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Posted on March 9, 2009
Filed Under Announcements, Diesel Hybrid, Future Speculation, Prototypes | 1 Comment
Nissan Motor Co unveiled on Tuesday a concept car under its Infiniti luxury brand that it plans to adapt for production as a hybrid car twinned with a diesel engine for the European market next year.
Japan’s third biggest automaker unveiled the Essence concept, a sporty coupe equipped with luggage in the trunk custom-designed by Louis Vuitton, at the week-long Geneva International Motor Show which opened on Tuesday.
The concept car is fitted with Nissan’s proprietary hybrid system that twins a 3.7-litre, turbocharged V6 petrol engine.
But a Nissan spokeswoman said Nissan’s priority for the European market was to launch a production version of the car with a V6 diesel hybrid system in what could be one of the world’s first cars to hybridise a diesel engine.
Nissan gave no indication of the car’s price range. A diesel hybrid would theoretically be more fuel-efficient than a petrol hybrid but is more expensive to build.
“Customers willing to pay for a diesel hybrid would be in the luxury segment,” the spokeswoman said.
Toyota Motor Corp’s Lexus luxury brand is also due to unveil a new hybrid car, the RX450h, at the Geneva show.
SOURCE: Reuters
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