Infiniti Q60 coupé pricing revealed

The Q60 is rear-wheel drive as standard, although a rear-biased all-wheel drive system is also available.

Chassis

The model also gets the second generation of Infiniti’s controversial Direct Adaptive Steering. The car maker says its electric steer-by-wire system has undergone significant retuning to enhance feel and feedback.

A Drive Mode Selector gives the driver the option to tailor the precise levels of steering response and feel to their personal preference. There are six choices of steering response: Standard, Snow, Eco, Customise, Sport and Sport+, with the latter only available on certain variants.

The Customise steering mode offers drivers a choice of three core modes - Standard, Sport and Sport+ - and then a preferred level of response: Default, Dynamic or Dynamic+.

For the highest level of steering assistance, the driver would choose Sport+ mode with Dynamic+ response.

Sport mode enhances the response of Direct Adaptive Steering, increasing the steering effort required while reducing the required steering movement from lock to lock.

In Sport+, steering effort remains the same as Sport mode but the response of the steering is further increased with an even quicker steering ratio for precise performance.

Infiniti Q60 models equipped with the 3.0-litre V6 engine feature Rack Electronic Power Steering as standard. It’s an new system that can be tuned through the Drive Mode Selector and is claimed to provide a linear driving experience without the imprecision of traditional assisted steering systems.

Cars with the 2.0-litre four-pot engine have a speed-sensitive electrohydraulic rack and pinion power steering system as standard.

Two suspension set-ups are available. The standard version has link layouts and bushings specific to the Q60 and shock absorbers relocated for optimised sports coupé ride and handling. A new Dynamic Digital Suspension system is standard on Q60 Sport models and benefits from software and hardware upgrades, including a dedicated set of dampers. The Drive Mode Selector enables the driver to choose firmer set-ups for dynamic driving.

Equipment

As standard the Q60 is offered with a new design of 19in alloy wheel, and for the first time on an Infiniti sports coupé 20in rims will be offered in some markets. Sport-specification models come with wider wheels and tyres on the rear axle.

The Q60 has a drag coefficient of 0.28, made possible thanks to its sleek new design and intended to keep the car stable at high speeds in crosswinds. Ducts in the front bumper channel air out of the engine bay, and the bonnet is also shaped to reduce drag.