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Old 06-28-13, 05:38 PM
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Wow is all I can say about this...I spotted it earlier and then say the video and was amazed, and to make it better the rim dimensions and offsets from the 2IS will work on it as well. The interior is amazing to me in all aspects and then the sleek exterior look when lowered and have the Vossen CV5's just makes it perfect IMO....i'm biased when it comes to the CV5 lol

Check out this video link


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Old 06-28-13, 06:06 PM
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Lol surprised to hear this from u after seeing u dogg the 3is before
Old 06-28-13, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by RDIS250AWD
Lol surprised to hear this from u after seeing u dogg the 3is before
I know right...it took seeing it on my favorite rims and then lowered for it to wow me...but then again the back is still puzzling my taste
Old 06-28-13, 06:25 PM
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Def something you have to see in person. A lot to appreciate, and a few frills up overall a solid choice. Unfortunately the wrong packaging options has me looking elsewhere now
Old 06-28-13, 06:32 PM
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is it me or does the 3is look too aggressive for the stock wheels and ride height... hmmm it's probably just me! haha
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Originally Posted by gveng
is it me or does the 3is look too aggressive for the stock wheels and ride height... hmmm it's probably just me! haha
When I saw it stock it looked as if it should come with 19s stock bec of the aggression but seeing it lowered on the 20s looks perfect
Old 06-28-13, 07:27 PM
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i guess i gotta get use to it but something about the rear that im not diggin
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
Unfortunately the wrong packaging options has me looking elsewhere now
After spec'ing one out on the website, I completely agree.

Wrong option packages and grouping, plus an ugly rear, means I'm going to be with my 2IS for awhile. Considering what the competition has out (none of which I like), I'm really disappointed.

I'll reserve final judgement until I see/drive one in person, but seems like you can't have performance and luxury options together anymore.

Glass half-full; now I can continue modding the 'ole 2IS.
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I'm not sure about the front bumper... looks like someone had an accident using liquify feature in photoshop designing it.
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Originally Posted by Crispy
After spec'ing one out on the website, I completely agree.

Wrong option packages and grouping, plus an ugly rear, means I'm going to be with my 2IS for awhile. Considering what the competition has out (none of which I like), I'm really disappointed.

I'll reserve final judgement until I see/drive one in person, but seems like you can't have performance and luxury options together anymore.

Glass half-full; now I can continue modding the 'ole 2IS.
Yup nothing wrong with my 2IS other than just that itch for something new. We had two Q50's a 3.7 and Hybrid arrive today. Other than a quick static review of the exterior I didn't sit in the interior or drive it yet. Seems nice though
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
Yup nothing wrong with my 2IS other than just that itch for something new. We had two Q50's a 3.7 and Hybrid arrive today. Other than a quick static review of the exterior I didn't sit in the interior or drive it yet. Seems nice though
I do like the Q50S, although the VQ35/37 exhaust note bothers me (not sure why, just gets under my skin).

I'd be interested to hear what you think of it after a thorough look-over, especially in regard to the options and packaging vs. the new IS.
Old 06-28-13, 10:40 PM
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I love the interior, but I can't get past the exterior.

btw, shouldn't this go in the 3rd-gen IS section? just saying.
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Interior is great.

Exterior is garbage (the front at least)
Old 06-30-13, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by MisterSkiz
Interior is great.

Exterior is garbage (the front at least)
For the Infiniti Q50, I find the front not that bad. At least Q50 has all the front lights (headlights, fog lights and DRL) in 100% LED as standard equipment

But it is the rear that doesn't look good to me. The main issue I am having is the two horizontal metal strips. Understand it is Infiniti design language. The horizontal metal strips might look better on a bigger Infiniti car such as the M37/M56 though. But for Q50, it makes the car less sporty look. Probably the target market is different than the one for the IS.

Technology wise, it is an interesting car loaded with novel technology like adaptive steering with no physical linkage between the steering wheel and the wheel and rely on 3 computers(fail-safe) and front camera to operate.

The interior looks better in person.

Still, I would choose 3IS as it has the 60/40 fold-down seats. Plus I can reuse some stuff from 2IS.
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can't wait for more updates on the car project


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