Infiniti Forum
04-26-2010, 01:05 PM
Filed under: Europe (http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/), Crossover (http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/), Infiniti (http://www.autoblog.com/category/infiniti/), Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercedes-benz/), Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/nissan/), Rumormill (http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/), Luxury (http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/dx-250.jpg (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=www.automobile-magazine.fr/actualites/scoops/infiniti/infiniti_dx&ei=14vUS4W8J8H78AaAk60N&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAsQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dwww.automobile-magazine.fr/actualites/sco)If you believe the rumors dusting up from L'Automobile Magazine, Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/make/nissan/) may be borrowing more than a small engine from Daimler (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/07/officially-official-renault-nissan-and-daimler-announce-allianc/). The French site is reporting that the two companies could be looking into sharing an entire platform in order to create a new Infiniti (http://www.autoblog.com/make/infiniti/)-badged CUV. If our Google translator is to be believed, the French site claims that Infiniti will be getting its paws on the next Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz/) A/B Class in order to build a new DX model destined to slot below the current EX (http://www.autoblog.com/model/EX).
The move would put Infiniti into the CUV fray with fighters like the BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/) X1 and Audi (http://www.autoblog.com/make/audi/) Q3 if it came to fruition. Right now, that's a big if. As far as we know, Infiniti hasn't said word one about building a smaller crossover, even if it would help the brand gain traction in the notoriously truck-averse European market, and it already sells the EX (http://www.autoblog.com/model/EX), itself a rather smallish entrant (that looks suspiciously like the rendering excerpted at right). L'Automobile Magazine says the move is currently under consideration by both Renault-Nissan and Daimler, but we wouldn't exactly hold our breath for a new pint-sized Infiniti.
[Source: L'Automobile Magazine (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=www.automobile-magazine.fr/actualites/scoops/infiniti/infiniti_dx&ei=14vUS4W8J8H78AaAk60N&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAsQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dwww.automobile-magazine.fr/actualites/sco)]Rumormill: Infiniti to offer entry-level CUV based on Benz A/B Class (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/26/rumormill-infiniti-to-offer-entry-level-cuv-based-on-benz-a-b-c/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/dx-250.jpg (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=www.automobile-magazine.fr/actualites/scoops/infiniti/infiniti_dx&ei=14vUS4W8J8H78AaAk60N&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAsQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dwww.automobile-magazine.fr/actualites/sco)If you believe the rumors dusting up from L'Automobile Magazine, Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/make/nissan/) may be borrowing more than a small engine from Daimler (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/07/officially-official-renault-nissan-and-daimler-announce-allianc/). The French site is reporting that the two companies could be looking into sharing an entire platform in order to create a new Infiniti (http://www.autoblog.com/make/infiniti/)-badged CUV. If our Google translator is to be believed, the French site claims that Infiniti will be getting its paws on the next Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz/) A/B Class in order to build a new DX model destined to slot below the current EX (http://www.autoblog.com/model/EX).
The move would put Infiniti into the CUV fray with fighters like the BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/) X1 and Audi (http://www.autoblog.com/make/audi/) Q3 if it came to fruition. Right now, that's a big if. As far as we know, Infiniti hasn't said word one about building a smaller crossover, even if it would help the brand gain traction in the notoriously truck-averse European market, and it already sells the EX (http://www.autoblog.com/model/EX), itself a rather smallish entrant (that looks suspiciously like the rendering excerpted at right). L'Automobile Magazine says the move is currently under consideration by both Renault-Nissan and Daimler, but we wouldn't exactly hold our breath for a new pint-sized Infiniti.
[Source: L'Automobile Magazine (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=www.automobile-magazine.fr/actualites/scoops/infiniti/infiniti_dx&ei=14vUS4W8J8H78AaAk60N&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAsQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dwww.automobile-magazine.fr/actualites/sco)]Rumormill: Infiniti to offer entry-level CUV based on Benz A/B Class (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/26/rumormill-infiniti-to-offer-entry-level-cuv-based-on-benz-a-b-c/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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