Time Machine Test Drive: 1992 Infiniti Q45t - Motor Authority
While I may have only been four years old, I was fortunate as my uncle bought a 1990 Infiniti Q45 and kept it until I was 15 years old. ALSO SEE: Time Machine Test Drive: 1996 300ZX Twin-Turbo. [Side note: looking back, I was dumb and should have bought it from him as my first car. Late in 2014, 13 years later, I finally had the opportunity to drive what is likely the only brand-new first-generation Infiniti Q45 left in the world. It has a mere 3,788 miles on it. It's a car that few people would care about, but it makes my automotive bucket list. The first-generation Q45 was a revolutionary car in many ways. Infiniti engineers and designers realized the car didn't need a grille for cooling or aerodynamics, so they simply didn't put one on the car. It was a piece of art, but buyers couldn't seem to get past the unconventional grille-less front end, which is why the car received a grille with the 1994 refresh. Even in base trim the Q45 was an over-engineered car, but the Q45t and Q45a models took things to the next level. It rotates the rear wheels along with the front wheels to make the Q45 feel smaller, and more nimble, than it actually is. The Q45a model featured active suspension, which for a car in 1991 was pretty trick. Source: www.motorauthority.com
