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Infiniti at the Los Angeles Auto Show

A new power player is set to join the Los Angeles scene on November 18th as the 2012 Infiniti M Hybrid makes its North American debut at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. The M Hybrid, based on the popular Infiniti M sedan, promises V8 performance with 4-cylinder fuel economy – without compromising driving excitement or trunk space. It will be available at Infiniti retailers nationwide in spring 2011.
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“Infiniti Performance Line™” Launches With Dramatic New 348-Horsepower IPL G Coupe

– G Coupe Derivative is First in a New Line of Vehicles Crafted for High Performance -

Infiniti today announced its rumored specialty-performance vehicle collection, the Infiniti Performance Line™. The first production vehicle from this group, the 348-horsepower 2011 Infiniti Performance Line G Coupe, debuts tomorrow evening at an exclusive event at the 60th annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. It joins the Infiniti line of performance luxury vehicles at Infiniti retailers nationwide in December.

The Infiniti Performance Line, or IPL, offers a new level of premium performance for Infiniti vehicles, focusing not just on engine power and acceleration, but also on redefining total vehicle performance. IPL promises unique driving attributes with exclusive designs, different from other Infiniti models in each selected Infiniti line. The 2011 IPL G Coupe is the first of what is expected to be a range of IPL performance vehicles in the future.
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The 2011 Infiniti Lineup — Charting the Changes

The 2011 model year is turning out to be one of the most important in Infiniti’s now 21-year history — with the introduction of the all-new, next generation versions of the Infiniti M luxury sedan and Infiniti QX luxury SUV leading the way. Both vehicles are now available at Infiniti retailers nationwide.
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2011 Infiniti QX Makes World Debut at New York International Auto Show

* All-new Infiniti luxury SUV offers dramatic styling, 5-star travel experience
* Delivers 25% more horsepower, more than 10% better fuel economy
* Pricing remains the same as 2010 QX, starts at $56,700 USD

Infiniti today revealed its all-new 2011 Infiniti QX full-size SUV at a press conference at the 2010 New York International Auto Show. The new second-generation QX, which is designed to offer a true five-star travel experience, is scheduled to go on sale at Infiniti retailers nationwide this summer – with no increase in pricing over the 2010 QX. The 2011 QX is offered in two models – Infiniti QX56 2WD and Infiniti QX56 4WD.
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INFINITI PRESENTS THE iPAD® VERSION OF ITS CUSTOMER MAGAZINE “ADEYAKA”

26/03/10

ROLLE, Switzerland (March 26, 2010) – Following the launch of the Apple® iPad®, adeyaka – the multi-prizewinning customer magazine of Infiniti – will be available worldwide in a version developed specially for the iPad.

The iPad version will complement print editions for Europe, Russia, the Middle-East and Canada, as well as the Web versions of the magazine. Just like these, the iPad adeyaka version will also be produced by the Germany-based corporate publishing specialist k?ckritzd?rrich.
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THE INFINITI FX LIMITED EDITION: RARITY REDEFINED

01/02/10

The Infiniti FX Line of performance crossovers might already be one of the rarest and best equipped cars in its class but this has not stopped customers demanding an even more exclusive version.  Infiniti is responding with a very special, limited run of the FX37S and FX50S called, simply, the FX Limited Edition.

The FX Limited Edition will be rare indeed.  Availability has been strictly limited to just 100 units across Western Europe.  Based on the already dramatic looking FX37S and FX50S, the Limited Edition features striking Black Obsidian ‘Scratch Guard’ paintwork as standard, with equally distinctive Moonlight White pearl metallic available as an option.  Unique 21 inch ‘Turbine’ design alloy wheels are finished in dark Graphite, as are the radiator grille, air vents and roof rails.

The FX Limited Edition’s interior is equally breathtaking.  Opening one of the doors reveals illuminated ‘Infiniti’ entry guards and a carefully co-ordinated combination of the finest natural materials, including supple Graphite leather upholstery with contrasting stitching and a luxurious Alcantara® headlining.  Genuine Carbon fibre is used extensively on the dashboard, centre console and door panels, replacing the standard cello flame maple wood veneer.  Completing the FX Limited Edition’s extensive standard specification, Infiniti’s state-of-the-art Connectiviti+ technology package provides a fully integrated navigation, communication and entertainment system including an 11-speaker Bose® Premium Sound System, the Michelin Guide, full iPod connectivity and a 10GB music box with Gracenotes database.  An option on the standard FX37S, this is joined on both the V6 and V8 engined Limited Editions by Infiniti’s unique Around View Monitor.

The FX Limited Edition is available for reservation now via an Infiniti Centre.
At a glance
• Production limited to just 100 units
• Choice of 320PS 3.7-litre V6 or potent 390PS 5.0-litre V8
• Obsidian Black paintwork as standard, Moonlight White pearl optional
• Graphite grey 21 in Turbine design alloy wheels
• Graphite grey radiator grille, wheelarch air vents and roof rails
• Smoked headlight surrounds
• Illuminated ‘Infiniti’ entry guards
• Black leather upholstery with quilted stitching
• Alcantara® headlining
• Extensive use of carbon fibre throughout the interior
• Full Connectiviti+ package, including HDD satellite navigation system, Michelin Green Guide hotel and restaurant directory, 10GB Music Box and 11-speaker Bose® Premium Sound System and Bluetooth connectivity

The Infiniti FX Limited Edition in more detail

Exterior styling
With its breathtaking combination of sports car proportions and muscular SUV stance, the FX is an unmistakable performance luxury crossover. The FX Limited Edition accentuates these unique design qualities with a choice of standard Black Obsidian ‘Scratch Guard’ paint or optional Moonlight White pearl metallic, together with dark smoked headlight surrounds that give the FX Limited Edition a more distinctive ‘face’.

Further drama comes courtesy of the FX Limited Edition’s ‘Turbine’ design alloys wheels, so called because the spokes of the wheels are shaped in such a way as aid the flow of cooling air to the sports brakes. Uniquely finished in dark graphite grey – together with the distinctive ‘double-wave’ radiator grille, air vents and roof rails – they are fitted with 265/45 R21W tyres and fill the wheel arches to perfection.

Interior environment
The Infiniti philosophy of Modern Luxury is exemplified in the FX Limited Edition’s stylish and comprehensively appointed interior. From the supple Graphite leather upholstery complete with quilted stitching, to the opulent Alcantara® trimmed headlining and roof pillars and wool carpets, only the finest natural materials are used. Illuminated ‘Infiniti’ door entry guards are also unique to the FX Limited Edition.

The extensive use of genuine carbon fibre across the dashboard, centre console and door panels provides an appropriately high-tech contrast to the soft-touch natural materials and provides a fitting backdrop to the FX Limited Edition’s standard Connectiviti+ infotainment system. Employing the very latest Hard Disk Drive (HDD) technology it features a fully integrated satellite navigation system with 42-country, Europewide coverage and, in a world-first collaboration with Michelin Green Guide, a database of some 22,000 addresses, which enables the location and booking of leading hotels and restaurants while on the move.

The Connectiviti+ multi-media system also includes a powerful 11-speaker Bose® Premium Sound System, a 10GB direct record Music Box that can store up to 300 albums’ worth of your favourite music, plus a DVD player, USB port for MP3 players and Bluetooth hands-free mobile phone connectivity.

Additional standard equipment includes electrically adjustable, heated and ventilated front seats, an electric sunroof, Infiniti’s keyless entry and start system, and magnesium paddle shifts that work in conjunction with the seven-speed automatic gearbox.  Also included is startling performance that sees the V8 powered Limited Edition speeding to 62mph in just 5.8 seconds with the V6 version only a second behind.  Traction in all weathers is assured by intelligently controlled, all-wheel drive.

No wonder given this specification that Infiniti maintains it has redefined rarity with the FX Limited Edition.

FX technical highlights

• Fusion of sports car and SUV
• Choice of 320PS 3.7-litre V6 or potent 390PS 5.0-litre V8
• Standard seven-speed automatic transmission with paddle shift
• Intelligent All-Wheel Drive
• Suspension with active Continuous Damping Control (CDC)
• Class leading handling
• Standard Rear Active Steer (RAS) on V8-engined model
• Lightest SUV in its class
• Advanced features including Around View Monitor
• EuroNCAP 5 star safety rating

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All-New 2011 Infiniti M Makes World Debut

– Set for Early Spring Rollout at Infiniti Dealers Nationwide
– Infiniti’s Next Generation Halo Sedan Features Magnetic Styling, Advanced “Blind Spot Intervention™ System and Choice of Powerful V8 or V6 Engines –

Infiniti today unveiled the all-new 2011 Infiniti M sedan at a media event in Beverly Hills, Calif. Infiniti’s halo sedan, which is scheduled to go on sale in late March 2010, will be available in two model designations – the Infiniti M56 with an all-new 420-horsepower 5.6-liter VVEL Direct Injection Gasoline™ V8 and the Infiniti M37 with a 330-horsepower 3.7-liter VVEL V6. Both engines are designed to offer more power and increased fuel efficiency versus the previous generation M’s V8 and V6 engine offerings. The Infiniti M56 and M37 will be offered in a choice of rear-wheel drive or with Infiniti’s Intelligent All-Wheel Drive system.

The 2011 Infiniti M’s completely redesigned body offers authentic sports sedan proportions and evocative new styling with a low front end and deeply sculpted fenders. Inside, the new M’s interior is pure Infiniti, combining vibrant, Japanese-influenced design, luxury materials and amenities and premium entertainment systems with driver-oriented sports seating and controls.

The new Infiniti M continues its predecessor’s tradition of offering an array of advanced technology systems, including Active Noise Control, an innovative Forest Air™ climate control system, “Infiniti Drive” selectable drive mode control, Active Trace Control, Eco Pedal and enhanced Infiniti Hard Drive Navigation System. The Infiniti M also introduces the new Blind Spot Intervention™ (BSI) System, a world’s first system that alerts the driver if another vehicle is detected in the blind spot area and helps return the vehicle back toward the center of the lane of travel away from the other vehicle.

“The 2011 Infiniti M embodies all of our best thinking, design and quality to date,” said Ben Poore, vice president, Infiniti Business Unit. “It’s a truly inspired design offering invigorating performance, luxurious comfort and the highest levels of craftsmanship and style ever offered in an Infiniti.”

Other available 2011 Infiniti M features include a Bose® 2-channel 10-speaker premium audio system or Bose® Studio Surround® sound system with digital 5.1-channel decoding and 16 speakers (including two personal speakers mounted in the shoulders of each front seat), heated steering wheel, climate-controlled front seats, semi-aniline leather and genuine White Ash wood trim that has been enhanced with real silver powder.

Also making its debut today was the revised 2010 Infiniti G37 Sedan, which goes on sale December 17th at Infiniti retailers nationwide. The G Sedan features a new front exterior design, refined interior treatment and enhanced technology, including an advanced Infiniti Hard Drive Navigation System. The Infiniti G37 Coupe and G37 Convertible also receive interior and technology refinements for the 2010 model year. The G Coupe also goes on sale this month, with the G Convertible scheduled for an early February 2010 release.

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Infiniti Celebrates 20 Years of Inspiration and Innovation

09/11/09

ROLLE, Switzerland. (Nov. 9, 2009) – “Since its inception, Infiniti’s goal has been to establish a new concept of automotive luxury, where a personal and rewarding driving experience is more important than the car alone.”

These words, which encapsulate the vision behind Infiniti’s Inspired Performance, could have been written last year, last month or even today.  Yet their origin is nearly 20 years ago, penned in reference to the new luxury performance brand that had first opened for business on November 8, 1989 with just 51 retailers and two models sharing the decidedly different looking showrooms.

Those dealerships had a true luxury feel – now common in auto retailing – with a reception desk, open offices and an equal emphasis on sales and customer service.  The vehicles themselves were also unique, with their focus on Japanese craftsmanship, quiet luxury and an unmatched driving performance.

Much has changed in the two intervening decades.  Showrooms have expanded to make room for full range of luxury performance vehicles, including a coupe, convertible, sedans and SUVs.  Yet the original inspiration remains – of a Total Ownership Experience, of Inspired Performance – even as that handful of original dealers in the United States has expanded to include state-of-the-art Infiniti retailers in 35 countries around the globe.

“A dream that started 20 years ago in the United States is now the blueprint for a global luxury automotive brand,” said Toru Saito, Corporate Vice President in charge of Global Infiniti Business Unit.  “In the beginning, Infiniti was an innovator in design, performance, technology and in taking care of our customers throughout the entire ownership experience – just as it is today.”

Looking ahead, the ever-expanding product line will be joined by a second-generation Infiniti M sedan in spring 2010, followed by an all-new Infiniti QX SUV in summer 2010.  Farther out, Infiniti recently announced its first-ever hybrid – the 2012 Infiniti M Hybrid and a future Infiniti EV.

Infiniti – A Brief History
While Infiniti sales officially started on November 8, 1989 in the U.S., plans for Infiniti took root in 1985 with the creation of a top secret “Horizon Task Force” – a group formed within Nissan with a view toward creating a new performance luxury brand.

With existing U.S. and European luxury brands already well entrenched in the American marketplace at the time, investment costs would be high, along with the risk.  Given the opportunity to start with a “blank sheet of paper,” the Horizon Task Force took an expansive view.  They looked at luxury vehicles both from a product perspective and the entire purchase and ownership process.

The Horizon Task Force singled out for closer study a handful of leading service companies outside of the automotive field, including Federal Express, Four Seasons Hotels and Nordstrom department stores. Ultimately, the Task Force’s findings had a direct influence on everything from the design of the first Infiniti showrooms, which had the look and feel closer to a luxury hotel than a car dealership, to the brand identity process all the way down to details such as the design of business cards and parts and accessories packaging.

This new customer-centric philosophy – later named the “Infiniti Total Ownership Experience” – would be applied to service policies as well, and included the then-unheard of amenity of offering free service loan cars.

The name chosen in July 1987 for the new performance luxury brand symbolized the desire to be always looking forward – to new horizons.  With a fresh spelling and a badge with its two central lines leading off into an infinite point on the horizon, Infiniti – with four “i”s – was born.

From a product perspective, Infiniti launched in the U.S. with two models: the breakthrough Infiniti Q45 performance luxury sedan and the driver-oriented M30 performance luxury coupe.

With those two models, Infiniti gave the automotive world notice that its product philosophy was based on originality, performance, quality and an enthusiasm for driving.

Where Infiniti was most influential in the early years was in the implementation of Total Ownership Experience.  In its first decade of operation, Infiniti was an industry leader in customer satisfaction, winning numerous awards, including the highest rank in J.D. Power and Associates’ Customer Service Index (CSI) study three times and consistent top three finishes in the major independent sales and service studies.

Throughout those early years of Infiniti in the U.S. and Canada, the model lineup and dealer body continued to grow at a steady, prescribed pace.  The Q45 was joined over the next few years by the Infiniti G20 compact sports sedan, the dramatically styled J30 luxury sedan, the I30 performance sedan and the QX4 luxury SUV.  By the end of its first decade, Infiniti was consistently selling around 75,000 units a year.

In March 2002, the dramatic award-winning Infiniti G Sedan appeared, followed by the G Coupe in November 2002 and the iconic Infiniti FX crossover SUV in January 2003.  Each received exceptional media reviews, with Infiniti being consistently compared to the leading European nameplates for design and performance leadership.

As the decade rolled on, two additional models were added in North America – the full-size, North America-built Infiniti QX luxury SUV in January 2004 and the Infiniti M performance luxury sedan in May 2005.  In late 2007, the Infiniti EX joined the lineup, followed by second-generation versions of the G and FX.  The dramatic G Convertible debuted in summer 2009.  A second-generation Infiniti M has been announced for spring 2010, with Infiniti’s first hybrid, the 2011 Infiniti M Hybrid, set to follow about a year later.

While the early Infiniti years were concentrated on North American activities, Infiniti began a period of global expansion in 1996 with sales starting in the Middle East, followed by entry into Taiwan in 1997, South Korea in 2005, Russia in 2006 and Ukraine and China in 2007.  Infiniti expanded into Western Europe beginning in late 2008.  Today, Infiniti vehicles are sold in 35 countries, extending to 93 percent of global luxury markets.

The original Infiniti vision of always looking ahead to the next horizon – symbolized by the Infiniti name and badge – continues to shape the brand today.

“While the automotive landscape has changed over the years, our tradition of offering the highest levels of performance, luxury and customer care has remained constant,” said Jim Wright, vice president, Infiniti Europe and Middle East.  “With a slate of innovative new products ahead and a renewed commitment to customer service, we’re looking forward to the next 20 years.”

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