KUALA LUMPUR: Infiniti has launched its Q60 sports coupe — the sportier little brother to the Q50 premium luxury sedan.
Priced at RM308,800 (on-the-road with GST without insurance), the fully imported Q60 comes with a seven-year unlimited mileage warranty and is available in six colours of Majestic White, Graphite Shadow, Iridium Blue, Dynamic Sunstone Red and Midnight Black.
A 2.0-litre turbocharged engine with direct-injection provides rear-wheel propulsion and produces 211hp at 5,500rpm and 350Nm of torque from 1,250 to 3,500rpm for the seven-speed automatic transmission with adaptive shift control and downshift rev-matching to manage. The 1,991cc mill is derived from Mercedes-Benz.
The car is able to hit 7.3 seconds in the 0-100kph sprint before reaching a top speed of 235kph, while fuel consumption is rated at 13.3km per litre on the combined cycle.
The Q60 offers four drive modes: Personal, Sport, Standard and Snow. It gets 19-inch two-tone multi-spoke alluminium alloy wheels with 255/40 run-flat tyres.
To ensure ride comfort, the car has independent double-wishbones with coil springs over shock absorbers and stabiliser bar in front and independent multi-link system with coil springs over dual flow path shock absorbers and stabiliser bar at the back.
Externally, the Q60 features automatic LED headlights with daytime running lights and integrated turn signals as well as LEDs for the fog and rear cluster lights.
It also gets power-folding heated external mirrors with turn signals, keyless entry with push-start button, automatic wipers and chrome for the side vents and exhaust tips.
The interior is lavished with brushed aluminium inserts and semi-aniline leather in either Gallery White or Graphite colours for the high-backed sports seats that have heating, 12-way power-adjustability (8-way for front passenger) and two memory slots.
In addition to the leather-wrapped gear knob and power adjustable steering wheel, there's also an 8.0-inch LCD upper and 7.0-inch colour vehicle information display, 5.0-inch TFT colour information display, cruise control and dual-zone automatic climate controls.
Entertainment comes from a 13-speaker Bose Performance Series Audio system with radio/CD/MP3 playback, two USB ports, AUX-jack, reverse camera, voice regocnition and Bluetooth connectivity.
In the safety department, the Q60 gains six airbags, anti-lock braking system with brake assist, electronic brakeforce distribution, advanced vehicle dynamic control, traction control, tyre pressure monitoring system and a pop-up engine hood for better pedestrian safety.
The new Q60 coupe will be available for test drives from May 7 at INFINITI Center Kuala Lumpur, which is located at The ICON in Jalan Tun Razak. The centre opens daily from 10am to 7pm.