Infinti Q80 Inspiration Concept Still Impressing Critics
The Infiniti Q80 Inspiration Concept was first revealed at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, almost 17 months ago. Meant to display the future of the brand, the concept has just received another award for its design. The iF Design Awards are meant to honor the best in design from around the world and across multiple […]
Q80 Inspiration Hybrid Powertrain is Powerful, Proficient, Promising
While there’s a lot to like about what Infiniti put out there at the Paris Motor Show with its Q80 Inspiration concept, one aspect that seems deserving of particular attention is a brand-new hybrid powertrain that generates 550 horsepower and 553 lb-ft of torque and is the next natural step in the brand’s Adaptive Direct […]
Q80 Inspiration Debuts at Paris Motor Show
Infiniti grabbed our attention last month when it dropped a couple of shadowy teasers for something called the Inspiration that they promised would “disturb the status quo” and foreshadow the future of the Infiniti brand. Then we got a brief glimpse at the hind quarters of the Q80 Inspiration, and the little four-seat fastback looked like […]
Infiniti Q80 Inspiration Revealed
A little more than a month ago, Infiniti Vaguebooked us good with an image of a grille and some French. A couple weeks after that, the silhouette of the Q80 Inspiration fastback followed, and Infiniti began promising us something capable of disrupting the status quo. Today, ahead of its October 2 debut at the 2014 […]
Infiniti Teases Q80 Inspiration Fastback
Hey, look! We got another teaser—and a name—for the mystery mobile that Infiniti will be unleashing at the Paris Motor Show. Silhouetted in profile, the Q80 Inspiration definitely looks a whole hell of a lot sexier than the first teaser implied. According to Infiniti, we’ll get our first full look at the Q80 Inspiration in […]
Infiniti Brings Class And Entertainment to 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
The 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is more than just a car competition. Collector cars must be invited to the event to compete, and because of that attendees are typically either huge car fans or extremely wealthy drivers looking to possibly grow their collections. Luxury car brands routinely have a presence at the Pebble Beach […]
Infiniti Brings an Actual Vision GT to Inaugural Design Night
Back in December, Infiniti revealed its Concept Vision Gran Turismo and made it available for download in Gran Turismo 6. We had hoped that Infiniti would eventually decide to put together an actual build of the Vision GT for the world to behold in the flesh (or steel, or steel-flesh), and at Auto Shanghai 2015, […]
Infiniti Q70L Bespoke Edition Debuts at Auto Shanghai
Infiniti unveiled the Q70L Bespoke Edition on Sunday during the opening ceremonies of Auto Shanghai 2015. The Bespoke Edition features what Infiniti calls a “concept car-inspired interior,” featuring high-quality craftsmanship and materials that would fit right in with the distinguished tastes of Chinese luxury shoppers. Apart from the upgrade to the interior, the Q70L […]
Infiniti Q70L Bespoke Edition Debuts at Auto Shanghai
Infiniti unveiled the Q70L Bespoke Edition on Sunday during the opening ceremonies of Auto Shanghai 2015. The Bespoke Edition features what Infiniti calls a “concept car-inspired interior,” featuring high-quality craftsmanship and materials that would fit right in with the distinguished tastes of Chinese luxury shoppers. Apart from the upgrade to the interior, the Q70L […]
Infiniti QX70S Design Edition Goes on Sale in Britain
Last October, Infiniti stole the Paris Motor Show by debuting its Q80 Inspiration. But that wasn’t the only model the luxury automaker had on display at the French auto show. An additional, if overlooked, vehicle that accompanied Infiniti to Paris was the QX70 with the S Design package, and now Infiniti has actually begun sales of […]
Infiniti Q60 Concept Teased for Detroit Reveal
Infiniti will use the 2015 North American International Auto Show as its platform to reveal the next step in the evolution of the Q60 née G37 Coupe. The first teaser for the Q60 Concept dropped on Thursday, offering a barely-there glimpse at “muscular lines” and “well-defined contours,” as well as a few suggestions of what […]
Infiniti Design Beijing Opens for Business
Infiniti Design Beijing is open for business in the Chaoyang district of China, where designers are at work on the Infiniti Concept Vision Gran Turismo that will be revealed “in just a few days.” Infiniti is hoping to capitalize on its increasing success in China in as many ways possible, as evidenced by long-wheelbase variants […]
Hopefully They’ll Actually Build The Infiniti Vision GT Concept
Update: Story amended to fix some wording wonkiness. If there’s one thing that Infiniti does really, really well, it’s create concept vehicles that look really, really good but really, really have no chance of ever making it to mass production. We loved the Q80 Inspiration Concept, but we’ll believe that Infiniti is going to make its status quo-shifting fastback happen […]
Infiniti SYNAPTIQ Wins LA Auto Show Design Challenge People’s Choice
Infiniti’s SYNAPTIQ design study—which is one part F1 car, one part dune buggy, one part jet, and 100% nuts—took home the People’s Choice Award in the 11th Annual LA Auto Show Design Challenge. This year’s theme for the Design Challenge was “Sensing the Future: How Will Cars Interact With Us in 2029?” As an answer […]
Infiniti SYNAPTIQ: Too Much Mountain Dew Code Red?
The folks at Infiniti might be spending a bit too much time watching sci-fi movies and not enough time coming up with practical designs for cars that they could feasibly build within, say, the next 15 years. At least, this is what could pretty easily determine by taking a gander at the Infiniti SYNAPTIQ Concept, […]
Infiniti at the 2014 LA Auto Show: Free Booze! Yay!
Hey, are you going to press days at the Los Angeles Auto Show? Do you like concept cars that upset the status quo? Are you a fan of good, strong bourbon? Good, because you’ll be right at home when you visit Infiniti at the 2014 LA Auto Show with your media badge. Why? Because Infiniti […]
Infiniti Halo Car Arriving in 2015, Says Nakamura
In a recent discussion with the folks over at Top Gear, Infiniti Chief Creative Officer Shiro Nakamura confirmed that there are plans in motion for an Infiniti halo car that will compete with the BMW 4 Series. The Infiniti halo car, as it is described by Nakamura, will be a two-door coupe that will eventually […]
2016 Camaro: What We Know So Far
As we reported back in May, the 2015 Chevy Camaro will be the last of the current generation, meaning that the 2016 Camaro will usher in the new, sixth generation. Aside from it being time for a total redesign, this is also a wise move as Chevy tries to steal back the hype lost to […]