V6 new year song 2019 manual#

As ever, it kills me how some car reviewers get so seduced by interior surfaces that they'll overlook even glaring flaws. Those visuals were enhanced on my tester by a candy-apple paint job, bright red brake calipers, and $2,280 worth of carbon-fiber trim for the exterior mirrors, fender vents, fog lamp surrounds and rear decklid spoiler. Park next to the self-effacing Audi coupe especially, but also the conservative C-Class or 4 Series, and donвЂ™t be surprised if the Infiniti draws the most eyeballs and compliments. InfinitiвЂ™s arched grille is large but tastefully wrought, even with its wavy-gravy plastic inserts. Those muscular forms are mediated by a more-sober, rising crease that underlines the window sills.

Power-lifters might approve of the long, ripped hood and beefy flanks. Unlike some recent Japanese designs, the Infiniti is fashion-forward without coming off as garish or trendy.

V6 new year song 2019 manual#

But it had a charming, rowdy spirit (and an available manual transmission), something thatвЂ™s been steadily leaching from successive generations of Infiniti sport coupes and sedans.ДЄ shame, too, because this Q60 can hold its stylish head high alongside the German coupes, LexusвЂ™s RC350, or a Ford Mustang GT, if you want to rope in the Motown brigade. Hailing from a more-innocent, affordable era of Japanese coupes, that original G35 was less deluxe than this Q60. Since even I canвЂ™t keep InfinitiвЂ™s model names straight, I should note that the Q60 is a theoretical heir to the fondly-remembered G35 coupe, itself renamed вЂњG37вЂќ in 2008 to denote a V6 that grew from 3.5 to 3.7 liters. Add a price that starts from $55,895 in rear-drive guise, and reached $64,930 for my near-loaded AWD model, and the Infiniti finds itself outgunned and outclassed by the best of the two-door crew. This otherwise-well-mannered Infiniti's showroom halitosis includes a lack of handling refinement, ergonomic and aesthetic hiccups, and a general shortage of fun. The race to 60 mph takes just 4.5 seconds, in the hunt with the Audi S5, BMW 440i, and Mercedes-AMG C43.

On paper and in person, the Infiniti looks the luxury-performance part, with distinctive, free-flowing bodywork and 400 horsepower from a twin-turbo, 3.0-liter V6. And like ElvisвЂ™s lyric in вЂњNew Lace Sleeves,вЂќ the car is all about good intentions gone bad. Back in 1981, when Nissan was still doing business as Datsun, Elvis Costello offered one of his reliably tart song lyrics: вЂњGood manners and bad breath get you nowhere.вЂќ YouвЂ™ll need a deep breath yourself to pronounce the name of InfinitiвЂ™s top-drawer sport coupe, the Q60 Red Sport 400 AWD.