“Infiniti is developing a new platform for electrified vehicles inspired by the Q Inspiration Concept car, which shows the new design language for the age of autonomy and electrification.” “We very much had China in mind when designing the Q Inspiration, which shows a very sporty, performance-oriented electric concept, with a much bigger interior space."
The EV-based vehicle will be one of five new vehicles the automaker will build in China over the next five years. An Infiniti EV is expected in 2021, according to the automaker; however, that date has been pushed back from 2019. At this point, the Japanese luxury automaker is playing a bit of catchup when compared to most of its competitors. Infiniti unveiled the Q Inspiration Concept earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show. There, the concept had Infiniti’s VC-Turbo four-cylinder engine, which capable of changing its compression on the fly, under the hood. However, the Infiniti also at the time noted the concept is “the first manifestation of INFINITI's new form language for an era of advanced powertrains.” An EV powertrain makes perfect sense.
