Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel Edition to enter limited production
12 Oct 2011|3,758 views
The news was announced by Nissan Executive Vice President Andy Palmer, and comes shortly after Sebastian Vettel clinched his second Formula One World Drivers’ Championship at the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka.Vettel had helped to design and develop the special edition FX50 luxury crossover, with modifications to the engine, such as a tuned V8 engine that produces 420bhp, as well as numerous aerodynamic enhancements inspired by F1 race cars and lowered chassis.
More details of the Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel edition are expected to be revealed towards the end of this year, but Palmer said that the "relationship" between Infiniti and Vettel will proceed through the company's IPL division, which is Infiniti’s version of BMW’s M Series and Mercedes-Benz’s AMG line.
"First of all, doing the Sebastian Vettel Version was fun. It was fun for Sebastian, it was fun for Shiro Nakamura and actually it’s a really interesting car. But it’s also a kind of pilot for IPL, Infiniti Performance Line. It’s about being able to do our equivalent of AMG or M-series and we wanted to test the organization and can the organization cope we’ve these type of special versions," said Palmer.
"This is one of the first versions that will go to market. Not as an IPL—it’ll obviously go as the Sebastian Vettel special version, but it demonstrates we’re able to do these low volume, very special versions and be able to charge a premium for that kind of work. Again, hopefully, with Sebastian now the world champion, the demand for his special version is going to be that much higher," he added.
The news was announced by Nissan Executive Vice President Andy Palmer, and comes shortly after Sebastian Vettel clinched his second Formula One World Drivers’ Championship at the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka.
Vettel had helped to design and develop the special edition FX50 luxury crossover, with modifications to the engine, such as a tuned V8 engine that produces 420bhp, as well as numerous aerodynamic enhancements inspired by F1 race cars and lowered chassis.
More details of the Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel edition are expected to be revealed towards the end of this year, but Palmer said that the "relationship" between Infiniti and Vettel will proceed through the company's IPL division, which is Infiniti’s version of BMW’s M Series and Mercedes-Benz’s AMG line.
"First of all, doing the Sebastian Vettel Version was fun. It was fun for Sebastian, it was fun for Shiro Nakamura and actually it’s a really interesting car. But it’s also a kind of pilot for IPL, Infiniti Performance Line. It’s about being able to do our equivalent of AMG or M-series and we wanted to test the organization and can the organization cope we’ve these type of special versions," said Palmer.
"This is one of the first versions that will go to market. Not as an IPL—it’ll obviously go as the Sebastian Vettel special version, but it demonstrates we’re able to do these low volume, very special versions and be able to charge a premium for that kind of work. Again, hopefully, with Sebastian now the world champion, the demand for his special version is going to be that much higher," he added.
Vettel had helped to design and develop the special edition FX50 luxury crossover, with modifications to the engine, such as a tuned V8 engine that produces 420bhp, as well as numerous aerodynamic enhancements inspired by F1 race cars and lowered chassis.
More details of the Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel edition are expected to be revealed towards the end of this year, but Palmer said that the "relationship" between Infiniti and Vettel will proceed through the company's IPL division, which is Infiniti’s version of BMW’s M Series and Mercedes-Benz’s AMG line.
"First of all, doing the Sebastian Vettel Version was fun. It was fun for Sebastian, it was fun for Shiro Nakamura and actually it’s a really interesting car. But it’s also a kind of pilot for IPL, Infiniti Performance Line. It’s about being able to do our equivalent of AMG or M-series and we wanted to test the organization and can the organization cope we’ve these type of special versions," said Palmer.
"This is one of the first versions that will go to market. Not as an IPL—it’ll obviously go as the Sebastian Vettel special version, but it demonstrates we’re able to do these low volume, very special versions and be able to charge a premium for that kind of work. Again, hopefully, with Sebastian now the world champion, the demand for his special version is going to be that much higher," he added.
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