It better be worth waiting for. In one especially drawn out process, Infiniti has released new information on the
Q50 Eau Rouge
. But it won't confirm the car for production. Not just yet.
So what's new? It's the kind of nerdy tech specs we like to see, and would seem like a lot of effort for something not headed for production. We remain hopeful. Both front and rear tracks are 20mm wider and the ride height has been lowered by 15mm (front) and 20mm (rear). Infiniti talks of 'bespoke' anti-roll bars and dampers too without anything more specific.
Significantly uprated brakes are always a good sign for a performance car. The Q50 Eau Rouge uses massive 390mm discs at the front and 380mm behind. Brembo calipers are there too, six-pot monoblock fronts and four-piston behind. Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT 600 tyres are fitted but the size isn't confirmed yet. In fact there only seems to be a couple of pieces of bad news so far; the first being that the Direct Adaptive Steering is carried over. Regardless of yet more 'bespoke tuning', it's hard not to remain a little sceptical. A slight kerbweight increase is predicted too, from the standard Q50's 1,667kg. Not an auspicious start when the M3 is 1,595kg.
But hey, that's what the additional 130hp is for, right? See below for Infiniti's latest video with Vettel at the wheel, and watch this space for more titbits of info as they arrive.