Auto Express , company boss Roland Kruger suggested he's open to the idea of introducing a performance-focused sub-brand aimed at BMW M and Mercedes-AMG.
Infiniti has hinted the on-again, off-againQ50 Eau Rouge (pictured) concept could see the light that awaits at the end of a production line after all.
Speaking to British magazine
he's open to the idea of introducing a performance-focused sub-brand aimed at BMW M and Mercedes-AMG. Taking on the BMW M3with the Nissan GT-R-powered Q50 Eau Rouge is one way that Infiniti could launch the sub-brand, but Kruger wants to first focus on bringing volume-focused models to the market.
"We need to concentrate on cars like the Q30," explained the executive. "We see the next few years as a grade walk. We are still a very small company compared to our competitors and we need to introduce the right grade walk."
The next addition to the Infiniti lineup is the 2017 Q60, a 4 Series-fighting coupe that will make its public debut next month at the Detroit Motor Show. Heavily inspired by the Q60 Concept, the coupe will inaugurate a new family of engines that will include a 3.0-liter V6 engine expected to generate about 400 horsepower in its most powerful configuration.
The 3.0-liter V6 will gradually replace the Nissan-derived 3.5-liter and 3.7-liter six-cylinders that Infiniti uses in many of its cars today. However, Matthew Davis, Infiniti's global director of product and brand communications, toldAustralian website Motoring that the 5.6-liter V8 found in the QX80's cavernous engine bay will stick around for a few more years.
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