These are the very first official photos of the Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge idea that will make its debut at the Detroit motor show on January 13.
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Details are limited, however Infiniti has stated that the Q50 Eau Rouge ‘draws motivation for aerodynamic style from the technical partnership between Infiniti as well as four-time formula One world Champions Infiniti Red Bull Racing.’
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To that end, although the Eau Rouge looks similar to the routine Q50 saloon, all of the major bodywork elements have been redesigned with aerodynamics in mind. In fact, Infiniti has revealed that only the roof as well as door profiles stay unchanged from the production Q50.
What’s more, the new bodywork is produced from carbon fibre, further reinforcing the link between the idea as well as F1 technology.
At the front, the Q50 Eau Rouge has a deep, sculpted carbon fibre front bumper with big air intakes as well as integrated daytime running lights. Although there’s no word as to what powers the car, the bonnet now features a pair of smooth air vents.
At the side, there are carbon fibre side sill skirts, plus a carbon blade behind the front wheels to assist smooth the flow of air down the side of the car.
The roof as well as door mirror casings are likewise made of carbon fibre, while the idea likewise features some intricate 21-inch lightweight forged alloy wheels that hide some quite hefty looking Brembo brakes.
Infiniti has likewise verified the vehicle has a dual-exit sports exhaust as well as an integrated rear spoiler as well as diffuser.
The Q50 idea was styled by Infiniti’s style team, led by executive style director Alfonso Albaisa, who said: “From our shared enthusiasm for performance with Infiniti Red Bull Racing grew a collective wish to create a vision of what a high-performance Infiniti Q50 might look like.”
“The style has a number of unique formula One influenced touches. In particular, the sculpted front wing assembly as well as the rear aerodynamic packaging take their cues from the RB9 race car,” added Albaisa.
The car’s public debut will be at the Detroit motor Show. However, Infiniti has produced a special on the internet microsite at unveil.infiniti.com, where the vehicle will debut earlier.
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However, this is dependent on social network activity – the more shared views as well as comments with social network channels like Twitter (hashtag #F1Q50), Facebook as well as Weibo that are accumulated, the quicker the vehicle will be virtually ‘built.’
