"Nissan's Infiniti will add a crossover vehicle to its line by year-end.

Codenamed LSCO for luxury sport crossover, the rear-drive vehiclen uses the G35's front midship chassis. It will debut at the New York auto show in April and go on sale in December."

—Michelle Krebs

http://blogs.edmunds.com/Straightline/2108

I expect this along with the new coupe in New York. Now all we need is an updated FX and possible Q.

 

I wonder if it will be built on the same platform as the Rogue, which is Nissan's latest crossover. I think this will be good for Infiniti.

 

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"the rear-drive vehiclen uses the G35's front midship chassis...."

I guess you glanced over that part my friend.....

I just hope that Infiniti doesn't do an injustice to the CX by putting in a 4-banger...

 

Yep. Since its the same FM chassis it'll probably be the same powertrain. Maybe, say...280-300 hp range. I didn't think Infiniti needed a smaller version of the FX but I say...what the hell. I'm curious now.

 

Doh, I missed that.

 

Hope it ll come out soon, because I will hold it out from the RDX.

 

"It will debut at the New York auto show in April and go on sale in December."

Can you wait that long?

 

Here is a "gesture" that was apparently released by Infiniti during at the 2007 NAIAS. Found on FA.

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There isn't much you can take from a gesture so take it with a big grain of salt. However, the outline looks more like a hatchback to me.

 

My Nissan contact told me that the new crossover will be badged a Nissan, not Infiniti. I guess we'll find out soon enough.

 

One thing you'll learn in life is that dealer's know crap about their own vehicles. I actually had to correct my sales rep a couple of times.



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Not dealer, Nissan Marketing Exec.

 

I'm confused. Why would Infiniti come out with these press releases if it was only going to be branded a Nissan in the end. Are you talking about the Rogue? Possibly?

 

Yeah, I highly doubt Nissan will introduce another crossover, since they are introducing the Rogue later this year. Nissan currently has enough SUVs (Armada, Pathfinder, Xterra, Murano, X-Trail, and the Rogue), so I can't see them releasing another.

 

I have been told by a reliable source there will be a new xover vehicle smaller than the FX branded as an Infiniti. Whether Nissan get one too I don't know.

 

I don't see why everyone is mixing this information up. The press release at the top of the post clearly states that Infiniti will add a new crossover SUV, to be shown at New York Auto Show.

The new Nissan "crossover" is the Rogue. It's not really a crossover, just a small SUV.

As for the engine, I doubt it would have a 4 cylinder, because Nissan doesn't have any 4 cylinder engines applied to the FM platform. It will probably have the same V6 as the 07 G35 sedan (3.5L) or the V6 from the 08 G35 coupe (3.7L).

I'm excited to see this one!