Infiniti Emerg-E concept was based on the Lotus Evora - report - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

quik1987 · 04-29-2012, 08:04 PM

Production looks increasingly likely

When Infiniti introduced the Emerg-E concept at the Geneva Motor Show, they weren't shy about admitting the fact that the car featured a Lotus-derived powertrain. Now, a report is indicating the companies worked closer together than originally thought.
According to Car and Driver, the Emerg-E rides on the same platform that underpins the Lotus Evora. This enabled Infiniti to access funding from Great Britain's Technology Strategy Board which helped to lower the concept's development cost.
More importantly, since most of the components are already in production, Infiniti could build the Emerg-E with relative ease. Company executives have already hinted at this possibility, but it's beginning to look increasingly likely as the company will reportedly create a couple of prototypes for testing purposes.
Source: Car & Driver via Motor Authority

Read more: http://www.worldcarfans.com/11204274...#ixzz1tTPzQOKD

serialk11r · 04-29-2012, 08:24 PM

Lotus powertrain? You mean Toyota? :P

Eureka · 04-29-2012, 08:28 PM

Is it me, or does that front fascia look like a slightly tweaked version of the r8's?

vaporiz · 04-29-2012, 08:43 PM

This actually looks really nice.

Subie · 04-29-2012, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eureka

Is it me, or does that front fascia look like a slightly tweaked version of the r8's?

It looks like the new GS to me.

fatoni · 04-29-2012, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eureka

Is it me, or does that front fascia look like a slightly tweaked version of the r8's?

kind of but i think it might just be the low slung hood and wide stance because of the midship thing

Dark · 04-29-2012, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by serialk11r

Lotus powertrain? You mean Toyota? :P

I think Lotus will stop using Toyota's engine (at least for the highperformance models), but the build them in house. Next Esprit is likely to have Lotus V8 engine instead of Toyota V8.

Dark · 04-29-2012, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eureka

Is it me, or does that front fascia look like a slightly tweaked version of the r8's?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Subie

It looks like the new GS to me.

Remember this badass from years ago?
This is what Infiniti's design language is based off.

quik1987 · 07-07-2012, 03:03 PM

04-29-2012, 08:04 PM	#1
quik1987 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: Bugatti Veyron Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 1,338 Thanks: 141 Thanked 569 Times in 256 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Infiniti Emerg-E concept was based on the Lotus Evora - report Production looks increasingly likely When Infiniti introduced the Emerg-E concept at the Geneva Motor Show, they weren't shy about admitting the fact that the car featured a Lotus-derived powertrain. Now, a report is indicating the companies worked closer together than originally thought. According to Car and Driver, the Emerg-E rides on the same platform that underpins the Lotus Evora. This enabled Infiniti to access funding from Great Britain's Technology Strategy Board which helped to lower the concept's development cost. More importantly, since most of the components are already in production, Infiniti could build the Emerg-E with relative ease. Company executives have already hinted at this possibility, but it's beginning to look increasingly likely as the company will reportedly create a couple of prototypes for testing purposes. Source: Car & Driver via Motor Authority Read more: http://www.worldcarfans.com/11204274...#ixzz1tTPzQOKD

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