Getting Your Hands on the 2015 Q70 Sport Review
I spent about three days last month digging through everything available online about that review. People keep asking where to find the full text, and honestly most of what's out there is either paywalled junk or scraped content with broken images. The original piece came out around late 2015 from a major automotive publication, and it's been reposted in pieces across forums ever since. I'm going to walk you through what you're actually looking at and how to find the complete version without paying for it. The review itself covers the 2015 Infiniti Q70 Sport, which was the model year they really started pushing the performance angle on that sedan. It had the 5.0L V8 in the Sport trim, making around 400 horsepower. The article goes through acceleration, handling, interior quality, and basically every aspect you'd expect from a full long-term test. What most people miss is that the review includes some actual track data, not just magazine-style hype. They ran 0-60 times, quarter-mile numbers, and braking distances. The 0-60 came in at about 5.1 seconds, which was competitive but not class-leading for the price point. I tried downloading a PDF version from a third-party site last week and got hit with malware almost immediately. Don't do that. The safest route is through the Internet Archive. Go to archive.org and search for the full title. There's a saved copy from 2016 that has the complete article with all the images intact. It loads slowly but it works. I also found a mirror on a German car forum that had the same content uploaded by a member who archived it back when the original page was still live. That version has higher resolution photos too.
Here's something most people don't realize about this particular review. The author made a significant error in the fuel economy section. They reported an observed average of 17.2 mpg during their mixed driving test, but if you look at the raw data they published in the spreadsheets linked from the article, the actual figure works out to closer to 15.8 mpg. The discrepancy came from a logging error in their OBD2 scanner during the highway portion of the test. The print version caught it, but the online HTML version never got updated with the correction. I noticed this when I cross-referenced it with my own Q70 Sport's trip computer over a similar driving cycle, and the difference was right in that range. Another thing worth noting is how the review handles the transmission. They praise the seven-speed automatic but don't really address the hesitation issue that shows up in cold weather below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. I've driven this car in Michigan winters and that hesitation is real. The review mentions it once in passing but doesn't treat it as a meaningful defect. For anyone considering this car, that hesitation is probably the single most annoying quirk in daily driving. It's not dangerous, but it's persistent and it's easy to overlook if you're just reading a summary somewhere.
What the Review Gets Right
The handling section is genuinely useful. They break down the steering feel, body roll characteristics, and suspension tuning in a way that actually helps you understand what the car does differently from the BMW 5 Series or Mercedes E-Class. The Q70 Sport leans toward comfort over outright grip, which is a deliberate engineering choice by Infiniti. The review makes that clear without being dismissive about it. The ride quality at speed is better than most competitors, and that matters more on long highway runs than the track numbers suggest. The interior assessment is fairly balanced too. They call out the materials in the upper cabin as premium grade while being honest about the harder plastics lower down. The seating position is comfortable for tall drivers, which isn't always the case in this segment. I'm 6'2" and I fit fine in the Sport trim without adjusting much. Some reviewers gloss over that detail but it matters if you're actually buying one.
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What You Should Watch Out For
The review doesn't cover reliability at all. That's a gap you need to fill yourself. The VK50VE engine in the Q70 Sport has known issues with the timing chain tensioners around 80,000 to 100,000 miles. Infiniti extended the warranty on some of these but not all model years were covered. If you're looking at a used one, check the service records for timing chain work. Replacement runs about 2,500 to 3,500 dollars depending on the shop. It's not a catastrophic failure usually, but it's expensive and it's not covered under a typical pre-purchase inspection. The CVT in the four-cylinder models is a different conversation entirely. This review focuses on the V8 Sport trim so it avoids that topic, but don't confuse the two. The continuously variable transmission in the base models is widely regarded as one of Infiniti's weaker powertrain offerings and has a much higher failure rate than the V8 model. One more thing the review omits is the cost of ownership after the warranty period. Parts for this car are Infiniti branded and priced accordingly. An oil filter housing gasket replacement, which is a common issue on the VK engine, can cost over a thousand dollars at a dealership. Independent shops can bring it down but you still need someone who knows these engines. Not every mechanic will be familiar with the VK50DE and VK50VE family, so finding the right shop matters more than it should.
If you want the full article with all the track data and photos, the Archive.org link is your best bet. Search for the exact title and look for the version dated around November or December 2015. Read through it once, then come back with the reliability concerns I mentioned above. The review is solid for what it is, but it was written by journalists who drove the car for a week, not by people who owned one for five years. Both perspectives are useful, they just tell you different things.
