Infiniti has today released a teaser picture of a grille gone along with by a cryptic message. Nissan’s high-end offshoot announced: “Soon, Infiniti will share a vision, its soul, on a scale not seen before from the company.”
An Infiniti spokesperson verified to car reveal that the grille belongs not to a production, however an all-new idea car. The other official word from Infiniti HQ specifies the idea vehicle will “push the limits of style as well as substance”.
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It’s believed that the strong rhetoric associates with a new SUV idea car, being readied for screen at the Paris motor show in October 2014. The present variety includes the QX50 crossover as well as the QX70 full-size SUV, which have been on sale because 2007 as well as 2003 respectively.
The QX70, formerly the FX, is the most likely candidate for replacement. Not only is it over a decade old, however Infiniti wishes to take advantage of the flourishing sales of sporty, road-orientated crossover SUVs in China as well as Russia. The QX70 has always majored on strong styling as well as high performance over mainstream practicality, providing only one 3.0-litre diesel in the UK together with a 3.7-litre petrol V6 as well as 385bhp 5.0-litre V8. It’s even spawned a 420bhp carbon fibre-clad F1-inspired special edition, the FX Sebastian Vettel, back in 2012.
As Infiniti’s parent-brand Nissan has an alliance with Mercedes, it’s likely the new QX70 will utilize mechanical elements from the Mercedes ML. expect the idea car’s styling to function a rakish roofline, strong surfacing as well as big wheels, which have been a trademark of the polarizing QX70 throughout its prolonged life cycle.