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Infiniti: M-Series news **Hybrid Revealed (page 34)**
Nissan says Fuga Tokyo concept will be next Infiniti M45
By KATHY JACKSON | Automotive News The Nissan Fuga debuted at the Tokyo motor show. TOKYO -- The Fuga show car on the Nissan stand at the Tokyo Motor Show will be the new Infiniti M45, sources confirm. With a four-person seating capacity, the sporty-looking sedan shares a platform with the Infiniti G35 and FX45 and the Nissan 350Z. It will come with both six- and eight-cylinder engines and in rear-drive and all-wheel-drive versions. The M45, which will debut at the end of 2004 as a 2005 model, is crucial to Infiniti's growth plans in the United States. "When we replace the M, I'm expecting sales to rise," said Norio Matsumura, executive vice president of global sales and marketing for Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. "With the styling and roominess of the new M and also the quality interior, I put it in the first-tier luxury mode." The show car featured a plush leather interior and telematics. "For Infiniti, interior is very important," Matsumura said. U.S. dealers sold only 468 M45s in September and 3,508 for the nine months ending Sept. 30. Matsumura would not estimate the number of sales for the new M45, but he expects Infiniti sales to be about 100,000 in the United States this year and to be considerably higher with the arrival of the new M. Infiniti sales were up 40.7 percent through September to 89,856. But its volume lagged luxury leader Lexus, which had sales of 186,009 for the same period. Infinitis are sold only in the United States. Matsumura says he doubts the brand will go global, although Nissan President Carlos Ghosn was quoted in the Financial Times last week as saying the company was studying the possibility of extending Infiniti to Japan and Europe. "It is my dream to make Infiniti global, but that is not a reality due to regulations, etc., around the world," Matsumura says. "You have to spend a lot of money." |
For info and pics of FUGA click here:
http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...hreadid=117547 |
End of 2004?
Holy Shit Nissan is working quick! Wow! I am starting to be seriously impressed by Nissan at this point. |
:thumbsup: that Fuga looks great!
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now the big queston, will it have a manual tranny available :)
Also, if its sharing a platform with those cars does this mean it will be smaller now, ala new TL? Isnt the current m45 on the same based as the Q? |
Originally posted by sarlacc23 now the big queston, will it have a manual tranny available :) Also, if its sharing a platform with those cars does this mean it will be smaller now, ala new TL? Isnt the current m45 on the same based as the Q? FOrget manual tranny. How about a sequential tranny? |
Originally posted by gavriil Yes current M shares Q platform. FOrget manual tranny. How about a sequential tranny? Question questions i know... And no forget manual tranny, thats the only way id consider one :D |
cool, I love that car
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i love the m45 htey have now... but they priced it to high.. it should have been like 33,000 to start and topped out at like 42,000.. the car is awesome, its fast low to mid 14s stock.. very nice looking!!! my father would have gotten that car instead of the 04 max if it was alittle cheaper..
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i hope they offer a v6, that would be another use for a still questionable 4.0vq. its uses the front midship platform like the other cars, but FR-L probably means its a longer wheelbase since they're claiming class leading interior room.
newer pic, looks fairly large http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/0...tokyo_fuga.jpg |
Well being based of the 350Z is a good/ bad thing. For one, it will be sporty we know (I wonder if a manual will be made?). On the other hand, if my GS was based of the Supra, hell no I would not buy it. I would buy a Supra.
The 5, E, GS are platform specific. At least the current M is based on the Q a more expensive and better car. |
Infiniti is going in the right direction. :nod:
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i don't see any relation to greatness by being platform specific, if anything sharing allows infiniti to put more into the car without necessarily having a rediculously high price. i wouldn't be surprised if a new q45 was built on the fm platform as well, then there will be the gtr, smart business.
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they say the interior is important although the Fuga is a 4-seater ??
Cars in this category whould always have the center 5th seat. |
damn
watch acura get left in the dust badly in the next few years :( |
the cars hot and love the rear
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Originally posted by zamo they say the interior is important although the Fuga is a 4-seater ?? Cars in this category whould always have the center 5th seat. |
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Infiniti just shoots itself in the foot with their re-sale. The old M45 will be a 20k vehicle next year. Sad. But a great deal.
I am very interested in how the M45 will take on the GS/E/5. We'll see. |
they should put those funkey headlights that are on teh q45 onto the M, i hear they are insane
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Originally posted by 1SICKLEX Infiniti just shoots itself in the foot with their re-sale. The old M45 will be a 20k vehicle next year. Sad. But a great deal. 340HP V8, WHOOO!:D |
340HP V8, WHOOO! |
Originally posted by 1SICKLEX Or whimper, in the case of the Q45. The new M45 can't help but improve the current model. Hell it needs to replace both cars. |
Car looks great so far compared to everything else in the midsize category. Should be interesting with the the M and RL there.
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Originally posted by 1SICKLEX Infiniti just shoots itself in the foot with their re-sale. The old M45 will be a 20k vehicle next year. Sad. But a great deal. I am very interested in how the M45 will take on the GS/E/5. We'll see. |
"For Infiniti, interior is very important," Matsumura said. has this dude seen the interior of the g35? :sqnteek: |
nice ride man
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You act like they somehow intentionally "set" resale value low or something ... |
Originally posted by 1SICKLEX Infiniti just shoots itself in the foot with their re-sale. The old M45 will be a 20k vehicle next year. Sad. But a great deal. I am very interested in how the M45 will take on the GS/E/5. We'll see. |
Originally posted by Zapata has this dude seen the interior of the g35? :sqnteek: |
sweet
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'Small' glimpses of the new Infiniti sedans
Looks like the new m35 and refreshed q45 being shown in NYas.
http://www.infiniti.com//m/cma/v/rtc/rtc_NYAutoShow.swf Possible q tails. http://server6.uploadit.org/files/St...adsOrTails.jpg Possible m dash. http://www.timware.org/maybe.jpg Possible m or q console. |
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They're making a 3.5L M? Didn't know that.
The 2nd pic looks similar to the Bimmers dash in the way it curves on the passenger side. Not bad. |
haha! the first picture says "PI G"
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Infiniti is getting ready to make two of the most important product introductions in the history of the company - - Source: Autospies
The announcements are scheduled on April 8th... Here is the official release from Infiniti: Coming off a “big” introduction of the QX56 full-size SUV at the NAIAS in Detroit, Infiniti is set for another exciting, sensuous debut - the M45 Concept. Also being introduced at the NYIAS is the revamped 2005 Q45 Performance Luxury Sedan. Join us for the Infiniti press conference on Thursday, April 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. |
After 14 years of duds, they are on a roll. Good for them. Lexus will be showing their IS 330 concept as well.
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Can't wait. The M35 WILL be my next car. Infiniti is so hot right now they can almost do no wrong.:D
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Q45 sucks. M45 sucks. I35 sucks. QX56 sucks. They got 2 good cars, the G35 and FX.
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M45 is hot...what you talkin bout Willis?
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