INFINITI News
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Infiniti has ended its sponsorship arrangement with the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team, with one year left in the contract. The arrangement, signed at the end of the 2012 season when Red Bull was still at its peak, saw Infiniti become the title sponsor for the team, but it never really made much sense given the lack of performance offerings from the Japanese brand. There was also no real connection between Infiniti and F1 other than the dollars it could commit. ALSO SEE: 2016 Formula One Calendar Confirmed, Azerbaijan Added Infiniti’s parent company Nissan has also cut its ties with the...
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Red Bull Formula One Team To Use Tag Heuer-Branded Renault Power Unit In 2016As a sign of how silly Formula One sponsorship can get, Red Bull Racing, which is funded by the Red Bull energy drinks company and has Infiniti as a title sponsor as well as Renault as a power unit supplier, has decided to give its power unit a name. The name will be that of Swiss watch company Tag...
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2017 Infiniti QX30: 2015 L.A. Auto Show Live Photos And VideoThe premium compact class is currently dominated by German brands Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, but that situation will soon change as Infiniti is about to join the fray with two new models: the Q30 and QX30. We’ve already seen the Q30 hatchback and now Infiniti has revealed a QX30 crossover...
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2017 Infiniti QX30 Spied Almost Completely UndisguisedIt’s been known for some time that Infiniti was planning a crossover version of its recently revealed Q30 compact hatch, with Infiniti even unveiling a concept at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show that looked virtually production ready. Now we have spy shots showing an almost completely undisguised...
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2017 Infiniti Q60 Spy ShotsDuring this year’s Detroit Auto Show, Infiniti rolled out a sexy concept previewing its next-generation Q60. The new coupe is set to arrive in showrooms next fall, as a 2017 model, and we now have our first spy shots of a prototype. The prototype confirms that the sleek, sexy shape of the...
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2016 Infiniti QX50 Priced From $35,445Infiniti is introducing a longer, more refined QX50 for the 2016 model year and confirmed that pricing for the vehicle will start at just $35,445, including a $995 destination charge. That represents a saving of $550 compared to the previous model year, a deal made all the more impressive when you...
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Infiniti’s major announcement for this week’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show is the all-new Q30 compact hatch. It was at the German show two years ago that Infiniti first previewed the Q30 with a thinly-veiled concept version. At the time, Infiniti stressed that the vehicle wouldn’t be an ordinary hatch but rather a fusion of various bodystyles that included elements of a hatch plus those of a coupe and a crossover. ALSO SEE: New Volkswagen Tiguan Unveiled Ahead Of 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show After finally seeing the Q30 in person, we can confirm that it does in fact eschew the...
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More Photos Of 2017 Infiniti Q30 Released Ahead Of Frankfurt DebutMore photos of Infiniti’s first ever compact, the Q30, has been released ahead of the car’s official world debut on September 15 at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. After numerous spy shots and teasers, the latest photos give us a clear look at the final design for the Q30—both...
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Infiniti Unveils Upscale Q70 Premium Select Edition At Pebble BeachThe Infiniti Q70 is the automaker's large, luxury sedan, if you couldn't tell by the name alone. It's a fairly well appointed machine that pairs stand-out exterior styling with a lovely cabin. Infiniti is upping the luxury level a tad with its new Premium Select Edition for 2016 models, and it has...
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Infiniti Confirms Q30, QX30 And Redesigned Q60 Coupe For 2017 Model YearIt’s been a quiet year for Infiniti, with the only significant news being a new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine being added to the Q50, a longer wheelbase being fitted to the QX50, and a limited edition Signature Edition model being added to the QX80. Next year, however, the...
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Mercedes and Infiniti form Mexican joint venture for next-gen compact car productionRoughly one year ago, Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti confirmed plans to build their next-generation compact cars at a new plant located next to an existing Nissan facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Today, the two automakers formed a joint venture that will be responsible for production of the new...
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Infiniti Looks To Vacation With Latest Ad Spot: VideoThere's an update to the Vacation series of films on the way. In the new movie, we follow Rusty Griswold as he treks to Wally World just like he did with his dad Clark in 1983. Ahead of that new film's launch later this month, Infiniti has jumped on the hype with a new spot of its own, and it...
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Sometimes a hybrid model just doesn't work out. Such is the case with the Infiniti QX60 Hybrid. Released for the 2014 model year, it was a one-hit wonder. Like its Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid sibling, which has also been dropped for the 2015 model year, the QX60 Hybrid traded a 260-horsepower 3.5-liter V-6 for a 2.5-liter four and a mild-hybrid system making a total of 250 horsepower. While V-6 fuel economy topped out at 20 miles per gallon city/26 mpg highway/22 mpg combined, Infiniti claimed a 24-percent improvement in overall fuel economy for the Hybrid model and EPA ratings of 26 mpg city/28...
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2017 Infiniti Q30 Confirmed For 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show: VideoInfiniti’s first-ever compact car, the Q30 hatchback, has been confirmed for a debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, which gets underway September 15. It was at the German show two years ago that Infiniti first previewed the Q30 with a thinly-veiled concept version, and at this year’s...
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2017 Infiniti Q30 Spy ShotsInfiniti’s upcoming Q30 and QX30 compacts are nearing the end of their long gestation, with a debut of at least one of the models, most likely the Q30 hatch, due to take place at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show in September. The QX30 crossover will likely appear towards the end of the year...
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Infiniti Unveils Real-World Vision GT Supercar ConceptInfiniti is among the major automakers to have come up with a stunning concept car for the Gran Turismo video game series, with the Japanese brand’s concept, the Infiniti Concept Vision Gran Turismo, having made its virtual debut late last year. At last week’s 2015 Shanghai Auto Show...
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Infiniti Q70L Bespoke Edition is for lovers of quilted leatherWith no new products coming onto the market this year, the highlight of Infiniti’s stand at this week’s 2015 Shanghai Auto Show was a concept hinting at a more luxurious version of the Q70L. The long-wheelbase Q70 was originally the domain of the Chinese market but was added to the...
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2016 Infiniti QX50 Preview: 2015 New York Auto ShowInfiniti’s QX50 dates back to the EX35 launched in 2007. The vehicle is long overdue for replacement but we’ll have to wait a little while longer for any successor as Infiniti has some updates planned for the 2016 model year. The updated 2016 QX50 is on show this week at the 2015 New...
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While Nissan's GT-R makes regular appearances at supercar shootouts, the company's upmarket cousin Infiniti has been largely absent from the performance discussion. Because while the 560-horsepower Q50 Eau Rouge garnered plenty of praise upon its reveal at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, and was reportedly green-lit for production, in a recent conversation with The Car Connection, Infiniti design chief Alfonso Albaisa seemed to suggest—as brief Infiniti boss and current Cadillac president Johan de Nysschen publicly has—that the model isn't going to happen, though the performance...
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Longer, Taller 2016 Infiniti QX50 To Debut In New YorkInfiniti’s QX50 dates back to the EX35 launched in 2007. The vehicle is long overdue for replacement but we’ll have to wait a little while longer for any successor as Infiniti has some updates planned for the 2016 model year. The Japanese automaker has confirmed that an updated 2016...
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Infiniti QX30 Concept: 2015 Geneva Motor Show Live Photos And VideoIt’s been known for some time that Infiniti is planning a crossover version of its upcoming Q30 compact hatch, and this week, at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, we've been given our first official look at the vehicle thanks to a new concept car. The concept is called the “QX30”, and...
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2015 Infiniti Q50S 3.7 Quick DriveWe're doing final drives of new and updated vehicles from the 2015 model year, and one we've been keen on revisiting is the Infiniti Q50. Our first drives were in pre-production cars, and with glitches in its dual-screen InTouch infotainment system and with its troublesome Direct Adaptive Steering...
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Infiniti Names New U.S. Chief In Move To Boost Brand’s PresenceWith no new products due this year, Nissan’s upmarket division Infiniti has a tough time ahead as it continues on its quest for relevancy in the global luxury market, and the reshuffling of some of its most senior executives isn’t helping. Following the sudden departure of its chief...
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Infiniti Releases Second Teaser For QX30 Concept Debuting At Geneva Motor ShowWe now have a second teaser photo and a few more details for Infiniti’s new QX30 concept car debuting at next month’s 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The QX30 headed to Geneva is a thinly-veiled concept version of a new compact crossover of the same name that’s set to join...
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