Contesting in the compact executive segment is like trying to academically stay alive at the prestigious Heidelberg or Munich Technical universities. Ja, this is very much Germania's institution. With some of her brightest, most sophisticated, athletic and experienced children on the roll, the school floors are littered with the bones of many an a-Ford-able X-Type and more-desirable-than-reliable 15-series Alfas.
But today we have a new student of Japanese origin joining us. Thrilled to have another overseas pupil in the class, IS and S60 flash her their most welcoming smiles. C-Class and A4, unfazed, barely look up from their books. 3 Series is absent (he rarely attends lectures, but aces all the exams every year anyway).
They don't come even remotely close to realising it, but the 'new girl' is in fact a returning student. Thanks to a thorough makeover by stylist Shiro Nakamura and a newly-acquired degree in advanced steering systems, none of her classmates recognised her as the quiet, plain Jane they knew as G Sedan. But how many hearts would her new-found beauty and brains win her this semester?
Amusing image, isn't it? But lest I end up writing the entire screenplay for the next instalment of Pixar's Cars, I'd better stop here and get down to business. As you would know from our 2013 Top Five cars list, some time back, I enjoyed a short taster of the Infiniti Q50 - along with its world-production-first 'steer-by-wire' system - at the Nissan 360 event in California.
To Infiniti and beyond.
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