INFINITI IPL Vol. MOVE OVER ///M?

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[h1]2011 Infiniti IPL G Coupe - Car News[/h1][h2]Infiniti launches not just a performance edition of its G coupe, but an in-house performance division as well.[/h2]
BY TONY QUIROGA

 

Following in the footsteps of nearly every other luxury automaker, Infiniti is introducing a sub-brand of sportier, factory-tuned vehicles. Its version of BMW’s M or Mercedes-Benz’s AMG is called Infiniti Performance Line, or IPL. The first vehicle to get the IPL treatment will be the G coupe, but Infiniti promises that eventually IPL will spread to a number of cars in the lineup. Likely IPL candidates are the M and G sedans, and maybe even the FX. We’d call chances slim that there will ever be an IPL version of the QX56 full-size SUV.

To merit the IPL badge, the G gets a number of modifications. Under the hood of the IPL G Coupe is a 348-hp version of Infiniti’s high-revving 3.7-liter V-6. Regular G37 coupes get by with 330. In terms of output, the IPL engine is nearly identical to the 350-hp V-6 from Nissan’s NISMO 370Z—both engines make an identical 276 pound-feet of torque at 5200 rpm. A true dual exhaust is fitted (each cylinder bank gets its own exhaust path) that Infiniti claims reduces back pressure some 30 percent over the normal Y-pipe configuration. As in the regular G coupe, buyers can choose a six-speed manual—with a short-throw shifter in the IPL—or a seven-speed automatic with paddle shifters mounted to the steering column.

The Way She Moves

Chassis tweaks involve 20-percent stiffer springs in front, 10-percent firmer springs in back, new shocks, and a sportier steering rack. A mechanical-type limited-slip differential is also included in the deal, as are what Infiniti calls “sport brakes
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[h1]2011 Infiniti IPL G Coupe - Car News[/h1][h2]Infiniti launches not just a performance edition of its G coupe, but an in-house performance division as well.[/h2]
BY TONY QUIROGA

 

Following in the footsteps of nearly every other luxury automaker, Infiniti is introducing a sub-brand of sportier, factory-tuned vehicles. Its version of BMW’s M or Mercedes-Benz’s AMG is called Infiniti Performance Line, or IPL. The first vehicle to get the IPL treatment will be the G coupe, but Infiniti promises that eventually IPL will spread to a number of cars in the lineup. Likely IPL candidates are the M and G sedans, and maybe even the FX. We’d call chances slim that there will ever be an IPL version of the QX56 full-size SUV.

To merit the IPL badge, the G gets a number of modifications. Under the hood of the IPL G Coupe is a 348-hp version of Infiniti’s high-revving 3.7-liter V-6. Regular G37 coupes get by with 330. In terms of output, the IPL engine is nearly identical to the 350-hp V-6 from Nissan’s NISMO 370Z—both engines make an identical 276 pound-feet of torque at 5200 rpm. A true dual exhaust is fitted (each cylinder bank gets its own exhaust path) that Infiniti claims reduces back pressure some 30 percent over the normal Y-pipe configuration. As in the regular G coupe, buyers can choose a six-speed manual—with a short-throw shifter in the IPL—or a seven-speed automatic with paddle shifters mounted to the steering column.

The Way She Moves

Chassis tweaks involve 20-percent stiffer springs in front, 10-percent firmer springs in back, new shocks, and a sportier steering rack. A mechanical-type limited-slip differential is also included in the deal, as are what Infiniti calls “sport brakes
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I like infiniti, but rather go with the nostalgia of an ///M, and red seats looks better in bimmers.
 
I like infiniti, but rather go with the nostalgia of an ///M, and red seats looks better in bimmers.
 
Move over ///M? It sounds like its just a knockoff 3 series with an ///M package. It will be bought by a lot of people and it will be everywhere, just like the G series is now, but ///M and AMG are still the way to go.
 
Move over ///M? It sounds like its just a knockoff 3 series with an ///M package. It will be bought by a lot of people and it will be everywhere, just like the G series is now, but ///M and AMG are still the way to go.
 
Who said it was the ///M or AMG fighter? The company states that this is aimed at the 335is and S4/5 type vehicles. Whoever wrote this article needs to get their facts straight. 
 
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