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EPA CITY/HWY/COMB FUEL ECON 19/28/22 MPG BASE PRICE $49,295 PRICE AS TESTED $57,330

In a bit of Motor Trend irony, our fleet overlords have decided to trust me with what can be considered a luxury sports car in the form of a 2018 Infiniti Q60S 3.0t coupe. In previous updates and verdicts, I’ve professed, somewhat piously, to not having the primal need for speed so common amoung the majority of our staff. But am I susceptible to temptation? I guess we’ll see. This second-generation post-2017 Infiniti Q60 just looks like it wants to be driven fast.

Its long, sleek, and low profile suggests a nautical weapon, and its light blue paint job reminds of a fast fish, shark, or merman. It screams “GO,” not “GROCERY.” Ideally it can do both, as this will have to be my daily driver.

Under the hood our Q60 is powered by a 3.0-liter twin-turbo V-6 that can send 300 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque to its rear wheels through a seven-speed automatic transmission, placing it in the middle of the Q60’s performance line, between the base 2.0t model and the no-doubt-about-it sports coupe version that is the Red Sport 400.

To bolster its sports car bona fides the Q60 also comes with 19-inch sport design wheels, paddle shifters, dynamic digital suspension, sport brakes, a drive-mode selector, and some other performance goodies, all to assist in corrupting my conservative driving persona.

On the luxury front, the white interior nicely compliments the light blue exterior with plenty of leather on the eight-way power front sport seats and steering wheel. Genuine carbon-fiber accents on the center console and doors give the interior both a lush and sporty vibe. Dual-zone automatic temperature control, heated mirrors, and a host of other aesthetic and comfort features come standard with the Q60.

The Infiniti features a 13-speaker Bose sound system with USB and aux audio connections, Bluetooth streaming and Sirius XM–compatible radio are integrated into Infiniti’s InTouch dual-display system.

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