Tag: Infiniti
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Nissan in Unique Position to Celebrate Long Life Cycles with Anniversary Editions
Nissan is uniquely positioned to celebrate significant milestones for vehicles still in the same life cycle. The 50th Anniversary Nissan/Datsun Z was revealed in New York, but also serves as the 10th Anniversary of the 370Z itself, which has soldiered on since 2009 with minimal changes. Too bad it’s not “black gold.” We expect to…
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NisoFiniti TX56?
Apparently, someone loved the idea behind the Lincoln Blackwood so much that they decided to create the Nissan/Infiniti version. The seller calls is a NisoFiniti. We think it might be called the TX56. Given the large number of shared parts between QX (this was when only one Infiniti was called QX) and Titan, this conversion…
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Not Your Typical E30 Swap
E30 BMWs with other BMW inline sixes swapped are not altogether too uncommon, and some even receive BMW V8s. This seller, however, took a different path. Yes, that’s a Nissan/Infiniti VH45DE engine from a first generation Q45. What’s that engine doing there, you ask? The seller apparently was looking “to generate as much power to…
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This Ain’t No Maxima!
Well, okay, it more-or-less IS a Maxima This was the end of the 190HP run, so it doesn’t even have the five horsepower advantage of the 1999 model. Still, the important thing here is that it’s a luxury version of a Maxima with a manual transmission! Yes, folks, it was once possible to get an…
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The First Infiniti Convertible
Infiniti launched in 1989 with two models: The flagship Q45 sedan and the M30 coupe. Compared to Lexus, which launced with the ES300 and LS400 sedans, Infiniti’s was not really a volume launch strategy. Here we have the convertible version of the M30, which launched a year or two later and, as one might guess,…
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Reader sighting: Infiniti FX Woody
Your humble host once worked on the Infiniti FX, but we never considered a version with woodgrain on the exterior. Were we missing out? Special thanks go out to reader and friend JN for this truly amazing sighting!
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We love costume rims
The second generation Infiniti M was a bit of a stopgap. At the time, the brand had launched the last-generation Q45 and was launching the G35, so this filled the mid-luxury segment and fit with the new rear-drive image. It was put together pretty quickly and based on the Japan market Gloria – you know,…