Car Enthusiast on YouTube Follow Car Enthusiast on Twitter Get Car Enthusiast RSS feed Car Enthusiast on Facebook
  Wednesday 23rd May 2012
Car Enthusiast - click here to access the home page



Hot Infiniti gets green light. Image by Newspress.

Hot Infiniti gets green light
Sebastian Vettel's Infiniti FX to go into production.
<< earlier Infiniti article     later Infiniti article >>

photographs



News homepage -> Infiniti news

Sebastian Vettel may well have just wrapped up the constructors' championship for his team Red Bull Racing - in addition to becoming the youngest ever double world champion - but he may not be getting things all his own way. Soon the pointy-fingered one will have to share his car with the general public. Well sort of.

Infiniti has announced that the FX Sebastian Vettel concept that debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show is to go into production. The car that was specially built for Vettel features a 5.0-litre V8 tuned to produce 414bhp and an aerodynamics package developed in collaboration with Red Bull Racing,. The 186mph crossover is said to be the most focused and exclusive sports crossover ever built - according to Infiniti anyway.

Details of the production version, including availability, volumes and prices, have yet to be confirmed, but as Andy Palmer, Infiniti Executive Vice President, points out: "Doing the FX Sebastian Vettel version for Frankfurt was fun, but it's also a kind of pilot. It's about our equivalent of (Mercedes-Benz) AMG or (BMW) M Cars. We wanted to test the organisation and see if it could cope with this type of special version. Sebastian's FX demonstrates we are able to do low volume specials and the FX Sebastian Vettel version is one of the first that will go to market."

Paul Healy - 25 Oct 2011








www.infiniti.co.uk    - Infiniti road tests
- Infiniti news
- FX Sebastian Vettel version images

2012 Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel version. Image by Newspress.2012 Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel version. Image by Newspress.2012 Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel version. Image by Newspress.2012 Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel version. Image by Newspress.2012 Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel version. Image by Newspress.

2012 Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel version. Image by Newspress.2012 Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel version. Image by Newspress.2012 Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel version. Image by Newspress.2012 Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel version. Image by Newspress.2012 Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel version. Image by Newspress.


our headlines

17 May: Ford owners with cars using the 1.6-litre EcoBoost engine can now get up to 34 extra horsepower from Superchips. The remap costs £445 including VAT and is covered by a 12-month, 30,000-mile warranty.

16 May: The Porsche Museum is participating in the Mille Miglia recreation from 17-20 May. A 550 Spyder, three 356 Speedsters and a 356 Coupé will tackle the course that runs from Brescia to Rome.

16 May: Four Toyota GT86s and one Lexus LFA will compete in the Nürburgring 24 Hours race this weekend. Gazoo Racing will campaign the LFA and two GT86s, painted in black, white and red. The team has already had two class wins at the circuit with the Lexus. [photo]

More headlines...


Infiniti refreshes FX range. Image by Infiniti.
Infiniti FX updated
Infiniti announces a mid-life facelift for its large crossover SUV, the FX.
latest news

Shapely new electric Infiniti. Image by Infiniti.
Electric Infiniti concept
Infiniti has managed to make bits of the Nissan LEAF look rather sexy.
Infiniti's sportiest saloon gets all-wheel drive. Image by Infiniti.
New 4x4 Infiniti
New Infiniti G37x S mates 3.7-litre V6 with four-wheel drive.
Geneva 2012: Stunning Infiniti Emerg-e. Image by United Pictures.
Frugal Infiniti supercar
At last, after all the teasing and leaks, the final details of Infiniti's Emerge-E concept erm, emerge.
Infiniti Emerg-E leaks. Image by Infiniti.
Infiniti concept leaks out
Who cares about technical details when the Infiniti Emerg-E concept looks as good as this?
Infiniti reveals new Emerg-E sports car. Image by Infiniti.
Infiniti names sports car
New hybrid sports car from Infiniti gets a name ahead of Geneva debut.

 
 215 Racing
 9ff
 A. Kahn Design
 Abarth
 Abt
 AC Cars
 AC Schnitzer
 Acura
 Alfa Romeo
 Alpina
 Amari
 APS Sportec
 Arash
 Arden
 Ariel
 Arrinera
 Artega
 Ascari
 Aston Martin
 Atomik
 Audi
 Austin
 Auto Union
 Autodelta
 Autosport
 Axon
 Aznom
 BAC
 Bentley
 Bertone
 Bloodhound
 Bluebird
 BMW
 Bowler
 Brabus
 Breckland
 Brilliance
 Bristol
 Bugatti
 Buick
 Burton
 BYD
 Cadillac
 Callaway
 Caparo
 Capstone
 Carlsson
 Caterham
 CCG
 Changfeng
 Chevrolet
 Chevron
 Chrysler
 Citroen
 Climax
 Connaught
 Corvette
 Cummins
 Dacia
 Daewoo
 Daihatsu
 Daimler
 Dartz
 DDR
 De Tomaso
 Delta
 Devon
 Dodge
 Donkervoort
 Eagle E-type
 EDAG
 edo competition
 Eterniti
 Evisol
 Exagon
 Factory Five
 Faralli & Mazzanti

 
 Fenix
 Fenomenon
 Ferrari
 Fiat
 Fisker
 Ford
 G-Power
 Geely
 Gemballa
 General Motors
 Ginetta
 Giugiaro
 GMC
 Goodwood
 Gordon Murray
 Gordon Murray Design
 Gray Design
 Great Wall
 GTA
 GTM
 Gumpert
 Hamann
 Hartge
 HBH
 Heffner Performance
 Hennessey
 Holden
 Honda
 Hulme
 Hummer
 Hyundai
 I.D.E.A
 IFR
 Infiniti
 Isis
 Jaguar
 Jeep
 Jensen
 Jetstream
 JJAD
 Joss Developments
 Kamala
 Keating
 Kia
 Koenigsegg
 KTM
 Kumho
 Lada
 Lagonda
 Lamborghini
 Lancia
 Land Rover
 Lexus
 Liberty
 Lightning
 Lincoln
 Loma Performance
 Lorinser
 Lotus
 LupiniPower
 Luxgen
 Mansory
 Maserati
 Mastretta
 Maybach
 Mazda
 McLaren
 Mercedes-Benz
 Mercury
 MG
 MINI
 Mitsubishi
 MMI
 Monte Carlo
 Morgan
 Mosler
 MTM

 
 NAC MG
 Nissan
 NLV
 Noble
 Novitec
 Opel
 Pagani
 Perodua
 Peugeot
 Piaggio
 Pininfarina
 Pontiac
 Porsche
 Preview
 Project Runningblade
 Proton
 Protoscar
 Radical
 Red Bull
 Renault
 Reva
 Rinspeed
 RoadRazer
 Rolls-Royce
 Ronn Motor Company
 Rover
 RUF
 Saab
 Saleen
 Saturn
 Scagliarini
 Scion
 SDR Sportscars
 SEAT
 Singer
 Skoda
 Smart
 Soleil
 Spada
 speedArt
 Sportec
 Spyker
 SRT
 Ssangyong
 SSC
 STaSIS
 Subaru
 Suzuki
 Suzusho
 TAD
 Tamiya
 Tata
 Techart
 Tesla
 THINK
 Tommy Kaira
 TomTom
 Toray
 Toyota
 Trabant
 TranStar
 Trident
 Tushek
 TVR
 Vauxhall
 Velozzi
 Venturi
 Veritas
 Vizualtech
 Volkswagen
 Volvo
 Webasto
 Westfield
 Wiesmann
 Xenatec
 Zagato
 Zenvo



 
news by brand






External links:   | Irish Car Market News | Simple and straightforward car insurance quotes with ASDA |

Internal links:   | Home | Privacy | Contact us | Archives | Insurance | Follow Car Enthusiast on Twitter | Get the Car Enthusiast iPhone App | Copyright 1999-2012 ©