RE: Infiniti Working On Mid-Engined Sports Car
Wednesday 21st September 2011
Not a mid-engined InfinitiThere are intriguing goings-on at Infiniti, where PH spies confirm rumours of a mid-engined sports car being developed, and that a concept version could be unveiled for Geneva 2012.
The PH moleWe're also told that the car is being developed on a brand new platform (well it would have to be with the engine put there) and that it is comfortably Infiniti's most performance-focused offering yet. We hear, too, that it might well be a range-extender hybrid/electric vehicle. Well, you can't fight (eco) progress, we guess.
Infiniti Working On Mid-Engined Sports Car
Nissan's Luxury arm plans to get all sporty for Geneva 2012
Not a mid-engined Infiniti
The new car is the first sign that Infiniti is getting serious about boosting its performance credentials, unless you count the Sebastian Vettel-ised version of the FX50 S SUV that was unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show. Which we don't.
Our PH-branded mole also points out that the new mystery Infiniti will be the first mid-engined effort from the group since the aborted MID4 of 1985, provided you don't include production versions of the R390 Le Mans racer from the 90s.
The PH mole
But will it form part of Infiniti and Red Bull's plans to create Red Bull-fettled road cars? That's one question we just can't answer yet...
Discussion
My friend had a white G35 Coupe many years ago and it looked great in the flesh when I was out in Texas. Somehow UK Nissan-badged examples looked all wrong though. Maybe it was having a front number plate on it, but whatever it is I've yet to see an Infiniti over here that doesn't look retarded.
Make the nasty man go away!
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