Ilya wrote:Personally, I think the Q50, while a nice entry level luxury car, is cheap feeling inside and while it DOES handle better (which could be due to it being 200lb less + smaller...weight isn't everything, wheel base also counts). I'd take a Q70's interior over a Q50 all day and twice on Sunday.
I have to agree with Ilya too. It's like comparing my old '06 M45 to a G35. The G is going to handle and accelerate way better, but the interior on the M is hands down the winner and for such a large and heavy car, the M45 is no slouch.
I think the Q50 just feels too small on the inside, the seats felt cheaper and less supportive, and I was annoyed by the touch screen for many of the controls when I wanted the option to have a dedicated button, and the doors seemed less beefy. It kinda boils down to what you want more: luxury with a sporty side or sporty car with a little luxury compared to say a Nissan 350z. Now if you wanted to plunk down more cash for the Q50 Red Sport twin turbo....
You can definitely improve the performance of your M:
many of the G37 bolt ons and aftermarket parts also fit the M since they both have the VQ37VHR engine
you can mod the exhaust, add new headers, add a new intake manifold/plenum, add new intakes, change the suspension/add coilovers, and tune it (+/- dyno, then UpRev or EcuTek)
I haven't lowered mine, but I've (check out the What have you done to your M37/56, Q70 today? thread):
- changed my rotors to the Brakemotive drilled and slotted ones
- changed my interior lighting to LEDs
- changed turn signals to LEDs
- changed fog lights to LEDs
- changed parking lights to LEDs
- added dampening material to all my door panels
- changed by engine cover to carbon fiber
- added some aluminum dress up washers to the engine bay and swapped the engine oil cap to anodized blue
- added the OEM mudguards x 4
- wired up Escort SmartRadar to rearview mirror power with Blendmount under the mirror
Plan to:
- put on a front tower strut bar soon
- add my R2C intakes
- add my oil catch cans
- switch out my start button to a custom one with blue LEDs
- add module so phone can be mirrored on front screen
- get UpRev'd
Would love to:
- add a custom exhaust
- add rear diffuser/different rear panel, ie some expensive JDM sh*t
- add front lip from imported JDM kit
- swap OEM with the Motordyne M370 intake manifold
- vinyl wrap the roof black, vinyl wrap the chrome surround on the windows, swap the front grill for the all black one
- add the side mirror turn signals
There are many things you can do to your ride to make it "yours" - there is a ton of good information on the forums with many knowledgeable folks. Once the mod bug bites you, you might not stop...
Good luck with learning more about cars and your Q70 AND welcome to NICO!
Craig