In an industry increasingly driven by bottom-line bolstering SUVs that cater to sales volume over anything resembling a passion for driving or design, the 2017 Infiniti Q60 is a ray of hope. Here is a car staged to take part in the vanishingly small sliver of the market given over to premium coupes – a segment devastated by the transition away from personal luxury to sport-utilities in the late 90s – and yet the investment made in the completely redesigned Q60’s every detail firmly communicates Infiniti‘s commitment to taking on leaders from BMW (the 4 Series), Mercedes-Benz (the C-Class) and Audi (the A5).
It starts with the sheet metal. A full day spent navigating the rapid two-lane roads that scythe through the hilly territory that encircles San Diego, California border like a gold-tinted scarf in a convoy of dark blue, deep red, and sterling silver Infiniti Q60s painted the eyes of passersby green with envy. Every single stop was extended by inquiries made to my co-pilot and I about the car, which proved impossible to ignore even on more isolated stretches of road where on one occasion a biker approached us from an eighth of a mile away to pepper us with questions.
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