This month, Infiniti — the luxury-vehicle division of Nissan — will preview a vision of its first fully electric ‘crossover’ at the
North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.
Executive design director Karim Habib said: “The concept car we will show is the beginning of a new era for Infiniti, and an illustration of where we want to go with the brand. Electrification and other new technologies have given us the opportunity to evolve our design philosophy.”
Last January, Infiniti (
www.infiniti.com/global.html) said it would electrify its portfolio from 2021 onwards, using either e-power (serial hybrid) or pure EV powertrains.
The Q Inspiration (revealed at the 2018
NAIAS) and Prototype 10 (seen at the 2018 Pebble Beach
Concours d’Elegance) both provided elements of a futuristic design language.
Infiniti says that at the 2019 NAIAS, these elements will come together to provide “the clearest vision yet of the future of Infiniti in an era of electrified design”.
The company says the advent of electrified platforms allows a ‘fresh approach’ to the design of crossover and saloon
platforms — both inside and out — with electrification “allowing greater use to be made of interior space.”