Infiniti Q60 Coupe: Born to perform

The Infiniti Q60 is a premium sports coupe that combines a completely new design with performance and dynamics. The taut, muscular lines of the exterior underline the Q60’s considerable performance potential — reinforced by an all-new 3.0-liter V6 twin-turbo engine. The high performance 3.0-liter engine from the new and exclusive “VR” powertrain family is born out of the brand’s extensive in-house experience in six-cylinder powertrain development. The new engine, available with 400 horsepower (hp) in the Q60 Red Sport 400, has been designed to offer increased power and torque while maintaining high levels of efficiency. A four-cylinder 2.0-liter engine, turbocharged to produce 208 brake horsepower (bhp), is also available. As standard, power is channeled through the Q60’s rear wheels for immediate dynamic responses.

• Chevrolet owners in the Middle East have access to the brand’s complete care program, which means scheduled maintenance takes only an hour, and they are guaranteed an appointment within two days. “We wanted to be more customer-centric, so we listened to our customers’ feedback and honed in on what the key pain points are for car ownership. We knew that we had to make the process of getting customers’ cars serviced more convenient, which is why we introduced one-hour servicing across the region,” said Mohammed Al-Fayyad, customer care and aftersales director for General Motors Middle East.

• Opel has announced the launch of a third Insignia to join the lineup. The new model will be called Insignia Country Tourer and will be available later this year. The new Insignia will be available in an all-wheel drive. The 2.0L turbocharged wagon is a crossover, with the drive dynamics of a car and the versatility of a sport utility vehicle (SUV). It will celebrate its premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The new Opel Insignia Country Tourer impresses with the same virtues as its Grand Sport and Sports Tourer siblings. It is spacious and considerably lighter than the outgoing version thanks to an all-new architecture. It also comes with a wide range of innovative technologies.

• At the recent New York International Auto Show, the Audi R8 LMS premiered in its GT4 version. The Audi Sport customer racing program is experiencing rapid growth. Audi has been offering the Audi R8 LMS GT3 race car since 2009, followed by the second generation of this successful model in 2015, and the RS 3 LMS for the TCR category in 2016. Now Audi Sport’s portfolio of models has been extended once again. The Audi R8 LMS GT4 stands for production-based racing. It has been directly derived from the road-approved Audi R8 Coupé V10.