INFINITI News
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Infiniti last year announced plans for a new electrified platform that will spawn its first model in 2021. The platform is a modular design that will be able to spawn EVs, both extended-range and battery-electric. EVs based on the platform will offer a maximum 429 horsepower which Infiniti estimates will be enough for 0-62 mph acceleration in around 4.5 seconds. Infiniti last week revealed new details about its EV plans which are shaping up to be very different to what rivals are planning. While Infiniti will have conventional battery-electric powertrains, the automaker will also offer...
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Infiniti QX55 luxury crossover teased with fast rooflineThe company's teaser sketch helps color in the lines for another crossover from the brand.
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2020 Infinitis arriving with new infotainment system
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto come standard on the latest version of Infiniti's InTouch infotainment system.
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Infiniti quietly axes Q70 luxury sedan
Infinti's aging Q70 has finally been put to rest but an electrified successor is thought to be in the works.
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2020 Infiniti Q50 now packs a standard turbo V-6
As Infiniti streamlines its product lineup, the 2020 Q50 comes standard with a turbo V-6 at a lower price.
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Infiniti QX55 to join crossover coupe craze
Infinti will jump on the crossover coupe craze beginning next summer with the QX55.
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It's been more than two years since we first laid eyes on the Infiniti Q60 Project Black S concept. You'd think that would be enough time for management to make a decision on production, but apparently it isn't. Infiniti on Thursday provided an update on the gestation of the Q60 Project Black S and said a number of milestones have been reached but a decision on production is still forthcoming. The automaker said the decision should be made by the end of 2019. Let's hope Infiniti doesn't chicken out this time like it did with the previous Q50 Eau Rouge, because there's a lot to like about the...
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Infiniti Edition 30 celebrates the automaker's 30th birthday
Infiniti has a range of special editions to show us at the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
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Japan's Nissan Skyline finally loses its Infiniti badge
Along with losing its Infiniti badge, Japan's latest Nissan Skyline also adopts the quad-ring tailights of previous generations.
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Jeep names former Infiniti head as its new boss
Jeep has named Christian Meunier as its Global President after a short stint as President of Infiniti. Meunier will look to expand its lineup and move some models upmarket.
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2019 Infiniti Q50 Signature Edition bundles the best of the sedan
The 2019 Infiniti Q50 Signature Edition not only packages some of the nameplate's most desirable features, but it also helps ring in the brand's 30th anniversary.
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Infiniti Qs Inspiration concept sheds light on brand's electric future
Infiniti has been looking for its place among luxury brands for 30 years, and it seems an electrified future finally might give the Japanese automaker a clear vision. The Qs Inspiration sport sedan concept released Wednesday may be a sneak peek. Revealed ahead of its formal debut next week at the...
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Infiniti will preview a planned sport sedan at April's Auto Shanghai 2019 with the Qs Inspiration concept. The sport sedan will be an electric car based on a new modular platform.
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Infiniti says goodbye to the QX30, Western Europe
Western Europeans will have one fewer luxury brand to consider when shopping for a new car. Nissan's luxury division, Infiniti, announced a global restructuring on Tuesday that will see the brand exit Western Europe in early 2020. The changes do not affect any operations in Eastern Europe, however...
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Former Infiniti boss tapped to lead Dyson EV project
Dyson has tapped former Infiniti boss Roland Krueger to lead its new electric car project. The British firm, famous for its line of bagless vacuum cleaners, announced in 2017 plans to build an electric car. The company has committed $2.7 billion to the project, some of which will be used to...
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Clock ticking for QX30: Infiniti boss says cute-ute tie-up with Mercedes-Benz won't be renewed
Infiniti's new president Christian Meunier said Monday that the Infiniti QX30 luxury crossover won't return for a second generation in its current form. "(The QX30 is) not a very successful product. We’ll keep selling it for now...but this is not a product that has a future beyond its current...
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Infiniti QX Inspiration SUV concept debuts in Detroit, heralds brand's electric future
Infiniti on Monday revealed a new concept previewing a small, electric crossover SUV currently in the works. The concept, called the QX Inspiration, debuted at the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and its arrival in Motor City marks the start of Infiniti's 30th anniversary...
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Carlos Ghosn appears in court amid Nissan and Infiniti executive shakeup
Embattled auto industry icon and former Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance boss Carlos Ghosn appeared in court on Tuesday for the first time since his Nov. 19 arrest. The appearance gave him his first opportunity to tell his story as Japanese prosecutors charged the executive with financial...
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Infiniti's sinister Q60 Project Black S coupe has progressed from the concept stage to a working prototype. The latest version was presented on Tuesday at the 2018 Paris auto show to help kick off the Japanese brand's new electrification push. The Q60 Project Black S is a high-performance version of Infiniti's Q60 coupe and packs a hybrid powertrain developed with technology found in Renault's Formula 1 race cars. Renault is an alliance partner of Infiniti parent company Nissan and worked with Infiniti on the energy recovery system on its F1 car. A concept of the Q60 Project Black S was first...
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Radical speedster concept hints at future design, powertrains for Infiniti
Infiniti will start switching over to an electrified lineup around 2021 when the first models based on a new modular platform are introduced. That date's a few years off but in the interim Infiniti is providing a glimpse into its future with concept cars. The Q Inspiration unveiled in January gave...
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Infiniti Prototype 10 speedster concept takes shape in new teaser sketch
Infiniti will start switching over to an electrified lineup around 2021 when the first models based on a new modular platform are introduced. That date's a few years off but in the interim Infiniti will provide a glimpse into its future with concept cars. The Q Inspiration unveiled in January gave...
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Q70 Hybrid dropped from 2019 Infiniti Q70 lineup
The Infiniti Q70 has been with us since the 2011 model year, originally arriving as an M. A successor is planned based on a front-wheel-drive platform with electrification, but the first model based on this platform isn't due until 2021. It means Infiniti's aging products like the Q70 will have to...
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Report: Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz no longer working on joint compact car project
In 2010, Renault-Nissan and Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler agreed to a share-trading partnership that was rumored to birth a new luxury-compact car. Eight years later, a new report claims that vehicle is dead. Following a report from the daily business publication Nikkan Kogyo claiming the...
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Infiniti confirms electrified sedan based on Q Inspiration concept
Infiniti on Tuesday announced plans for a new electrified platform that will underpin a series of models due within the next five years, one of which is expected to be a redesigned Q70. Infiniti made the announcement at its preview event for the 2018 Beijing auto show starting Wednesday, where the...
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