INFINITI News
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Some vehicles have complex, protracted development histories--and it looks like the Infiniti LE electric luxury sedan may be one of them. Following a period in which its development was suspended by Infiniti's then-CEO Johan de Nysschen (who most recently heads Cadillac), the LE is now back on Infiniti's product plan. The news comes via a roundup of Nissan brand's future product portfolio in industry trade journal Automotive News (requires subscription). DON'T MISS: Infiniti LE Concept Electric Sedan: New York Auto Show Video But it has at least one important revision: It will have a larger...
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Infiniti Q30 Concept Hints At Smaller, Greener Luxury Hatch
Infiniti has released the first official image of its new Q30 Concept before the vehicle makes its debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show next month. The Q30 Concept is the company's first take on a luxury compact hatchback, set to rival cars like the Lexus CT 200h and Audi A3, as well as other-market...
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2014 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid Priced From $44,855
Anyone in the market for a fuel-efficient sedan with sporty dynamics and a bit of luxury now has a new option: the 2014 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid. The Q50 is essentially Infiniti’s replacement for the G37, and it goes on sale this July with a starting price of $37,605, including a $905 destination...
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Infiniti's 'Luxury Leaf' Electric Car Will Wait For Inductive Charging
It's been a few years since Infiniti confirmed it was working on a luxury sedan based on the Nissan Leaf, but little extra information has emerged since then. Autocar reports the firm is still working on such a vehicle--it's just waiting for inductive charging technology to become commonplace...
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2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid: Video From New York Auto Show
The second of two large seven-seat hybrid crossovers at this year's New York Auto Show, the 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid is the glamorpuss of the pair. Known for the first year of its existence as the Infiniti JX, and now redubbed QX60 in a complete shakeup of the model names for Infiniti's high-end...
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2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid: Luxury Crossover At NY Auto Show
Offering a more luxurious take on the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, Infiniti has officially unveiled the 2014 QX60 Hybrid crossover at the New York Auto Show. It's clear to see the Pathfinder's proportions in the new Infiniti, but that's where the visual similarities end. The QX60 is the latest...
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Infiniti’s new Q50, the replacement for the G37 Sedan, has made its debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in both gasoline and hybrid trims. The gasoline Q50 packs a 3.7-liter V-6 just like the old G37, while the hybrid Q50 features the same hybrid system found in the bigger M35h. In addition to these two powertrains, customers will also have the choice of rear- or all-wheel drive. Considering the hybrid system can accelerate the M sedan to 60 mph from rest in just 5.5 seconds, it’s possible that the smaller--and presumably lighter--Q50 will be even quicker. Not only that but it...
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2014 Infiniti Q50: G37 Replacement Gets M35h's Hybrid System
Infiniti’s replacement for the G37 Sedan, the 2014 Infiniti Q50, has made its official world debut today at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, and, as predicted, the car offers a new hybrid option. The move is part of Nissan’s overall strategy to launch up to 15 new hybrid models by 2016, on...
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Infiniti’s New Compact Won’t Be Outsourced To Magna Styr
Luxury automaker Infiniti desperately needs a compact offering to counter cars like the Mercedes-Benz A Class, the Audi A3 and the BMW 1-Series. Its 2011 concept, the Etherea, even showed the direction Infiniti was going with its take on compact luxury. Last May, Nissan announced that it was...
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Secret Buyer Study: Infiniti Considers Electric Sports Car
EDITOR'S UPDATE: Four days after this article went live, Green Car Reports was contacted by Morpace, the company that conducted the study. Their representative informed us that all study panelists did in fact sign a confidentiality agreement, and therefore did not have the right to share any...
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Mitsubishi's First Hybrid Is...An Infiniti? Yes, In Japan
The easiest way to make a car is to get someone else to make it for you. That's the ethos Mitsubishi is subscribing to anyway, as it announces the Dignity, a luxury hybrid sedan for its home Japanese market. Rather than designing a luxury hybrid sedan from scratch, the Dignity is actually based on...
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Working Infiniti Emerg-E To Tackle Goodwood Hillclimb Later This Month
For the U.K. automotive industry, the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed is a not-to-miss annual event, culminating in its world-famous hillclimb event. Last year, we saw Nissan’s Leaf Nismo RC all-electric race car tackle the iconic 1.16-mile course, but this year we’ll see...
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Magna Steyr may be one of the most significant automakers you’ve (likely) never heard of. There are no Magna Steyr dealers, and it doesn’t sell directly to the public, but if you’re an automaker, the company is at the top of your call list when engineering services or contract production are needed. Mercedes-Benz’s 4Matic all-wheel-drive system was developed by Magna Steyr, and the company has built cars as diverse as the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, the Peugeot RCZ and the MINI Countryman. Now Magna Steyr has been tasked with building an entry-level compact offering from...
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Infiniti LE Concept: Electric Sedan Full Details, NY Auto Show
Yesterday, we got a brief glimpse of Infiniti's four-door sedan concept car; today, we have all the details of the Infiniti LE Concept. The four-door, all-electric sedan concept is really a thinly disguised production car that will reach Infiniti dealers within two years. It gives Nissan's luxury...
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Infiniti Zero Emission Concept: NY Auto Show Live Photos
At auto shows, sometimes cars get uncovered before their official unveilings. The car you see here is Infiniti's Zero Emission Concept, a four-door sedan that will be formally introduced tomorrow morning at a press conference. But when Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn stopped by the stand, the covers came...
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Will Infiniti G Sport Sedan Add New Hybrid, Diesel Models?
The 2012 Infiniti M35h hybrid large sport sedan is marketed by Infiniti as the "world's quickest (full) hybrid sedan," based on its 0-to-62-mph acceleration time of 5.5 seconds. Now it looks like the next version of the smaller Infiniti G sedan will use the same powertrain--which, in a smaller and...
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Infiniti Zero Emission Coupe Concept To Debut At NY Auto Show
Infiniti has been on something of a product blitz lately, launching its 2013 JX seven-seat crossover this month and a host of concept cars over the last year. Now it has confirmed it will show a new concept at the 2012 New York Auto Show two weeks hence: the Infiniti Zero Emission Concept Coupe. We...
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Infiniti Range-Extended Electric Sports Car Due At Geneva
Strewth. The halls in Detroit are still buzzing with the world's press, and Infiniti is already teasing us with a car it's set to display at March's Geneva Motor Show. It's not just any old car though - Infiniti has plans to unveil an electric range-extended sports car concept, a year after parent...
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Last week we told you that Infiniti, Nissan’s luxury brand, would be including wireless inductive charging on the option list for its first electric car. Now Nissan has confirmed that the 2014 Leaf will also be able to wirelessly recharge itself using a suitable inductive charging station, doing away with those pesky power cables for good. Demonstrated at Nissan’s Oppama plant ahead of the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, Leafs equipped with wireless inductive charging technology can still make use of regular and rapid charging stations that use a plug to deliver power, but can also charge...
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2014 Infiniti Electric Subcompact Car Will Have Wireless Charging
Infiniti, Nissan’s luxury brand, has always been open about its plans to bring a luxury subcompact electric sedan to market some time before 2015. But now it has let slip that its first all-electric car will come with inductive charging just as the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show gets underway. Using...
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Infiniti M35h: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2012 Nominee
It took awhile to arrive, after previews starting in the middle of 2010, but now the 2012 Infiniti M35h is on sale at dealers all over the country. It's Infiniti's first hybrid vehicle, the first car from the Nissan-Infiniti stable to use the company's own internally developed full hybrid system...
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Infiniti Sneaks Pictures Out Of New Electric Sports Car Concept
All eyes might be focused on the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show, but luxury automaker Infiniti has decided to turn attention to the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, where it plans to unveil a range-extended, electric sports car concept. We don’t know anything at this moment about the car’s...
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2012 Infiniti M35h Is The World's Quickest Full Hybrid
Kicking off the car's launch in Europe, Guinness World Records has certified the Infiniti M35h hybrid as the "world's fastest accelerating full hybrid."
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Will Infiniti Build The First Mainstream Electric Sports Car?
Infiniti has confirmed that they're working on a two seat electric sports car with a mid-motor, rear drive layout. The car will be featured at next year's Geneva Motor Show.
Kurt Ernst