In 2017, INFINITI reignited its presence in the highly competitive sports coupe market with an all-new, third-generation design – the INFINITI Q60. With its daring exterior design, tailored interior and advanced technology that empowers the drive, the Q60 made an immediate impact, driving INFINITI global sales to all-time record levels.
For 2018, the Q60 adopts INFINITI's global model nomenclature – PURE, LUXE, SPORT and RED SPORT 400 – along with 20-inch wheels and tires for the RED SPORT 400 (previously 19-inch) and a new exterior premium metallic color, Solar Mica. The Q60 is offered in a range of two-wheel and all-wheel drive configurations and three powerplants – including the potent 400 horsepower 3.0-liter V6 twin-turbo.
The Q60's bold exterior – lower and wider than predecessors – expresses a powerful elegance through its daring proportions and taut, muscular lines. The Q60's aggressive stance gives an impression of stability and in-control driving potential, while its low center of gravity has a positive overall effect on driving dynamics. Signature design cues ensure that the Q60 is instantly recognizable as an INFINITI, such as the LED headlights, double-arch grille and the crescent-shaped C-pillars that arc forward and emphasize the car's in-motion appearance.
The Q60 interior was modeled around the concept of a driver's glove – fitted, personal and tailored for the person behind the wheel. The driver-centric cockpit offers an array of premium comfort and convenience features, including 8-way power front seats, available semi-aniline leather seating surfaces, Dual Zone Automatic Temperature Control, Active Noise Cancellation and available Bose® Performance Series Audio system with 13 speakers and Bose® Centerpoint® simulated surround.
The standard INFINITI InTouch™ communications system includes large dual touch-screen displays (8-inch upper, 7-inch lower) and puts communication with the outside world within easy reach, with integration of hands-free phone, moving map navigation and entertainment systems1.
Leading the available powerplants is the VR-series 3.0-liter V6 twin-turbo engine, which is available in two states of tune – 400 horsepower or 300 horsepower. Both of the advanced VR-series engines have been developed to provide an ideal mix of drivability, efficiency and performance. Around 85 percent of the parts utilized in the VR-series V6 are different from those used in the previous award-winning VQ-series V6.
Complementing the 3.0-liter V6 is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbocharged unit, rated at 208 horsepower at 5,500 rpm, with peak torque of 258 lb-ft available from 1,500 rpm. This engine features a lightweight aluminum block and cylinder head with chain-driven dual-overhead camshafts, die-cast aluminum cylinder crankcase and optimized crank assembly promote further weight savings, reduce friction and improve efficiency, and an idle stop-start system.
All Q60 models come equipped with a refined 7-speed automatic transmission with available paddle shifters. The INFINITI Drive Mode Selector with Snow, Eco, Standard, Sport and Personal settings is also standard on all models, part of the INFINITI InTuition™ System, an advanced customizable digital environment system that allows drivers to create unique settings for engine, suspension and steering (when equipped with INFINITI Direct Adaptive Steering™) settings.
The second generation of INFINITI's industry leading Direct Adaptive Steering is available with the Q60 3.0t LUXE, Q60 3.0t SPORT and Q60 RED SPORT 400, as part of the new ProACTIVE Package. The revised system features an expanded selection of steering modes within Direct Adaptive Steering is accessed through the Drive Mode Selector. Located on the center console, Drive Mode Selector allows the steering response to be selected from six available options: Personal, Standard, Snow, Eco, Sport, and Sport+.
Standard on Q60 models equipped with the 3.0-liter V6 twin-turbo engine is INFINITI's Rack Electronic Power Steering. This system provides a linear and in-control driving experience that can be tuned through the Drive Mode Selector. The 2018 Q60 also is available with INFINITI's advanced Dynamic Digital Suspension. Standard on Q60 3.0t SPORT and RED SPORT 400 grades, it provides an optimal blend of ride comfort and class-leading response and agility.
The 2018 INFINITI Q60's long list of available safety, security and driving aid technologies includes Around View® Monitor with Moving Object Detection, Intelligent Cruise Control with Full Speed Range, Forward Emergency Braking with pedestrian detection, Distance Control Assist, Blind Spot Warning, Blind Spot Intervention®, Backup Collision Intervention®, Lane Departure Warning, Lane Departure Prevention with Active Lane Control™, Adaptive Front lighting System and High Beam Assist technology, and Predictive Forward Collision Warning system.
Highlights of the 2018 INFINITI Q60 include:
Design
- Sensuous dynamic styling with daring proportions
- Low, wide proportions and tight, muscular lines and athletic stance
- INFINITI signature double-arch front grille, dynamic arch silhouette and crescent-cut C-pillar
- Distinctive LED headlights, fog lights and Daytime Running Lights, LED rear combination lamps
- Available Adaptive Front lighting System with High Beam Assist technology
- Available power sliding and tilting tinted glass sunroof with one-touch open/close and sliding sunshade
- Heated outside mirrors with integrated LED turn signals, available auto dimming outside mirrors with reverse synchronization mirror angle
- Body-color outside door handles with chrome accents
- Dual chrome exhaust finishers, custom exhaust finisher on RED SPORT 400
- Advanced aerodynamic design with 0.28 coefficient of drag and zero front and rear lift concept
- Available Active Grille Shutter (3.0-liter V6 equipped models)
- Ten available premium exterior colors: Midnight Black, Liquid Platinum, Graphite Shadow, Black Obsidian, Dynamic Sunstone Red, Majestic White, Pure White, Iridium Blue, Hagane Blue and new Solar Mica
Performance
- Front engine/rear-wheel drive or Intelligent All-Wheel Drive
- 3.0-liter aluminum-alloy DOHC 24-valve twin-turbo V6, rated at 400 horsepower and 350 lb-ft of torque, featuring twin water-to-air charge coolers with two water pumps, optical turbo speed sensor, 14.7 psi turbo boost (Q60 RED SPORT 400)
- 3.0-liter aluminum-alloy DOHC 24-valve twin-turbo V6, rated at 300 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque, featuring twin water-to-air charge coolers with single water pump, 9.5 psi turbo boost (Q60 3.0t LUXE, Q60 3.0t SPORT)
- 2.0-liter DOHC 16-valve turbocharged inline-4 cylinder, rated at 208 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque (Q60 2.0t PURE, Q60 2.0t LUXE)
- 7-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission with Downshift Rev Matching and manual shift mode, Adaptive Shift Control
- Available steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters
- Drive mode selector switch (Sport+, Sport, Standard, ECO, Snow, Personal settings)
- 4-wheel independent suspension (front single pivot double-wishbone design/revised multi-link rear design) with extensive use of lightweight aluminum components and front and rear stabilizer bars
- Available Dynamic Digital Suspension (Q60 3.0t SPORT, Q60 RED SPORT 400)
- Available Hydraulic Electronic Power Steering (Q60 2.0t PURE)
- Available rack-based Electric Power Steering (Q60 3.0-liter V6 models)
- Available second-generation Direct Adaptive Steering™ technology for enhanced steering feel and personalized selection of steering effort and gear ratio (ProACTIVE Package)
- 4-wheel power-assisted vented disc brakes, 4-wheel Anti-lock Braking System, Electronic Brake force Distribution, Brake Assist
- Available Sport Brakes with upgraded rotors, 4-piston front calipers and 2-piston rear calipers (Q60 3.0t SPORT, Q60 RED SPORT 400)
- 19-inch aluminum-alloy wheels with machine-finished surface, 255/40R19 all-season tires
- Available 19-inch aluminum-alloy sport wheels with 255/40R19 all-season or summer run-flat tires
- Available staggered aluminum-alloy 20-inch wheels with 255/35R20 front, 275/30R20 rear summer tires (RED SPORT 400 RWD)
- Available 20-inch aluminum-alloy wheels with 255/35R20 all-season performance tires (RED SPORT 400 AWD)
- Advanced Vehicle Dynamic Control with Active Trace Control for enhanced dynamic cornering ability
- Tire-specific Tire Pressure Monitoring System
Hospitality
- Driver-oriented cockpit layout
- Natural contour ergonomic-design front seats for enhanced comfort
- Premium leatherette seating surfaces
- Available semi-aniline leather-appointed seating with power lumbar
- 8-way power-adjustable driver's seat with manual lumbar support, 8-way power-adjustable front passenger seat
- Available power torso bolsters (driver's side)
- Available heated front seats and heated steering wheel
- Fine Vision electroluminescent instrumentation
- Kacchu aluminum interior trim on center console, instrument panel and doors
- Available interior trim options: Dark Maple wood, genuine carbon-fiber and silver optic fiber
- Available aluminum-accented pedals (standard on sport grades)
- Available Bose® Performance Series Audio system with 13 speakers, Bose® Centerpoint® simulated surround, CD player, RDS and MP3 playback capability Dual-Zone Automatic Temperature Control
- INFINITI Intelligent Key with Push Button Ignition, touch unlock door function
- INFINITI InTuition™ – a customizable digital environment for storing and providing various driver settings and driving characteristics to Intelligent Key
- Power front windows with illuminated switches and one-touch auto up/down feature
- RearView Monitor
- Available Around View® Monitor with Moving Object Detection
- Standard Active Noise Cancellation
INFINITI InTouch™
- INFINITI InTouch™ with Navigation and INFINITI InTouch™ Services, with lane guidance and 3D building graphics, voice recognition for navigation functions, including one-shot voice destination entry, INFINITI InTouch™ Services with six months of safety, security and convenience services, SiriusXM® Traffic, including real-time traffic information (SiriusXM® subscription required, four years complimentary)
- SiriusXM® Satellite Radio (SiriusXM® subscription required, sold separately), High Definition radio
- INFINITI Connection™ with Automatic Collision Notification, Destination Assistance and Drive Zone Monitoring
- Bluetooth® Hands-free Phone System and Streaming Audio via Bluetooth®
- Voice Recognition for audio, navigation, SMS
Safety Shield Technologies
- INFINITI Advanced Air Bag System with dual-stage supplemental front air bags with occupant classification sensor
- Front seat-mounted side impact supplemental air bags
- Roof-mounted curtain side impact supplemental air bags for front- and rear-seat outboard occupant head protection
- Available front seat driver/passenger Pre-Crash Seat Belts
- Available Intelligent Cruise Control with full speed range, Predictive Forward Collision Warning, Forward Emergency Braking with pedestrian detection, Distance Control Assist, Blind Spot Warning, Blind Spot Intervention®, Backup Collision Intervention, Lane Departure Warning, Lane Departure Prevention with Active Lane Control™ (utilizing world's first production Direct Active Steering technology)
- Traction control system (integrated with Vehicle Dynamic Control)
- Available High Beam Assist technology
Models
- Available in five models, each in a choice of rear-wheel or all-wheel drive: Q60 2.0t PURE, Q60 2.0t PURE AWD, Q60 2.0t LUXE, Q60 2.0t LUXE AWD, Q60 3.0t LUXE, Q60 3.0t LUXE AWD, Q60 3.0t SPORT, Q60 3.0t SPORT AWD, Q60 RED SPORT 400 and Q60 RED SPORT 400 AWD