The Q60 doesn’t pin you back in your seat like a Corvette or Tesla Model S might, but it does gently violate your personal space when you floor it—suggesting, with force, that you lean back into your seat. Normally, I’m not giving it full rich that often, but on the occasion I want to get ahead of a truck whose driver looks like they may have forged their sleep logs, it gets the job done for sure. But I almost always cry uncle and let up long before the turbo has had its full say. I’m not a lead foot.
Moving up through the gears normally, the Q60’s auto transmission is smooth and efficient without jerking or stuttering, and getting up to highway speed is never labored. Steering the Q60 in Standard mode is responsive and allows for quick lane changes or the occasional dodge of the recent pothole epidemic plaguing L.A.
In comparing notes with fellow MotorTrend Garage tester Michael Cantu, we agreed that if the Q60’s steering in Standard mode was just a little heavier and with a grippier feel for the road, it would be even better, but we also agreed the standard experience will be fine for most drivers. The Q60 is more of a sporty canyon cruiser than a serious carver, and if you really crave a sportier experience, changing the drive mode selector to Sport or Sport+ beefs up the steering a little more. Maybe not to the level of a dedicated sport sedan like our long-term Alfa Romeo Giulia, but the Q60 isn’t pretending to be one of those.
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