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?When Infiniti introduced its first car back in 1989, the Q45, it was different from other luxury sedans of the day. It was a smoothly styled Japanese four-door with a hot rod heart. The Q was adopted as a model moniker in a reference to the Q-ships of World War I, seemingly harmless merchant vessels that were actually heavily armed and used to surprise enemy subs, sinking them before they knew what hit them. That’s what the Q45 was designed to do to its German competitors in the late ’80s and early 90s, though with only a modicum of success.Now having spent a day driving through Texas hill country in the 2016 Infiniti Q50 Red Sport, one thing is for sure, while the styling is a little more aggressive than the original Infiniti, its heart is hotter than ever.Just an aside; the Red Sport edition is not a production version of the Eau Rouge concept. Infiniti showed off at Detroit a couple of years ago. That was an all-out performance car that would have done battle with the likes of BMW?s M5, Mercedes C63 AMG or Audi S6. This Infiniti is the equivalent of an M-Sport BMW ? driver focused, sporty ? but still designed more as a daily driver than a track monster.Under the hood of the Q50 Red Sport is a brand new engine. It?s a 3-liter V6 with...