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Old 03-03-17, 10:19 AM
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Default Infiniti Q60 Black S Concept gets an F1 KERS system






This is the Infiniti Q60 Black S that will be debuting at the Geneva Motor Show, sporting some intense bodywork and an F1-inspired powertrain. It exists to draw a closer parallel between the Renault F1 program and the Infiniti brand – a relationship that's surely easier to understand in Europe than it is here, but so be it.

Other than the wild bodywork, which includes a heavily sculpted front fascia, bigger side sills, two howitzer-sized exhaust pipes, and a massive rear wing, there's the F1-inspired KERS system. Exactly what that will be is up in the air; the F1 system is complex and expensive. While Infiniti says they want to engineer a road-going solution that's as similar as possible to the F1 KERS system, it's likely it'll be watered down a bit for production.

All in all, the 3.0-liter, twin-turbo V6 and the KERS system should combine to produce about 500 horsepower. That's all well and good, if it makes it out of concept car purgatory. Remember the Q50 Eau Rouge, the last Infiniti that got car enthusiast's undivided attention? Well, it got canceled. We're not sure what the appeal of an F1 tie-in would be to American shoppers, so who knows if the Black S will emerge as a rest-of-world special, or at all.
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Old 03-03-17, 02:32 PM
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that 'wild' bodywork is pretty hideous.
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Old 03-03-17, 03:13 PM
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yep, pretty tacky, esp the rear.
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Old 03-03-17, 05:11 PM
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Perfect timing, as I was just reading about KERS systems this morning.

Originally Posted by davyjordi
that 'wild' bodywork is pretty hideous.
Originally Posted by bagwell
yep, pretty tacky, esp the rear.
Focus on KERS.
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Old 03-03-17, 07:39 PM
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Less is more IMHO !?!?
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The fact that it's a concept probably means the outrageous bodywork is there to show a possible direction the production model(s) could take. I like it actually.
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Mean aggressive body work, could rival the M4 GTS in design. Too bad this is like the rouge concept, where they`re just teasing people with innovate concepts rather then actual greenlit products.I think theyre still scared to innovate after the whole Sport Fly by wire steering that launched to craptacular reviews
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Points to Infiniti for keeping up their efforts

Turbo V6 iterations, CUV, Coupe and now a tricked out Coupe

I hope they do a good job on the replacements for their 2 biggest SUVs and if so, they will be rolling
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