Infiniti Q60 review: a coupe Infiniti gave up on too early
3.7/5MotorsSouq Editorial Team
The Q60 is a genuinely handsome, genuinely quick coupe that the market never gave a fair chance. Buy a 3.0t on hydraulic steering, accept the tiny back seats and poor rear visibility as the price of the roofline, and enjoy paying far less than a 4 Series or C-Class Coupe for a car that drives at least as well.
Pros
- Genuinely striking coupe styling built on a proven sedan platform
- VR30 twin-turbo V6 pulls harder than its price suggests
- Rear-wheel-drive balance rewards a committed driver
- Priced well under a 4 Series or C-Class Coupe of similar age
Cons
- Back seats are unusable for adults on anything but a short trip
- Rear visibility is genuinely poor without the camera
- Discontinued in 2022, with no further updates coming
- Infiniti's shrinking regional footprint is a long-term parts risk
The Q60 takes the Q50's platform and drivetrain and wraps them in genuinely striking coupe bodywork: a low roofline, short overhangs and a wide track that make it look faster standing still than most rivals at twice the price. Under the skin it is mechanically identical to the sedan, which is exactly the point.
The VR30DDTT twin-turbo V6 pulls harder than the coupe's relatively modest reputation suggests, and the rear-wheel-drive chassis rewards a committed driver on a clear stretch of road near Bahrain International Circuit or a quiet causeway run more than it does crawling through Manama traffic.
The compromises of the roofline
The back seats exist mostly for insurance purposes; two adults will not be comfortable back there for long, and the thick rear pillars make reversing without the camera an act of faith. These are coupe compromises common to the class, not specific weaknesses of this car, but they are worth knowing before you commit.
Discontinuation in 2022 means the Q60 will never get another facelift or software update, and Infiniti's shrinking regional presence makes long-term parts planning worth thinking about now rather than in five years. None of that changes how good the car is to drive; it changes how confidently you should plan to keep it.