Report: Infiniti to Revive Q50 Sports Sedan with a Manual Gearbox
A new report suggests that Infiniti is reviving the Q50, last sold in 2024, as a sports sedan with the heart of the Nissan Z and a stick shift gearbox.
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Infiniti is planning to revive the Q50 sedan in 2027, according to a report from Automotive News.
The report states that the Q50 would borrow the twin-turbocharged V-6 from the Nissan Z coupe and offer a manual transmission.
The six-cylinder engine could be boosted to over 450 horsepower, and we expect this new sedan to be built in Japan.
UPDATE 8/21/25, 2:45 p.m.: This story has been updated with a statement from Infiniti.
When Infiniti discontinued the Q50 sedan after the 2024 model year, it appeared that the brand was set to solely focus on SUVs. While Infiniti had teased an electric sedan with the Vision Qe concept in 2023, those plans were scuppered earlier this year. But now it seems Infiniti is reversing course yet again, with a report from Automotive News claiming that Infiniti will revive the Q50 as a gas-powered sports sedan in 2027, and it might even come with a stick shift.
The news comes from parent company Nissan’s recent dealer meeting in Las Vegas, where the automaker reportedly teased the new Q50. Automotive News, citing anonymous sources familiar with the plans, claims that the new model will continue to share a platform with the Nissan Skyline sedan sold in Japan and will borrow the twin-turbocharged V-6 engine found in the Z sports car. A video shown at the meeting reportedly showed a sleekly styled vehicle with circular taillights that recall the classic Skyline models.
We reached out to Infiniti regarding this report, and while the company didn’t confirm the news, it didn’t exactly deny it either. A spokesperson told us, “Infiniti is executing a five-year product strategy that includes at least four all-new models: QX65 sportback SUV, a high-performance sports sedan, midsize e-POWER hybrid crossover, all-electric SUV.”
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The model was reportedly referred to as the Q50S at the dealer meeting, and Infiniti is also apparently considering a Red Sport performance trim as well. The Q50S will stick with a rear-wheel-drive layout, and even more enticingly, the report states that Infiniti will offer the sports sedan with a manual transmission.
No specifics regarding the powertrain were shared at the meeting, but the Nissan Z’s twin-turbo V-6 is rated at 400 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque in the Sport and Performance trims, which it is offered in conjunction with a six-speed manual gearbox. In the automatic-only NISMO variant, the engine gets boosted to 420 horsepower and 384 pound-feet. Automotive News reports that the engine could be tuned to produce more than 450 hp.
Infiniti is reportedly targeting customers who are wealthy, over 50 years old, and mostly male, who came of age when Infiniti was selling the popular G35 coupe. The second-generation Q50 is reportedly set to arrive in the second half of 2027. There’s no word yet on where it would be built, but we think it will likely be assembled in Japan, since that is where the Skyline and Z are currently produced.
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Caleb Miller began blogging about cars at 13 years old, and he realized his dream of writing for a car magazine after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University and joining the Car and Driver team. He loves quirky and obscure autos, aiming to one day own something bizarre like a Nissan S-Cargo, and is an avid motorsports fan.
