Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge concept for 2014 Detroit show

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Infiniti will be bringing a Q50-based, Formula One-inspired concept car to the 2014 Detroit show in January. Christened the Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge, the concept points towards a high-performance variant of the Japanese luxury carmaker’s newest 3 Series fighter.

The name should sound familiar to F1 fans – it’s taken from a famous corner at Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The Eau Rouge-Raidillon section comprises a collection of bends with a blind crest, and is one of the track’s most challenging corners, having seen some of the most incredible driving feats in F1 history. Eau Rouge (French for “red water”) is the name of the stream the track crosses over.

We’ve brightened the sole teaser image above to reveal a new front apron design and what looks like subtle twin bonnet louvres. We’ll probably have to wait for Detroit to loom closer to see the rest.

The Infiniti Q50 is set to arrive in Malaysia during the second quarter of 2014 with a Daimler-sourced 2.0 litre four-cylinder turbo engine. See the compact exec on Infiniti’s KLIMS13 stand here.

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Jonathan James Tan

While most dream of the future, Jonathan Tan dreams of the past, although he's never been there. Fantasises much too often about cruising down Treacher Road (Jalan Sultan Ismail) in a Triumph Stag that actually works, and hopes this stint here will snap him back to present reality.

 

Comments

  • Jinggo on Dec 09, 2013 at 10:32 am

    Audi wannabe.. BOOO!!

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    • Eyebrows, Corona Rings and Kidney Grill have been and always will be BMW trademark. Where Audi come from? Audi has no trademark at all.

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  • Couldn’t find which part of it is ‘audi wannabe’. Is it because it has DRL?

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  • I don’t think it is Audi wanna be. I have seen the car during KLIMS and the car is beautiful live ….better than Lexus ES. Luxury and well appointed.

    Nissan & Renault = Infinity

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  • farizY on Dec 09, 2013 at 1:37 pm

    This is a very good looking sports saloon.

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