When contacted for a statement, Infiniti replied with: “When we revealed Project Black S in Geneva last year, we indicated that we would explore potential avenues. There is no official announcement as we refrain from discussing future products. Nevertheless, our engineers, along with those from Renault and the RenaultSport F1 Team, remain enthusiastic about the prospects,” remarked an Infiniti representative to The Drive. “We aim to bridge the gap between track and street.”
The performance enhancements for the Infiniti Q60 Black S are anticipated to be borrowed from the already-available Q60 Red Sport, which boasts an impressive 400 horsepower sans engine electrification. Should the speculations materialize, the Q60 Black S would deliver 500 horsepower and incorporate an energy recovery mechanism akin to that in the Renault Sport Formula 1 vehicle.
While the adaptation of the energy recovery system for a road vehicle’s engine by Infiniti remains uncertain, it is highly probable that a set of motor-generators will enhance turbocharger pressure and potentially power two or all four wheels. In a Formula 1 race car, energy stored in the battery is initially captured via brake energy regeneration and heat from exhaust emissions.
