INFINITI News
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Now that luxury automaker Infiniti is a title sponsor of Red Bull Racing’s Formula One efforts, it makes perfect sense that the two will combine talents to produce a high-performance street car. Sure, Infiniti has already built the Sebastian Vettel Edition FX50, but that only left us scratching our collective heads. Why would the World Driving Champion put his name on a crossover, instead of on a sport coupe or sport sedan? Even with an additional 24 horsepower and a lower, stiffer suspension, the FX50 is no match for sport sedans, making it a niche product for markets like Europe and...
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Infiniti Confirms New Sedan For 2013 Detroit Auto Show - It’s The 2014 G37Infiniti has confirmed it will present a new “luxury sports sedan” at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show on January 14. No further details about the car were revealed, though we already know it will be the 2014 Infiniti G37 that we’ve been spying in prototype form for the past several...
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Infiniti Becomes Title Sponsor For Red Bull Racing F1 Team, Expands DistributionWhen Red Bull Racing debuts its 2013 RB9 chassis, you’ll notice the Infiniti name is featured a bit more prominently than in years past. You’ll also see a new name for the team, as Red Bull Racing becomes Infiniti Red Bull Racing next season. Infiniti announced its title sponsorship of...
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2014 Infiniti G37 Spy VideoEngineers are hard at work testing prototypes for the next-generation Infiniti G sedan, which will be making its official debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in January before (hopefully) reaching showrooms sometime next summer. We recently brought you some spy shots of those prototypes but...
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Infiniti Chooses To Build New Compact In-HouseAfter announcing in May that it would call on Austrian independent vehicle manufacturer Magna Steyr to build its upcoming compact car, believed to be a production version of 2011’s Etherea concept, Infiniti has now announced it will build the car itself. The decision was made following the...
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Nissan Working On Next-Generation Hybrid Drivetrain For InfinitiIf you want to buy a hybrid automobile from luxury manufacturer Infiniti today, your only option is the performance-oriented M35h. The big sedan can reel off a 0-60 mph time of 5.2 seconds (on par with the range-topping M56), yet it's still rated at 27 mpg around town and 32 mpg on the highway...
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Conventional steering systems provide a mechanical link from the steering wheel to the front wheels, which is generally power-assisted via hydraulics on modern automobiles. For decades, this delivered a reasonable blend of handling and ride comfort, even if it came with certain trade-offs in performance. Conventional steering systems develop hydraulic pressure via a belt-driven pump. This pump robs a minute amount of horsepower (and fuel economy) from the engine, which isn’t acceptable as manufacturers push for ever-higher fuel economy ratings. Instead, many have adopted electric...
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2014 Infiniti Q50 Spy ShotsUPDATE: The 2014 Infiniti Q50 (G37 replacement) has been revealed. Click here for all the official details and photos. The current Infiniti G37 sedan will soon be replaced by the new Q50, pictured here in prototype form ahead of its world debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show next month, arrives...
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Infiniti Nixes The Emerg-E Hybrid Halo CarWith all the attention Nissan was giving the Infiniti Emerg-E, it seemed that production of the environmentally-aware halo car was all but a given. After all, it was a crowd favorite at this year's Geneva Motor Show, and Red Bull Renault’s Mark Webber drove the one-off concept up the hill at...
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Renault-Nissan And Daimler Announce Further CooperationIndustry giants Renault-Nissan and Daimler are already tied in various product alliances, which include the sharing of everything from whole vehicle platforms to manufacturing facilities. At last week’s 2012 Paris Auto Show, the heads of both companies, Carlos Ghosn of Renault-Nissan and...
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Renault To Partner With Caterham On Alpine Revival, Not Lotus: ReportDespite previous claims Renault-Nissan was in talks with Lotus to develop a sports car to spearhead the revival of the Renault Alpine performance marque, a new model thought to also spawn a production version of the Emerg-E concept car for Infiniti, it now appears fellow British performance brand...
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Infiniti Holds The (Pricing) Line On 2013 G37 ModelsIf you’re in the market for a new Infiniti G Series sedan, we’ve got good news and bad news for you. First, here’s the good news: the 2013 Infiniti G37 and G37x models are priced identically to their 2012 counterparts. Now for the bad news: the least expensive G Series sedan for...
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We know that luxury auto brand Infiniti is working on a compact model to take on the likes of the BMW 1-Series and the Audi A3. Based on the Etherea concept shown in 2011, the smallest Infiniti model will be built by Magna Steyr in Austria, using a version of the Mercedes-Benz MFA front-drive platform. Now comes word from the Netherland’s De Telegraaf that Infiniti’s compact offering may not be limited to just a single model. Borrowing a page from partner Mercedes-Benz’s playbook, Infiniti may seek to produce a family of compact vehicles on the MFA platform. Mercedes builds...
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Infiniti To Phase Out V-8 Engines: ReportWhile many European luxury automakers remain committed to V-8 engines, and in some cases even V-12s, a top Infiniti executive has revealed that future development of eight-cylinder engines at the Japanese automaker will be coming to an end. The reason, he says, is due to stricter fuel economy and...
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Sebastian Vettel Stars In R&B Singer Melanie Fiona’s New Music VideoWe’re starting to wonder if reigning Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel is regretting signing on to be Infiniti’s brand ambassador. After starring in a short martial arts battle alongside Chinese actress Celina Jade, Vettel has now played the character of a “modern day...
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Infiniti Latest To Eye Mexican PlantAudi recently confirmed plans to build a new plant in Mexico and BMW is reportedly considering the same, so it comes as little surprise that fellow luxury automaker Infiniti is also considering building a new plant in Mexico. The information was revealed by none other than former Audi of America...
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Infiniti Emerg-E To Make North American Debut At Pebble BeachThe sleek and sultry electric Infiniti Emerg-E we first saw at this year's Geneva Motor Show will make its North American debut at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. While we've already brought you live photos of the car, as well as all of the official details, there's something about...
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Sebastian Vettel's First Drive Of His Custom Infiniti FXFormula 1 ace Sebastian Vettel takes the Infiniti FX he helped design for a spin at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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In many ways, Infiniti is a luxury automaker in search of an identity. Its claim to fame has always been building luxury cars with a performance edge, yet the automaker has no flagship sports car to call its own. That’s particularly problematic when you consider how much the brand is pouring into F1 sponsorship. Formula One world champion and Infiniti spokesman Sebastian Vettel even has a signature Infiniti model, but it’s based on the company’s FX crossover, and we don’t know too many enthusiasts who lust for crossovers. Even the extended-range electric Infiniti...
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Working Infiniti Emerg-E Prototype Heading To 2012 Goodwood Festival of SpeedAfter first showing it as a concept at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, Infiniti has turned the stunning Emerg-E into a fully working prototype and plans to drive in front of a public audience at this month’s 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed. As we found out recently, the Emerg-E is based on the...
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Sebastian Vettel Shows Up Early For New Jersey F1 Race: VideoThe Grand Prix of America isn’t on the Formula One schedule just yet, as the first race isn’t penciled in until June of 2013. That didn’t stop current F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel from giving the temporary street circuit a go, substituting an Infiniti G37 Coupe for his Red...
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Infiniti Dropping G25 Sedan, Changing Engines For 2013Luxury automaker Infiniti recently announced a few changes to its product lineup for the 2013 model year. First and foremost is the discontinuation of the gateway-to-the-brand G25 sedan, which leaves the automaker without a competitively-priced answer to Lexus’ IS 250. Infiniti didn’t...
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2013 Infiniti IPL G Convertible Priced From $61,495Roughly a year after launching its first IPL model, the IPL G Coupe, Infiniti is now launching its second model developed by the performance division, the 2013 Infiniti IPL G Convertible. Infiniti has already trotted the car out at various auto shows over the past several months but it’s now...
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Audi's Former U.S. Boss Heads To InfinitiJohan de Nysschen, who last Friday announced his resignation as head of Audi of America, will be headed to rival luxury automaker Infiniti as a senior vice president of its worldwide business. In his new role, de Nysschen will report to Nissan’s executive vice president for the Infiniti...
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