Infiniti Forum
03-18-2009, 07:02 PM
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Infiniti Essence Concept - Click above for a high-res gallery
According to Car and Driver, Infiniti is readying a direct-injection system for its 3.7-liter V6 and plans to implement it on the refreshed G37 coupe and sedan before the redesigned G arrives in the next three years. A variant of the twin-turbocharged, 3.7-liter direct-injected V6 originally shown in the Essence concept will likely appear in the redesigned M - due in 2010 - and will reportedly put out between 340 and 350 horsepower, but it will not be fitted with the duo of turbos.
While Infiniti recognizes that it could use a successor to the Q45 (the company's slow-selling full-size sedan last roamed U.S. showrooms in 2006) to compete with the likes of Audi, BMW, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz, the project may be stifled by the floundering economy. Infiniti dealers were evidently shown a concept in Japan earlier this year, assumed to be the next Q, which was essentially a four-door version of the Essence concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/03/geneva-2009-consider-the-show-stopped-infiniti-rolls-out-its-e/) that debuted at the Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/GenevaMotorShow/). At this point, its future is uncertain.
Larry Dominique, Infiniti's veep of product planning in the U.S., wants to make sure that the automaker's resources are focused on its core products - namely the G and M series - but admitted that a QX56 replacement is in the works and will likely debut after 2010 once the redesigned Armada is released.
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[Source: Car and Driver (http://www.caranddriver.com/blog/2009/03/infiniti-readies-direct-injection-for.html)]Direct-injected VQ engines coming from Infiniti, Q45 successor on the ropes? (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/18/direct-injected-vq-engines-on-the-way-from-infiniti-qs-future/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Infiniti Essence Concept - Click above for a high-res gallery
According to Car and Driver, Infiniti is readying a direct-injection system for its 3.7-liter V6 and plans to implement it on the refreshed G37 coupe and sedan before the redesigned G arrives in the next three years. A variant of the twin-turbocharged, 3.7-liter direct-injected V6 originally shown in the Essence concept will likely appear in the redesigned M - due in 2010 - and will reportedly put out between 340 and 350 horsepower, but it will not be fitted with the duo of turbos.
While Infiniti recognizes that it could use a successor to the Q45 (the company's slow-selling full-size sedan last roamed U.S. showrooms in 2006) to compete with the likes of Audi, BMW, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz, the project may be stifled by the floundering economy. Infiniti dealers were evidently shown a concept in Japan earlier this year, assumed to be the next Q, which was essentially a four-door version of the Essence concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/03/geneva-2009-consider-the-show-stopped-infiniti-rolls-out-its-e/) that debuted at the Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/GenevaMotorShow/). At this point, its future is uncertain.
Larry Dominique, Infiniti's veep of product planning in the U.S., wants to make sure that the automaker's resources are focused on its core products - namely the G and M series - but admitted that a QX56 replacement is in the works and will likely debut after 2010 once the redesigned Armada is released.
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[Source: Car and Driver (http://www.caranddriver.com/blog/2009/03/infiniti-readies-direct-injection-for.html)]Direct-injected VQ engines coming from Infiniti, Q45 successor on the ropes? (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/18/direct-injected-vq-engines-on-the-way-from-infiniti-qs-future/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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