GENEVA - Infiniti has two daring new models and one revised to showcase at the Swiss motor show.

• Comprehensive and expanded product line-up in place
• Daring Q60 Red Sport coupe, QX30 premium active crossover and Q50 sports saloon share the limelight on Infiniti stand
• Debut for Infiniti’s advanced all-new 3.0 litre  V6 twin-turbo
• Full media information available from www.InfinitiGenevaNews.com

Infiniti presented its all-new expanded product line-up for the first time in Europe today at the Geneva International Motor Show. With the European premieres of two daring new models and one significantly updated vehicle, Infiniti has established a comprehensive and highly attractive offer for customers in Europe and around the world, forming an excellent basis for further growth globally.

All three European debuts share Infiniti’s iconic design language, innovative technologies and precise driving characteristics. They deliver on the company’s promise to expand its portfolio, once again showing its concept to reality covenant. All-new isthe Q60 Red Sport coupe, promising a powerful drive from a highly-advanced new V6 engine, and the QX30 premium active crossover, with its elevated stance, concept-like exterior, and asymmetric cabin design.

They are joined by the refreshed Q50 sports saloon, which features significant performance and dynamic upgrades that deliver a more empowering and rewarding drive experience. 

Roland Krueger, President of Infiniti Motor Company, commented: “2015 was a successful year for Infiniti, as we transformed our product line-up and established a sales record for the brand around the world. The three new cars, which make their European debuts here in Geneva, highlight our ongoing commitment to developing and expanding Infiniti’s product portfolio.”

The launch of these new and upgraded models in Europe comes at a time of rapid growth for Infiniti. The company sold a record 215,250 new vehicles in 2015, representing a year-on-year rise of 16%.

All-new Q60 sports coupe: designed and engineered to perform

Infiniti continues to build on its reputation in the global sports coupe segment as the new Q60 makes its European premiere inGeneva. The car will go on sale in Europe in the second half of 2016.

The Q60 features a striking interpretation of Infiniti’s ‘Powerful Elegance’ design language muscular lines and distinctive proportions. At the heart of the car is an all-new lightweight and sophisticated ‘VR30’ 3.0-litre V6 twin-turbo engine.

The Q60 Red Sport shown in Geneva features the high-powered 400 hp V6 engine, which provides the car with one of the best power-to-efficiency ratings in the sports coupe class.

The Q60 is also available with the company’s second-generation Direct Adaptive Steering – comprehensively modified from the ground-breaking first-generation system – and Infiniti’s new Dynamic Digital Suspension, which gives the sports coupe an optimal blend of ride comfort and class-leading response and agility.

All-new QX30: a premium active crossover for all environments

The second all-new Infiniti model making its European debut is the QX30, joining the recently released Q30 as part of the brand’s new premium compact line-up.

With a purposeful, elevated crossover appearance and signature Infiniti design cues, the QX30 makes a bold visual statement. It remains true to the ‘Powerful Elegance’ design approach that guided the original QX30 concept shown at the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show.

The all-new QX30 will be introduced to selected markets in the middle of 2016.

2016 Q50: a premium sports saloon delivering an empowering drive

Driving the recent success of Infiniti’s premium model line-up is the Q50, updated comprehensively for 2016 and revealed to European audiences for the first time at the 86^th Geneva International Motor Show. The Q50 sports saloon has played a critical role in the brand’s sustained global growth.

As well as the powerful all-new V6 engine found in the Q60 sports coupe, making its debut in the Q50 is the company’s second-generation Direct Adaptive Steering and Infiniti’s new Dynamic Digital Suspension.

Technical partner of new Renault Sport Formula One Team from 2016

Infiniti’s successful involvement in Formula One enters a new phase in 2016, as Infiniti announced its new technical partnership with the newly launched Renault Sport Formula One Team.

The partnership will see a team of Infiniti hybrid specialists move from the company’s technical center in Atsugi, Japan, to France to support development of the ERS of theRenault Sport F1Team power unit. Infiniti – with a reputation for producing performance hybrid vehicles – will use the experience from the F1 ERS system to further enhance its hybrid powertrains for future road cars.