INFINITI News
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Despite having the 2013 Formula One Wold Championship title already in the bag, Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel has shown no let-up in his desire to keep winning after breaking yet another record during yesterday’s United States Grand Prix. His victory at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas was Vettel’s eighth straight win of the season--a new record for a single season, passing Michael Schumacher's 2004 benchmark. Coming in second was Lotus’ Romain Grosjean, who finished 6.2 seconds behind Vettel. Mark Webber grabbed the third and final podium position...
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Q50 to be sold in Japan as Infiniti-badged Nissan Skyline
Infiniti products have long been sold in Japan, where they have traditionally been badged as Nissans, but with Infiniti wanting to position itself as a global luxury brand it really needs a presence in its home market. That’s why Infiniti’s new boss Johan de Nysschen wants to launch...
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Vettel Wins Seventh Race In A Row At Formula One Abu Dhabi GP
Even with the 2013 Formula One World Championship title under his belt, Sebastian Vettel notched up yet another win, this time at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This was the Red Bull Racing driver’s 11th win of the season, and his seventh in a row, with the latter seeing him match Michael...
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Vettel Secures F1 World Championship After Winning Indian GP
The stunning run of Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel in the 2013 Formula One season showed no sign of slowing yesterday after the German won the Indian Grand Prix and in the process secured his fourth consecutive world championship. This puts the 26-year-old in an exclusive league of...
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Sebastian Vettel Qualifies On Pole For Formula One Indian GP
Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel secured pole position after qualifying today at the 2013 Formula One Indian Grand Prix. The young German, who is likely to earn his fourth consecutive world championship tomorrow, managed a time of 1:24.119 despite the somewhat smoggy conditions. He’ll...
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Infiniti Thinking About Shapely Four-Door On Mercedes-Benz Platform?
Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz have come together. The two automakers broke ground last year on a new shared engine plant located in Tennessee, plus they plan to share a platform for their respective compacts and may even produce the cars at the same plant. Now comes word that Infiniti might be looking...
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Infiniti will finally launch in its home market, potentially by the end of the year.
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Sebastian Vettel Wins Japanese GP, But Title Still Undeclared
Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel has managed to win his fifth race in a row following this past weekend’s 2013 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. That’s brought the German youngster closer towards his fourth consecutive Drivers’ Championship title but a strong performance...
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Mark Webber Qualifies On Pole For Formula One Japanese GP
Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber has clinched his first pole position of the 2013 Formula One season, managing a brief 1:30.915 for the Suzuka circuit during qualifying today at the Japanese Grand Prix and securing himself a front spot on the grid. As is usually the case, the outcome of...
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Sebastian Vettel Unstoppable In Formula One Korean Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel proved unstoppable during yesterday’s 2013 Formula One Korean Grand Prix, leading the race almost entirely from his pole position, despite two safety car periods. This earned the Red Bull Racing driver his fourth successive win and put him into a position where he could be...
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Sebastian Vettel Takes Pole At Formula One Korean Grand Prix
The starting grid for the 2013 Formula One Korean Grand Prix was decided in the final moments of today’s qualifying session. Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel was barely ahead of his rivals but in the end he ended up posting a blistering 1:37.202 to secure pole position. Starting next...
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Sebastian Vettel Dominates Formula One Singapore Grand Prix
Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel showed why he’s a multiple Formula One World Champion, by dominating the field yesterday at the 2013 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix. He finished the race 32.6 seconds ahead of the next best driver, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. Rounding out the...
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Infiniti's still-new boss Johan de Nysschen is not afraid to speak his mind on a variety of topics. Today, he's talking about Infiniti, and how it needs to "de-Americanize" itself to succeed. De Nysschen has previously mocked American efforts to build an extended-range electric vehicle, (in)famously pronouncing the Chevrolet Volt to be a "car for idiots." So why does de Nysschen hate America so? The truth is, he doesn't. He's just being honest about the situation. Speaking with Ward's Auto, de Nysschen explained his intent to "de-Americanize" Infiniti by starting with the fact that the...
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Infiniti Q30 Concept Live Photos: 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
Infiniti’s upcoming compact car, the Q30, is due out in 2015 and we’ve had our first taste of it in the form of a concept debuting today at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. The Q30 in concept form is a hatchback with influences from a coupe and even a crossover thrown in. Underpinning the...
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Infiniti Q30 Concept Brings Funky Styling To Compact Segment
Infiniti is hard at work promoting all things Q right now. The family is growing so there will be even more Q on the horizon, and the newest member will most likely be an all-new compact hatchback. To preview that mini machine, Infiniti has brought the Q30 concept to Frankfurt. The styling here...
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Infiniti Q30 Concept Revealed Ahead Of Frankfurt Auto Show
Infiniti is working on a new hatch to take on rivals in the burgeoning compact luxury segment, such as the Audi A3, BMW 1-Series, Lexus CT 200h and new Mercedes-Benz CLA. We were given our first taste of the car with the unveiling of the slightly odd Etherea back in 2011, but now we have a more...
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Sebastian Vettel Storms To Victory At Italian Grand Prix
Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel cruised to victory yesterday at the 2013 Formula One Italian Grand Prix, held at the legendary Autodromo di Monza, but once again the more thrilling driver to watch was Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. Easily the crowd favorite, Alonso produced another...
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Red Bull Racing Locks Out Front Row After Qualifying At Italian GP
Red Bull Racing has locked out the front row for the 2013 Formula One Italian Grand Prix after a strong performance at today’s qualifying session. Star driver Sebastian Vettel took pole position thanks to a best effort of 1:23.755. His team-mate Mark Webber wasn’t far behind, managing a...
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Infiniti is reasonably excited to start pushing out its all-new 2014 Q50 sedan. Well, sort of excited, since the automaker is still going to offer the G37 sedan alongside it for a bit. Regardless, the newer car represents the design direction that Infiniti production cars will take, and it's a rather stylish direction. So stylish, in fact, that it's caught the eye of two top notch designers who decided to create their own editions. Thom Browne and Zac Posen, both extremely well know creators of fine clothing and accessories, have lent their respective eyes for style to the Q50. Browne decided...
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First Details On The Next Infiniti QX70 (FX)
Infiniti’s FX has just been renamed the QX70 as part of the automaker’s new Q-based naming strategy, but we have some new details on the next-generation of the sporty crossover due in late 2015 or early the following year. The next QX70 will be the crossover’s third iteration and...
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Daniel Ricciardo Confirmed As Red Bull's New F1 Driver: Video
Daniel Ricciardo has been confirmed as the newest driver of the Red Bull Racing Formula One team and is set to compete alongside reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel come the 2014 season. Ricciardo replaces his compatriot Mark Webber who earlier this year decided to quit F1 and join Porsche for...
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Daniel Ricciardo To Drive For Red Bull Racing In 2014, Hints Mark Webber
Formula One ace Mark Webber has virtually given away the identity of his replacement at Red Bull Racing next year, suggesting during a post qualifying interview at this past weekend’s 2013 Belgian Grand Prix that fellow Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo will get the seat. Asked who he would...
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Sebastian Vettel Dominates Formula One Belgian Grand Prix
Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel showed why he’s Formula One’s reigning world champion yesterday at the 2013 Belgian Grand Prix, dominating the race from start to finish and in the process expanding his lead in the Drivers’ standings by 46 points. The German overtook pole...
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Infiniti Deepens F1 Ties With New Engineer Training Program
Infiniti is on the hunt for two very talented graduate engineers to sign up for a new training program that will see the duo work on projects for the Red Bull Racing Formula One team as well as Infiniti’s road car division. The automaker hopes the program generates mutual benefits on the...
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