Not really a deal breaker as I have it in my current ride and hardy use it)
2. Brand recognition - need time to acquire and build
3. No Electronic Parking Brake
(Only foot brake)
4. No factory installed GPS

Review
It was a decision between C-class, IS250, Q50 or a BMW320.
been driving it a while before i give a review. The test drive was good enough but it was the features and value for money that got me interested. For the same money i was supposed to be buying more technology and features. That was not entirely true. I ended up lkeing the car for what i did not expect it to measure up, its drive and cabin quietness.

What I like
a) quiet interior. besides the deliberate engine note, the car
interior is almost class matching with the IS250. it does remind me of the feel of
IS250 when it transformed the lexus brand.
b) the drive. everyone tells me about how they like a drive that is truely reflective of the road feel. I think people have no idea what they are talking about, and psycho themselves into that marketing BS. i like a car that gives a good balance of comfort and steady drive. if i want the rumble tumble and noise, i will get a real 4x4
c) engine is responsive.

What I do not like
a) had to repeat over 10 times so far on who is infiniti. this is not a car that you can impress the uncles and aunties, and the less automotive educated during gatherings. so badge whore may have to stay away.
b) no logo on the driver seats???? comfy seat but crazy head rest and did i mention no logo on the front seats??!!
c) Fuel efficiency maybe a doubt. but if you are looking up luxury executive sedan and FC..you have bigger issues.
d) smartkey fob is same as nissan's ..slapped with a infiniti logo?? seriously??!
e) despite solid cabin build quality, the upholstery works is far from perfect... i would say very average for a luxury segment.
f) Intouch system is lacking and not fully exploited....if infiniti is to really make inroads, they need to go beyond 100% and impress, not leave it at 90% and mute a car that is really quite well built and designed.

Review
Never gave this a thought but was looking at jaguar when i stumbled upon the new Q50. From initial look, i thought it was a lexus or some korean brand... Very love it or hate it look. Didnt want to test drive it till i read up on the Q50 and went back again.

What I like
- the 2.0 turbo Merc engine that throws out 208bhp
- amazing array of features
- decent space
- quiet ride
- read alot about the bad handling but was pleasantly surprised by the the way it took a high speed turn going out of AYE. realised later its the DAS steering on the sports model that got polarised reviews.

What I do not like
- subjective outlook
- low brand awareness
- dual screen sophisticated to operate and does not come with GPS!! so i must buy another GPS?! another screen??!
- alot of high tech driving assistance... not sure if priced into car?
- cockpit feel a bit cramp .. like the IS250

Review
Drove the Q50 Premium for 2 weeks now. Looks-wise can be subjective. But, I like the distinct Infiniti exterior and plush-leathery feel of the interior. There are lots of features in the car, from the all-round camera to the auto adjusting of the steering column and driver seat for exit/entry of the car. Unfortunately, the 12V power outlet, USB and card reader are all stowed in the arm-rest compartment, which can be quite useless in trying to plug in devices larger than the compartment. Storage compartments are also small and limited.

On the road, driving is relatively smooth with Standard mode. Steering can be a bit stiff in Sports mode. I can feel the sprint when overtaking.

What I like
* All-round camera to assist parking.
* Tire pressure monitoring system.
* Vehicle dynamic control.
* 2 driver memory seat settings.
* Auto adjusting steering column and driver seat for exit/entry.

What I do not like
* Takes too long to load apps.
* Takes too long for GPS to initiate navigation.
* No auto-folding of side mirrors when engine is turned off.
* No master control to wind-up all windows with one switch.

Review
This car is beautifully done inside and outside and it is target to hit BMW 3 series by using Mercedes E250 engine. With supreme service from Infinitie and their competetive pricing. It is a very worthy buy.
I have several Infinite cars before but I have driven Q50 for 2000Km since new and achieved about 11.5KM/litre with 50% highway and 50% city which is very good indeed. There is a performance display to show how well your drive in starting, cruising and de-acceleration which is quite useful to improve your skill on fuel economy.

What I like
1, Full of electronic gadgets- tyre pressure monitor, G -force , Dual display etc
2, After sales service
3, German engine
4, Small premium over the Nissan Tena only

What I do not like
1, 3rd party GPS
2, no music box but give an iPod instead