Thursday, February 3, 2011

Nissan/Mercedes Relationship to Bear Fruit...

The first vehicle incorporating a merge of the two company's technologies will be unveiled this March in Geneva at the auto show there...

Housed within the design of the smallest Infiniti yet will be a 1.8L turbo engine sourced from Mercedes-Benz.  With a reported 202hp on tap the small displacement turbo should be perfect for an entry level luxury coupe from Infiniti, further expanding its lineup.  We'll have to see exactly what this vehicle ends up representing and being priced at but I don't think Infiniti wants to go downmarket too much as they have just introduced the G25 that is already down in the high $20M price point.

While Lexus continues to age and put forth uninteresting products, Infiniti is positioning itself as the interesting, sporty, Japanese luxury alternative.

MotorTrend article on upcoming Mercedes powered Infiniti model....

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