but even w/ a performane line how many people will go to the dealership to have parts and accessories installed?

 

Does nissan in japan have any coupe that could fill the part for an infiniti on the state side? For every infiniti there has been a jdm counterpart.

I'm sure nissan doesn't want to build a car that will take sales from the gtr but at the same time you don't see gtrs vs m6s, s5s, e classes, ect, but you do see them against porches, r8s, galliardos (sp) so having a lux coupe to compete with these classes makes a lot of sense. They gotta give us something.

 

According to the VP, they are entry level vehicles. I don't think we will see a performance line on the current vehicle when they are likely to remodel the G series next year.

Hypothetically speaking, and I'm just estimating numbers, let's say Infiniti introduces a performance G line at 400 hp at pepple beach for 2011. In less than a year, a newly remodeled 2012 G series comes out at about 380hp with a performance vehicle of about 450hp. Wouldn't that make the 2011 vehicle somewhat irrelevant?

My belief is Infiniti would take this time to put their money, labor and development into the remodeled vehicle which would see a 4+ year shelf life instead of a one with a one year shelf life.

 

The Infiniti Performance Line is the same thing as Nismo. It's just stuff like exhaust, air filters, wheels, brakes, springs, shocks, etc. It's not like Mercedes' AMG, BMW's M, or even Lexus's F. The IPL is just accessories you can buy at the dealer.

 

No.

Those high performance luxury vehicles have a very small market. Infiniti isn't in the position right now to produce vehicles like that. Look at the Lexus IS-F, Lexus is a much more established brand when compared to Infiniti yet it is still having a lot of problems selling the IS-F.

 

one can only dream



in a perfect world theyd beef up preformance and still make it more affordable than the germans

 

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