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Infiniti intends to make a version of the Q60 Coupe with 500-ish horsepower. To prove it, here"s its Geneva Show concept car, called the Project Black S. Which, you"ll agree, looks like it has 500-ish ponies.It doesn"t through. The engine hasn"t been built. Hasn"t been invented, really. But even so it could be a very interesting prospect, using proper Formula One technology and expertise, including perhaps the first use of a motor-generator unit on the turbo of a road car. Or so they say.See, Infiniti used to sponsor Red Bull Racing, but that was strictly putting its name on the car. Now, via the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Infiniti has proper engineering collaboration with the Renault F1 power-unit team. Infiniti engineers work at the Renault Sport works in Viry-Chatillon.In fact last year, when Infiniti in Japan couldn"t banish a vibration from prototypes of its clever new variable-compression road-car engine, it asked the Renault F1 engineers to look at it. And they fixed it, ready for production later this year. So then, back to Infiniti"s potential BMW M4 rival as any mid-size 500bhp four-seat coupe will inevitably be known the Q60 Black S. It"ll use a version of the 3.0-litre twin-turbo engine currently available with 400bhp in the Q60 Red S. There"s also a 300bhp version in some parts of the world, the Q60 Silver S.The Black S was designed in Infiniti"s London studio. Designer Matt Weaver tells TopGear.com the aero has been run through CFD software, so it"s not just visual aggression. "We know the level of performance expected, so form follows function."
Date written: 3 Mar 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6915
Infiniti intends to make a version of the Q60 Coupe with 500-ish horsepower. To prove it, here"s its Geneva Show concept car, called the Project Black S. Which, you"ll agree, looks like it has 500-ish ponies.It doesn"t through. The engine hasn"t been built. Hasn"t been invented, really. But even so it could be a very interesting prospect, using proper Formula One technology and expertise, including perhaps the first use of a motor-generator unit on the turbo of a road car. Or so they say.See, Infiniti used to sponsor Red Bull Racing, but that was strictly putting its name on the car. Now, via the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Infiniti has proper engineering collaboration with the Renault F1 power-unit team. Infiniti engineers work at the Renault Sport works in Viry-Chatillon.In fact last year, when Infiniti in Japan couldn"t banish a vibration from prototypes of its clever new variable-compression road-car engine, it asked the Renault F1 engineers to look at it. And they fixed it, ready for production later this year. So then, back to Infiniti"s potential BMW M4 rival as any mid-size 500bhp four-seat coupe will inevitably be known the Q60 Black S. It"ll use a version of the 3.0-litre twin-turbo engine currently available with 400bhp in the Q60 Red S. There"s also a 300bhp version in some parts of the world, the Q60 Silver S.The Black S was designed in Infiniti"s London studio. Designer Matt Weaver tells TopGear.com the aero has been run through CFD software, so it"s not just visual aggression. "We know the level of performance expected, so form follows function."
Date written: 3 Mar 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6915
