Infiniti’s fast future

Nissan’s luxury arm, Infiniti, is close to giving the production green light to the 552bhp, all-wheel-drive Q50 Eau Rouge to take on the likes of the BMW M5. Greg Kable checks on its progress

Infiniti has come up with a four-door retort to the likes of the Audi RS6, BMW M5, Jaguar XFR and Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG: the rapid Q50 Eau Rouge. First unveiled in January as a styling concept to test reaction to the idea of developing a performance Infiniti in partnership with the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team, which it sponsors, the four-wheel-drive performance saloon runs a modified engine from the mighty Nissan GT-R. The Q50 Eau Rouge has since progressed into a road-going prototype and is being considered for low-volume production, with ongoing feasibility studies aiming to place it in showrooms by 2016. Development of the new car’s mechanical package is being overseen by Northamptonshire-based Ray Mallock Ltd, whose road car department has been commissioned to carry out both early…

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Autocar (Digital) - 1 Issue, 23/07/2014

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