Infiniti Q50 review

Despite having the same brand name as Vettel's Sunday car, the Q50 isn't quite the most sporty drive in the class. A bit of last-gasp understeer and grabby brakes take the shine off a twisty road. Never mind, cars like this aren't driven sportily in the main. Instead enjoy the refinement, the fine seats and soothing ride.

Most intriguing is the Direct Adaptive Steering option, which entirely severs the mechanical link between your hands and the tyres. Its artificially generated feedback is a bit odd, but it allows you to tailor your choice of weight and ratio, and is very good at filtering out tramlining and shocks - good for long distances, plus its auto lane-keeping works well. There's a suite of other crash-avoiding options too. The 170bhp diesel isn't whisper quiet but it's competitive with rivals, and the same goes for its performance. The V6 hybrid really is quick, and gets a more entertaining ‘sport' chassis developed with Vettel's input, but it's a bit wasted in the UK as almost nobody will buy it.