The
relationship between the Japanese automaker and Mercedes-Benz is picking up
full steam and will go beyond the upcoming Benz-based compact. For 2014,
Infiniti will be producing next-generation four-cylinder engines for both
Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti models at its Nissan Tennessee plant. And as we
reported before, the first C-segment hatchback will be produced by Magna Steyr
in Austria.
But
the big news is that the next-generation G will start production in 2014 and is
slated to go on sale by summer of that year. The Japanese automaker’s goals is
to build on top of its highly-successful model by launching it in 70 countries
worldwide. Apparently the design for the next G was finalized in June of last
year and is shared with the Mercedes-Benz C-Class platform.
Overall
length and width is expected to stay the same as the current-generation G, but
it will have a lower roofline in the style of a four-door coupe. The sedan will
debut first in 2014, with the coupe variant following in 2015. Infiniti is also
considering a crossover variant, which makes sense.
What
has us uber excited is that the IPL-spec G will feature a 3.7-liter twin-turbo
V6 powerplant pumping out 530 hp and will probably be priced competitively with
the GT-R, if not more In fact, the inside source that reported to Motor Trend
compares it to the C63 pricing. The new IPL engine will be hand-made in the
same plant where the GT-R is produced out in Tochigi, Japan.
View orginal artical here- IPL
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