Superb Luxury Value Doesn't Give Up Anything to Rivals It's been quite a year in the luxury car segment, what with the recent introduction of so many new models.
Acura RL, Audi
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| Although the luxury market is expected to be flat in 2005, Infiniti is predicting it will increase both its share and volume with the new M cars. (Photo: Gerry Frechette, Canadian Auto Press) |
A6, BMW 5-Series, Cadillac STS, Lexus GS.... and now, the Infiniti M. All of these new sedans enter a tough market for all cars, not least for the luxury segment. The forecast is for a flat luxury market in 2005, but Infiniti's parent Nissan is predicting it will increase both its share and volume with the new M cars.
Infiniti is pinning its hopes on a new sedan that makes vibrant design a priority, to which is added, well.... everything
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| The M35 utilizes the ubiquitous VQ 3.5-litre V6 that is found in every six-cylinder Nissan car. (Photo: Gerry Frechette, Canadian Auto Press) |
you could want in a high-end sedan. Performance,
safety, comfort, technology.... cars in this class are expected to do it all, and the M certainly does - in two different flavours. The M is split into two model lines, the M35 and
M45. The former utilizes the ubiquitous VQ 3.5-litre V6 that is found in every six-cylinder Nissan car, and in this application, it generates 280-horsepower and 270 lb-ft of torque. Aside from the engine, the primary differentiating feature of the M35 is the availability of the ATTESA ET-S all-wheel drive system (making the model nomenclature M35x).
