2025 Infiniti Q50

Pros

• It has a V6 supercharged engine that makes a lot of power.
• There are soft seats in the front and back.

Cons

• The style of the inside looks old.
• Some high-tech driving tools are too sensitive.
• Most of their competitors do a better job for about the same price.

How does the motor in the Q50 work? The basic V6 turbocharged engine in the Q50 is the main reason it is still in production. It takes a lot of power and turns over easily. When it comes to speed, the Q50 is faster than most small luxury cars. Based on our research, it only took 5.4 seconds to get to 60 mph. Getting into traffic is fine. The Q50’s brake pedal makes it easy to stop smoothly while moving, but the brakes don’t work as well in real life. After going 60 miles per hour, our test car had to stop at 123 feet for the emergency brake test. Most of the other rivals stop about ten feet away.

The driving feels and handling skills are average. By not having a mechanical link to the front wheels, the Q50’s all-electric system almost completely gets rid of feedback and accuracy. There may be a great performance sedan under the Q50, but the car’s annoying technology makes it hard to drive easily or enjoyably.

How does it feel to be in the Q50? There is plenty of room in the front seats for long trips. There will be plenty of room for people in the back. If you want to ride in comfort in the Q50, you’ll have to pay for it. The Q50 always feels crowded, even if the road could be smoother. When you drive over even small problems, it can be scary.

When driving at high speeds, road noise from other cars fills the entire cabin. Windows that are too small and doors that don’t have enough shielding are most likely to blame. Lucky for us, the engine makes a nice, low hum even when it’s running at full speed. The climate control system’s knobs are not organized in a way that makes sense, but it does a good job of keeping the temperature where it should be.

How is the state of the inside? Front riders in the Q50 will have no trouble getting in and out, and the height of the driver’s seat and steering wheel can be changed to suit your needs. When getting on, taller backseat guests should make sure their feet and heads are in the right places. The narrow roof pillars of the Q50 make the front and sides of the car easier to see than most. However, the high trunk lid and short rear window make it harder to see out of the back.

The main problem with the Q50, in this case, is its control system. Not many things have two screens, which makes it harder to find and use the settings. Infiniti needs to be redesigned.

What’s wrong with the tech? At this point, the Q50 has to be the least fun thing to do. The dual-screen infotainment system is hard to understand for most buyers who are used to technology that works well together because the fonts, resolutions, and menu choices are all over the place. We were stressed out for hours trying to remember how the menus worked, and we made a lot of mistakes while trying to find our way around. The Q50 is annoying to use, but the standard smartphone link for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay makes it less annoying.

We had to turn off some of the Q50’s tools to help the driver because they were too sensitive. Infiniti’s Active Trace Control, which uses predictive technology to help with high-performance driving, is annoying and doesn’t work at all, but the adaptive cruise control did a great job.

What’s going on with storage? The large trunk opening is useful, but the wheel wells take up most of the space in the trunk. Because the trunk hinges are outside the storage area, you can put as much stuff as you want in the Q50 and not worry about damaging anything when the lid shuts. It is possible to fold down the back seats, but there is only a small opening into the cabin.

Because there isn’t a good place to put something that big, the cupholders inside will have to do most of the heavy work every day. A door that flips up in front of the shift button is a great place to keep small things like access cards or gum. Power and USB ports take up space on the center console that could be used for storage.

How much fuel does it use? The non-Red Sport all-wheel-drive Q50 that we tried gets 22 mpg (19 in the city and 27 on the highway), which is what the EPA says. Competitors using V6 engines have reported similar results. Lucky for us, our test vehicle easily met those standards. On our 115-mile evaluation drive, the Q50 got an impressive 25 mpg on average. The gas tank on the Q50 is also pretty big.

Is the Q50 a good deal? The Q50 looks great and is very powerful, but it doesn’t have any premium material. The interior looks like it has everything a modern driver could want, but a closer look shows that it could be more high-tech and comfortable than other cars in the same class. The fit and quality are good, but the variety of materials and styles goes against a more simple and aesthetically pleasing design approach. The crowded approach takes away from the car’s luxurious look.

Even though Infiniti says the Q50 combines thrills and luxury, even with its new leather seats and turbocharged V6 engine, it only offers a moderately sporty experience. The old loved G37 sedan’s feel and relics can still be found under the piles of new technology. But a solid chassis has become sadly dull over time because it has yet to be expanded or fine-tuned.

At the time this was written, Infiniti had not officially announced anything about the 2025 Q50. Since we liked the Q50 from last year, we have a soft spot for the base Luxe style, which comes with many great features. If anything changes, we’ll let you know. The price rise isn’t worth the few extra features that come with the Sensory trim.

Styles of the INFINITI Q50

The small luxury car Infiniti Q50 has three trim options: Luxe, Sensory, and Red Sport 400. The Red Sport 400 has a 3.0-liter V6 turbocharged engine that makes 400 horsepower and 350 lb-ft of torque. The other two models use the same engine, which makes 300 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque. An automatic engine with seven speeds sends power to the back wheels. There is an all-wheel drive choice for every model level.