There has been a lot of talk lately about the recently inked strategic cooperation between Daimler AG and the Renault-Nissan Alliance. And we're not referring to the official agreements on the development of a new rear-wheel drive platform for small cars and the swapping of diesel and petrol engines between the two groups.
Leaving aside recent rumors of a small Infiniti CUV based on the next generation of Mercedes' A / B Class, Japan's Best Car magazine is now reporting in its latest issue that the Infiniti M and G replacements (Nissan Fuga and Skyline in Japan) will share a common architecture with the Mercedes E-Class.
Even though there's no official confirmation, the prospective move makes sense not only because Mercedes-Benz has already agreed to give Infiniti a range of four- and six-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines for its future models, but also because of the broader savings in vehicle development costs for both automakers.
Source: Best Car
18 Comments:
Infiniti M and G may share platform with Mercedes E and C-Class could be more appropriate.
^ Unlikely as it is Infiniti that has the inferior product and is begging for help.
No, it's not inferior, the only inferior thing about Infiniti is the badge prestige. Still, I was talking about the size, the E Class platform might be to big for the Infiniti G, so the C Class one would be more appropriate.
Too bad, Mercedes isn't exactly the synonym of sporty handling cars, which to me Infiniti has a reputation for.
Still, if it means cost savings, I suppose it's okay, as long as they have the engineers tweak the hell out of them first.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo why dilute the prestige of MB
Mercedes-Benz: A manufacturer of boring, crap-handling Main Battle Tanks for elderly people who want to show their neighbors that, upon retirement, they managed to save enough money to buy a "prestige" car from the manufacturer that made Hitler's staff cars. They are made by people who HATE cars for people who HATE cars but want to show others they've got MONEY. What "prestige" are you talking about?
And don't even get me started on their "reliability" or their "build quality". They were thrown out the window twenty years ago.
i totally agree with last anonymous m-benz is a boring car...btw that rendering looks like a ripoff of 2011 kia optima
Infinity should go on its own. Its a maker of some wonderful cars. If i want Infinity.. i want pure Infinity.....thats it. No sharing of platforms or engines even though its owned by another company.
But anyways this news is just speculation for the moment.
Infiniti already makes an excellent product with both passion and reliability. Why get married to
an unreliable beast like Mercedes Benz? MB's cars
are nothing but crap boxes. They stay in the shop and the cost of ownership is a joke!
GOD Save The Emperor.
Dear Infiniti,
Don't trust the Germans. Read the fine print in any contract between "equals." Never give them any of your bank account or credit card numbers. And be prepared to hear, "we have all these really good leftover parts that you can get real cheap!"
Sincerely,
Chrysler
I don't care about Japanese styling, but SERIOUSLY, Infiniti has much better cars than ANYTHING that can be offered by ANY German brand.
"but SERIOUSLY, Infiniti has much better cars than ANYTHING that can be offered by ANY German brand."
BMW has the M5.
MB has the E63 AMG
Audi has the RS6
Infiniti has nothing to offer.
BMW has the M3
MB has the C63 AMG
Audi has the RS4
Infiniti has nothing to offer (again).
BMW has the 1-series.
MB has the B-class.
Audi has the A3.
Infiniti has nothing to offer (yet again).
Infiniti is nothing and will never be anything more than a second tier lux brand; right down there between Acura and Lincoln.
@ anon 13
If its Japanese follow this phrase...Buy-It.
You know Hyundai has finally made it when other companies starts copying their design. This blue Infiniti looks like a squashed Tucson iX-35 complete with the hexagonal grill..
"If its Japanese follow this phrase...Buy-It."
Yeah, they tried doing that in the Manchura region of China back in the 1940's.
That back-fired right quick.
@ Anon 16
So you think the Manchura region is the whole world. Someone lied to you or was it your Joke. BE SERIOUS.
You also follow the phrase...Buy-It.
"So you think the Manchura region is the whole world. Someone lied to you or was it your Joke. BE SERIOUS.
You also follow the phrase...Buy-It."
Check your history of that region. The Japanese are monsters like the Americans and cannot be trusted.
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