"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
05/19/2016 at 21:15 • Filed to: Infiniti Q50
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"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
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was NOT build the Q50 Eau Rogue . At the time, a luxurious GT-R sedan seemed to make sense. I mean Nissan made a half a million dollar Juke, so obviously they didn’t give a fuck! Now it’s mid-2016 and Infiniti would be just now preparing to show the production sedan this Fall or early 2017. By the time it would have hit dealers at the end of 2017, we would have had a 500hp C63S and Giulia QV for under $80k. Jaguar would be announcing a 510hp, V8 XE-R, and GM would be stuffing the new Z/28's 7.0L into the ATS-V in order to be the baddest in the market.
Did we want the Infiniti? Of course!! Would anyone buy a near-luxury brand’s compact sports sedan for the same price as an RS7? It’s like the new NSX without the anticipation.
However, to Infiniti’s credit, they did give us a 400hp, TTV6, AWD compact sports sedan for $49,950. I think that’s a better deal than a 560hp, TTV6, AWD compact sports sedan for over $100k, don’t you?
Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
> Wobbles the Mind
05/19/2016 at 21:17 |
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If i had the money and they made it, i would have bought two of them.
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Wobbles the Mind
> Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
05/19/2016 at 21:21 |
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I loved this thing and still do! I wish they’d at least make a body kit inspired by the Eau Rouge available on the Red Sport.
There is a market building up for 500hp compact luxury sedans for around $70k. Infiniti could make an IPL variant bumping that 500hp mark for only $65k. Then your fictional money could buy four of them for the price of the original two!
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Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
> Wobbles the Mind
05/19/2016 at 21:23 |
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IPL was a failed brand exercise, even though it’s actually still a thing
LOREM IPSUM
> Wobbles the Mind
05/19/2016 at 21:24 |
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All I know is that their new “That’s not how we raised you” commercial made me lmfao once I actually looked up from my phone during a commercial break long enough to watch it.
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Wobbles the Mind
> LOREM IPSUM
05/19/2016 at 21:28 |
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I had never seen this commercial until now!
*Edit: Just watched the commercial and immediately checked to see if Infiniti was in trouble.*
lone_liberal
> Wobbles the Mind
05/19/2016 at 21:34 |
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I agree with you. I said at the time that they needed to give their bread and butter G37/Q50 more power and a lot more torque instead of spending money developing a car that they would sell very few of. That’s pretty much what they did and I think it was smart.
Hot Takes Salesman
> Wobbles the Mind
05/19/2016 at 23:17 |
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Definitely a better deal. Like, if you’re going to pay over $100k for a GT-R engined car... why not get an actual GT-R?
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Hot Takes Salesman
> Wobbles the Mind
05/19/2016 at 23:19 |
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It's conflicting to me, that ad. Would people be offended? Or just go with the joke, which is a pretty good premise that they went with.