Geneva 2014: Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge Gets A GT-R Heart Transplant

Derek Kreindler
by Derek Kreindler

Just as the B&B suspected, the Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge is indeed powered by a twin-turbo V6, and it comes from the Nissan GT-R. With all-wheel drive and a 7-speed gearbox (of an unspecified nature), the Eau Rouge should blast to 60 mph in under 4 seconds. Can’t outshine its big brother, can it?

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  • DevilsRotary86 DevilsRotary86 on Mar 04, 2014

    So in effect, what we are seeing here is the 2014/2015 Nissan Skyline GTS-4.

  • Phatcow Phatcow on Mar 04, 2014

    This is the real 4DSC . If this thing prices for 70k or below starting, i will be the first in line to lease it and kiss Goshen's hand.

  • Kuponoodles Kuponoodles on Mar 04, 2014

    I dont understand the hate? When they dropped a corvette's LS engine in a caddy, people creamed their pants.. Hell, they put LS in a Buick! So why are we complaining about a good engine being put into a potential douchy but comfy luxury car? Comparing it as a value to performance ratio of a BMW is silly. Skylines, GT-R's, BMW's M's, Audi S-line are all fanboi cars. People buy them out of personal preference. Crtics said the Prosche Panamera would flop.... Here we are.

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    • JettaGL JettaGL on Mar 05, 2014

      I don't think people think the Q50 is douchey, just misdirected. When caddy got an LS wasn't their chassis considered almost best in class, Sigma architecture and all? That definitely isn't the case here. And people who buy S4, M3 aren't all fanbois, many of them just have way more money than most of us, and don't mind paying for something more fun. You shouldn't confuse the people who rant about cars online with the people who actually write 70-80K checks and drive them away new off the lot.

  • Kuponoodles Kuponoodles on Mar 06, 2014

    I stand corrected. johnny_5.0, jettaGL. I was But I feel the opposite, Nissan/Infiniti are onto something here. Even if its not a direct M-series competitor. When the G35 came out, the opinion was close, but not good enough to fight BMW. They came the G37 and people took it more seriously as a 3 series alternative. So what I'm getting at is, this Q50 with a GTR engine, no matter if it fails or succeed due to price/weight/driving dynamics, etc. will be a stepping stone. as for the fanboi comment. true, thats hatorade on my end. I'm envious. Like Phatcow said, the 4DSC, I used to own a 02 Maxima, which I viewed as the poor man's Bimmer/Audi.... 75% of the performance, @ 60% of the cost.... cuz that's all I could afford. :)

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