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Rumormill: Nissan 370Z Hybrid for 2011?
We're expecting Infiniti to launch its first hybrid sometime in either 2010 or 2011, likely based on the M35 luxury sedan. Unlike past hybrids from Nissan, parent company of the Infiniti brand, this new technology will not be a licensed version of Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive. Interestingly, reports out of Japan indicate that this new hybrid tech could filter on down the line to find itself under the shapely hood of Nissan's new 370Z. Lending further credence to these rumors is an image of a blue 370Z with a hybrid emblem on the front fascia. ... Read more →
Next gen Infiniti M likely to get diesel V6, probably not for U.S. though! Sam Abuelsamid
The Inifiniti M will be getting a complete redesign that is scheduled to debut later this year, possibly at the Los Angeles Auto show. Along with new styling, the European version of the M is ...
More details on the new Infiniti hybrid coming in 2010 Sebastian Blanco
Hints of a luxury hybrid from Infiniti have been around for a while (see these 2007 posts: 1, 2) and peaked with the word back in January that the Nissan brand would release its own hybrid next year. ...
Every Infiniti likely to be a hybrid within a decade Sam Abuelsamid
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Infiniti Essence Concept When the new Infiniti M gets Nissan's new in-house developed hybrid system next year, it will be just the first of a full line of ...
Geneva 2009: Infiniti Essence packs powerful, eco-friendly presence Domenick Yoney
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Infiniti Essence Concept One of the hands-down sexiest cars at this years edition of the Geneva Motor Show was touting some green credentials beneath its ...
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Infiniti hybrid for 2010? 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Nissan, one of the Japanese Big Three automakers and a major player in the United States market, doesn't yet offer its own hybrid technology in a production model. Instead, it opts to license the fuel-saving bits and pieces from rival Toyota for its Altima midsize sedan. Not any longer. News is ...
Nissan ekes one more mpg from Versa, Infiniti G up by two 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
It may not seem like much, but the single extra mile per gallon that Nissan plans to extract from its Versa subcompact will surely be appreciated by its purchasers. After all, every little bit of fuel savings helps when buyers are shopping for small cars, often with the specific intent on ...
Nissan's new hybrid system not ready for prime time, yet 10 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Nissan is in the midst of developing its own hybrid drive system that is scheduled to debut on rear wheel drive Infiniti models in 2010. According to reports from Japan last week, its a good thing Nissan still has two years until Job 1 since the system has still not reached the level of refinement ...
Nissan shows off next-gen green vehicles including new EV and Hybrid 11 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click the hybrid G35 for high-res images While Nissan has been offering a version of the Altima in selected states for the last two years with a licensed version of the Toyota's hybrid system, they have been diligently working on their own design back in Japan. The Nissan developed system is ...
European Infiniti models to get diesels in 2010 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Nissan finally launched their premium Infiniti brand in Europe this week with the world debut of the new FX at the Geneva Motor Show. Nissan (and Renault) boss Carlos Ghosn obviously knows that if you're going to take on the likes of BMW and Audi on their home turf, you had better have the right ...
Nissan hybrid system to go into RWD Infinitis first 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
For their first production hybrid vehicle, the Altima, Nissan licensed Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive. At the same time, Nissan announced that they would be developing their own in-house system for introduction in 2010. Several months back rumors surfaced that the system would be used in luxury ...
Infiniti to launch high-speed hybrid system in 2011 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Even before Nissan introduced the Altima hybrid late in 2006 using a licensed Toyota hybrid system, they started development work on their own in-house system. More recently, there were indications that the Nissan system might first appear on Infiniti models. Now it looks like the system that is ...
Nissan could follow Toyota's lead and give high end hybrids to Infiniti 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Nissan took a shortcut to hybrid technology by licensing Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive for the Altima Hybrid. But that's not the end game for Nissan. They are currently developing their own in-house system that should debut around the end of the decade. Toyota has probably been able to recover a ...
Infiniti will use Nissan's new diesel too! 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
It looks the new 3.0L V-6 clean diesel that Nissan is working up with corporate partner Renault for 2010 will find it's way into a wide variety of vehicles from the company, including the upscale Infiniti brand. Back in mid-August Nissan filed several new trademarks including EX30D, G30D, FX30D, ...
Nissan's new models to get fuel efficiency gauges 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
As part of the Nissan Green Program 2010, the Japanese carmaker will be adding fuel efficiency gauges to all of their new models over the next few years. The first US models to get the new gauges are the Infinity G35 and Nissan Altima. The Altima Hybrid has already one of these gauges since it's ...
Nissan introduces new valve actuation engine technologies 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on the image for Autoblog's gallery of high-res images of the Infiniti G37 Coupe. Double overhead cams and variable valve timing have been two recent technologies allowing modern engines to ring more power and torque out of ever-smaller amounts of fuel. Nissan has announced two new ...
