THE M340i AT HOME? - INFINITI Q50 Black Opal - Review

[@GCCarsCA]

Surprise Tuesday upload! And yes, we'll still have our regularly scheduled Friday 8:15am upload coming later this week - hope you enjoy the videos!

[@latino914]

What a beautiful car 😍 still looks better than modern vehicles that are out now

[@andrewSUN17]

And incredibly well developed. Everyone complains but if you look at the solid V6 and AWD as well as chassis, you have a great vehicle in all conditions...with better tires of course. Put it in snow mode and it is unreal.

[@paulycrew]

I've owned three Q50s. My current one is a 2024 RS Black Opal. I bought the last one because it is the best-performing and most comfortable AWD grand tourer at its price point. And... this may be the last year we see this model. I've loved every one I've owned and have not had any problems. This 2024 will be a keeper that I baby, while Infiniti (regrettably) put this model to bed. Very soon, the rest of you won't have a viable AWD gas/turbo-powered 4-door performance sedan to choose from. Y'all can have the electric crossovers that will be the soup-de-jour going forward! Gag me! Oh, by the way, the narrative that the tech is no good is simply nonsense. What can't you do with the Q50's tech that you can with the G70? It is just as responsive as the single-screen top-dash-mounted trash that comes on the newer vehicles. The mid-dash, two-screen concept works just fine and is closer to the driver without having to split a screen between your nav and other features. Sometimes, new and shiny bling isn't worth a thing! (Can you tell I'm sick of reviews that just regurgitate the tired narrative on this excellent vehicle?)

[@GCCarsCA]

Glad you're liking your Q50S! Like we said it's a great vehicle for the price if you don't need the latest tech - exactly what you're looking for. So have we not nailed our verdict? And as for your last point. Sure, a TV from the 60s can usually display the same films as a modern TV. But that doesn't mean that a modern 4K OLED screen won't make it more enjoyable to watch in a direct comparison.

[@paulycrew]

@@GCCarsCA Thanks for the reply. Tell us... besides screen resolution and placement, what are the substantive differences between the "tech" in the M340i and the Q50?

[@TheLaw_11]

7:18, it does offer usb in the back, you just happened to review one without it. You guys are very biased and went into this review with a " we hate infiniti" mindset. Check out the Qe concept ( upcoming sedan)or 2025 qx80 to see infiniti has high end models coming soon

[@GCCarsCA]

Our criticisms stems from the fact that it isn't standard. And I'm not sure how our verdict of "It's a comfortable, quick car at a great price" leads you to believe that we dislike the Q50!? As for my stance on the brand, I love the QX60 for example and have recommended it on multiple occasions. But the Q50 is 10 years old, to pretend like that doesn't have some drawbacks would be insincere.

[@Anon.G]

I also have an m340i at home (s5)

[@GCCarsCA]

Well that is quite the nice car! Jessie is really interested in the S5, but it's nearly impossible to get Audi press loaners so we can't review one 😅

[@benfinelsen]

Are they ever going to update the look of this car? A decade with the same look SMH.

[@GCCarsCA]

Here's hoping lol

[@TheLaw_11]

Does it matter ? They will when they choose to. It's still an amazing car! Still had the latest tech features.

[@benfinelsen]

@@TheLaw_11 It does matter. You wanna spend 60k on a car that looks like its from 2014? The demographic that can afford that, generally does not.

[@TheLaw_11]

​​@@benfinelsenMaserati Levante hasn't been redesigned since 2014. The Tesla Model S hasn't received a major redesigned since 2012. Yet those 2 cars I Mentioned are more expensive than a Q50 Red Sport. Yet ppl still buy them but don't complain about it being " old ". Land Rover has also been known for having models that aged 10+ yrs so that's nothing new. Cars don't need a redesign every 5 yrs to be considered " new" or " modern".

[@toyor8888]

@@TheLaw_11simply a wave to hate the Q from all aspects frankly. Definitely the underdog.

[@jameslopez9110]

Owned em and b58 is quicker idk youd have to drive it to feel it i had a 20 redsport awd and really close friend has a 23 LCI m340i rwd and during that time his car wiped ass even on luanch and remember with me having DP n Exuast he still would pull on my rs400 and that car was stock

[@GCCarsCA]

Not surprised to hear this, BMW often underrates their engines. We're hoping to drive a B58-equipped car later this year :)