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Infiniti VC-Turbo engine receives environmental award from ARBÖ

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Infiniti’s VC-Turbo variable compression engine ( earlier post ) was named by the Automobile, Motor and Bicycle Association of Austria (ARBÖ) with the Grand Austrian Automobile Award in the category “Environment.” Infiniti engineers have worked for 20 years on the technology to make VC-Turbo production-ready.

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Infiniti reveals Prototype 9 open-wheeled electric retro roadster; new 30 kWh pack, prototype motor

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Nissan Motor Corporation and its Infiniti brand revealed a sleek, open-wheeled electric retro roadster prototype at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. It started as a discussion: What if Infiniti had created a race car in the 1940s? The sketches were stunning and the idea so compelling that we had to produce a prototype.

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Infiniti Drops Final Sedan in Lineup

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Infiniti announced a series of changes to its 2025 lineup this week, including confirmation that the Q50 sedan would be discontinued this year. While we already basically knew this would be the case, the 2024 Infiniti Q50 will be the final model year — making the brand yet another company selling nothing but crossovers and SUVs.

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Nissan launches new Skyline in Japan; one-motor two-clutch hybrid system in every grade

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launched of the all-new Skyline, which will go on sale late February 2014 with an Infiniti badge at Nissan dealers throughout Japan. Nissan first introduced the Skyline in 1957; Skyline is sold overseas as the Infiniti Q50. Click to enlarge. Nissan Motor Co.,

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National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS) and Dongfeng Motor Corporation enter strategic cooperation, focused on new energy vehicles

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Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM) is the third biggest Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan, Hubei Province. Dongfeng Motor, with several JVs in China including Peugeot, Citroën, Renault, Nissan, Infinity, Honda and Kia, is one of the world’s largest automobile companies, with an annual output of more than 3.83

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Daimler/Renault-Nissan collaboration expanding

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The engines produced in Decherd will then be used in the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, which is produced at the Daimler plant in Tuscaloosa (Alabama, USA), and in new Infiniti products. It is the first Infiniti automobile to have a powertrain comprising a diesel engine and automatic transmission from the cooperation with Daimler.

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DS Automobiles reveals the DS N°8 all-electric flagship

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DS Automobiles has unveiled its new flagship DS N8. For DS N8, the number 8 is unprecedented for DS Automobiles. Its shape, close to the infinity sign, is associated with balance and serenity.