Infiniti Q50 coming back in '27 with TTV6, manual and RWD.

[ZTK_M240i]

If this pans out, this would have potential.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a6...d-2027-manual/

[ash_schwin]

I used to be a huge Infiniti fan especially when they made great cars in the 90's and early to late 2000's. Johan de Nysschen stepping in as the CEO in 2012 really made the brand suffer.

[Efthreeoh]

Well, someone should build a sports sedan with a manual gearbox and not have to have a $100,000 M-badge on it...

[412g80]

Hope this one pans out.

I would be all in if this is less than $65K OTD.

[ZTK_M240i]

Originally Posted by ash_schwin

I used to be a huge Infiniti fan especially when they made great cars in the 90's and early to late 2000's. Johan de Nysschen stepping in as the CEO in 2012 really made the brand suffer.

Yup, I had a 2004 G35 Coupe with the 6 speed manual and Brembo brakes. Was a great car...

[ShocknAwe]

Here's to hoping it's better than the Z.

[pikkagtr]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Here's to hoping it's better than the Z.

It'll literally be the same car but a different body
Same open deck engine and chassis from 2003

[Mavus]

hope it’s not just mildly updated red sport 400

[ZTK_M240i]

Originally Posted by Mavus

hope it’s not just mildly updated red sport 400

I read elsewhere an "updated platform shared with the new Z".

[pikkagtr]

Originally Posted by ZTK_M240i

I read elsewhere an "updated platform shared with the new Z".

The "new Z" is on the FM chassis
Which is shared with the Q50 , and the 370 and the G37 and the 350 and the G35
That's how far they go back
The Akebonos brakes on the New Z can be installed and bolt on the 2003 350z

[BlkGS]

Originally Posted by ZTK_M240i

Yup, I had a 2004 G35 Coupe with the 6 speed manual and Brembo brakes. Was a great car...

I still see the mose from.time to time, and they're still sharp.

Fun fact, you can buy this car now. It's the Q50 S Red Sport 400. They're cheap. And the "new" one coming in 27 is gonna be basically the same car.

[BlkGS]

Originally Posted by Mavus

hope it’s not just mildly updated red sport 400

It is. Emphasis more on mild than updated, lol.

[keg97]

Like others here, I'd love to see this pan out. I'm supposedly what Infiniti wants to for this car's market. Infiniti had a vision to be the Japanese BMW. They had some vehicles for that vision but lost their way.

I've always been a big Infiniti fan owning a manual G20, a beautiful red G37xS that almost made it to 200K miles before it was totaled in my daughter's college parking lot, and a not so beautiful but very functional QX56 that made it to 175K before sacrificing itself for me and my son by a numskull who ran a red light at 55 MPH.

[whofelt]

One of the nicest cars that has was a 2006 G35 with the aero package, that car drove beautifully, it went downhill from there

[thebmw]

Nissan (Infiniti included) has a lot more problems than just a lack of a 6-speed. They already offer the Z in 6-speed, with limited sales. As others have stated, Q50 will be a reskinned Z. Bottom line, nothing to see here. Nissan/Infiniti are done, sooner or later.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by thebmw

Nissan (Infiniti included) has a lot more problems than just a lack of a 6-speed. They already offer the Z in 6-speed, with limited sales. As others have stated, Q50 will be a reskinned Z. Bottom line, nothing to see here. Nissan/Infiniti are done, sooner or later.

Hopefully not. I'm looking to get a Nissan Frontier in a year or two...

[quakerroatmeal]

Nissan and Infiniti takes so long to update their platform. I can't believe the new 400z has things from the old 350z in it.

[BlkGS]

People are sadly.du.b and repeat the same crap that dumb auto journalists with no background or understanding of engineering say.

Fundamentally, the new Z is great. Yes the underlying FM platform is over 20 years old, but it was also like 15 years ahead of its time. The problem with the Z is 3 fold.

1) Nissan dealers excessively gouged on prices for them when introduced, so people wrote them off
2) 400hp isn't much anymore. You can buy a basically 500hp mustang with a backseat for the same money.
3) They're just not affordable for young people anymore. They're more expensive and cost of living has gone way up. When the 350z came out it was affordable enough for young guys to afford without a great job. Not so much anymore.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by quakerroatmeal

Nissan and Infiniti takes so long to update their platform. I can't believe the new 400z has things from the old 350z in it.

I have both a 1997 Z3 and 2008 Z4. They share the same wiper blades and seat belts, among other parts...

[Ambrozie]

Originally Posted by thebmw

Nissan (Infiniti included) has a lot more problems than just a lack of a 6-speed. They already offer the Z in 6-speed, with limited sales. As others have stated, Q50 will be a reskinned Z. Bottom line, nothing to see here. Nissan/Infiniti are done, sooner or later.

That being said, this will likely be a future collectible similar to the Alfa Romeo Giulia Wuad with a manual

[TheWatchGuy]

if they put the 6-speed with the TTV6, i'd have to seriously consider trading my genesis for it.

I love my g70 and bought it over the q50, but the top trims never seem to get the manual option.

[thebmw]

Originally Posted by 440i6MT

That being said, this will likely be a future collectible similar to the Alfa Romeo Giulia Wuad with a manual

Looking at the G37 manuals, they don't seem to be collectables. I don't think any Infiniti models are collectables. If any manual should be a collectable, it should be my F13 M6 manuals, but even those are worth less that 40% of MSRP. They are the last true manual transmissions ever produced...literally (RWD, hydraulic steering, V8, looks awesome, etc).