Infiniti Is Brewing An Electric Halo Performance Car

Infiniti is cooking-up the good stuff when it comes to electric cars, and this standalone halo sports car could be here in 2019
Infiniti Is Brewing An Electric Halo Performance Car

Infiniti is planning a performance electric car, according to reports, and it could be here within a couple of years. A concept is even closer, scheduled to arrive at the Detroit Motor Show in January.

It’s fair to say that the UK and Europe haven’t really got Infiniti since its arrival here back in 2008, but the company, Nissan’s luxury arm, sells plenty of cars in North America and Japan. Bosses are looking to seize on the EU’s push towards electrification to reposition the brand as a pioneer, and as a desirable alternative to the German behemoths we all know.

2012 Infiniti Emerg-E concept
2012 Infiniti Emerg-E concept

This halo model will be at the pointy end of that move. Rather than taking its base from an existing model it will be all-new from the ground up, prioritising performance and handling to try to capture a ‘unique’ driving experience.

The project is said to use some of the technology found inside the awesome Prototype 9 concept car we saw last month (and pictured below), presented in ‘a different context.’ The new car probably won’t look quite as dramatic, then, but it might resemble the Emerg-E concept from 2012; a vaguely Peugeot RCZ-ish shape clearly designed for speed.

Infiniti Is Brewing An Electric Halo Performance Car

We don’t know much else at this stage, but we do know that Infiniti is late to the party on this, like a lot of car makers. Just like everyone else, Infiniti is playing a tricky game of catch-up if it’s going to get anywhere near Tesla within the next 10 years.

Source: Autocar

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BenPaye(JDMSquad)(MX5Squad)(LFAsquad)(Subie Squad) (Rotary F

I was wondering when Infiniti would have a go

09/21/2017 - 12:44 |
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Nishant Dash

It better be called the skyline…

09/21/2017 - 12:47 |
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…you want an electric Skyline?

09/21/2017 - 12:50 |
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The Q60 Black Sport better be the new Skyline

09/21/2017 - 19:54 |
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Anonymous

Hopefully they channel Nissan’s brilliance in they put into the GTR when it was new but with modern electric power that can rival the current greats

09/21/2017 - 12:48 |
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Tomislav Celić

Hmmm a Rimac Rival? Hell yeah

09/21/2017 - 12:52 |
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I doubt it’ll be a Rimac rival. Maybe closer to the upcoming second-generation Tesla Roadster.

09/21/2017 - 12:56 |
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Anonymous

Wonder if the battery life will last for all of Infiniti

09/21/2017 - 13:11 |
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Valanti Demetriades

“HALO” F1 fans everywhere are triggered. #banhalo

09/21/2017 - 13:21 |
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German Perfectionist

#nohalo

09/21/2017 - 13:30 |
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TheRealBouss

The interior looks exactly like something that won’t make it into production though

09/21/2017 - 14:05 |
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Infiniti Is Brewing An Electric Halo Performance Car
eXoZGaming

the inside looks pretty bare, like its got no infotainment system whatsoever, usually i like this, but this just seems weird

09/21/2017 - 14:19 |
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Joel Brennan

That design looks familiar, no?

09/21/2017 - 15:14 |
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The Infiniti was first though

09/21/2017 - 22:57 |
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