{"id":429730,"date":"2010-03-15T13:07:05","date_gmt":"2010-03-15T17:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/?p=53027"},"modified":"2010-03-15T13:07:05","modified_gmt":"2010-03-15T17:07:05","slug":"next-infiniti-q-put-on-hold-infiniti-m-will-take-flagship-sedan-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/429730","title":{"rendered":"Next Infiniti Q put on hold, Infiniti M will take flagship sedan role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53028 aligncenter\" title=\"First Drive: 2011 Infiniti M37\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/2011_infiniti_m37_test_drive_main.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"343\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is no doubt that Infiniti desperately needs a new &#8220;Q&#8221; flagship sedan to compete with the Lexus LS, BMW 7-Series and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class &#8211; but don&#8217;t hold your breath. Infiniti has reportedly put the next-generation Q sedan on hold.<\/p>\n<p>Toru Saito, vice president of the global Infiniti business unit, said several regional markets have requested a return of the big Q sedan. However, Saito points out that the Q never sold well in the North American Market.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autobytel.com\/content\/research\/vir\/index.cfm\/make_vch\/Infiniti\/model_vch\/M37\/series_id_int\/63403\/mpg\/any\/id\/31622\"><strong>Click here to get prices on the 2011 Infiniti M37<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the new redesigned M sedan, arriving dealerships this month, approaches the old Q45 in size. The new M will &#8220;play a flagship role&#8221; and will test how strong the brand is, Saito said. He said that if there is a large demand for a fully-loaded M, then Infiniti may consider a new Q.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/2010\/03\/01\/first-drive-2011-infiniti-m37-2011-infiniti-m56-are-nothing-short-of-impressive\/\"><strong>Click here for our first drive impression of the new 2011 Infiniti M<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>First Drive: 2011 Infiniti M37 \/ 2011 Infiniti M56:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/first_drive_2011_infiniti_m_images_001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"First Drive:  2011 Infiniti M37 \/ 2011 Infiniti M56\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/first_drive_2011_infiniti_m_images_001-128x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/first_drive_2011_infiniti_m_images_017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"First Drive:  2011 Infiniti M37 \/ 2011 Infiniti M56\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/first_drive_2011_infiniti_m_images_017-128x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/first_drive_2011_infiniti_m_images_037.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"First Drive:  2011 Infiniti M37 \/ 2011 Infiniti M56\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/first_drive_2011_infiniti_m_images_037-128x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/first_drive_2011_infiniti_m_images_060.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"First Drive:  2011 Infiniti M37 \/ 2011 Infiniti M56\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/first_drive_2011_infiniti_m_images_060-128x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span id=\"more-53027\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"563\" height=\"422\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fegmcartech%2Fsets%2F72157623410462253%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fegmcartech%2Fsets%2F72157623410462253%2F&amp;set_id=72157623410462253&amp;jump_to=\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/apps\/slideshow\/show.swf?v=71649\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"563\" height=\"422\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/apps\/slideshow\/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fegmcartech%2Fsets%2F72157623410462253%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fegmcartech%2Fsets%2F72157623410462253%2F&amp;set_id=72157623410462253&amp;jump_to=\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>All Photos Copyright \u00a9 2010 Omar Rana \u2013 egmCarTech<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; By: Omar Rana<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autonews.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20100315\/RETAIL03\/303159948\/-1#ixzz0iGVS4LkW\">Automotive News<\/a> (Subscription Required)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Yh1Jqod3EFMgy3pHuzgGp0kQGZA\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Yh1Jqod3EFMgy3pHuzgGp0kQGZA\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Yh1Jqod3EFMgy3pHuzgGp0kQGZA\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Yh1Jqod3EFMgy3pHuzgGp0kQGZA\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=jmNgyhVzqMk:UG1seVzWykw:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=jmNgyhVzqMk:UG1seVzWykw:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=jmNgyhVzqMk:UG1seVzWykw:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=jmNgyhVzqMk:UG1seVzWykw:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=jmNgyhVzqMk:UG1seVzWykw:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=jmNgyhVzqMk:UG1seVzWykw:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=jmNgyhVzqMk:UG1seVzWykw:TzevzKxY174\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=TzevzKxY174\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no doubt that Infiniti desperately needs a new &#8220;Q&#8221; flagship sedan to compete with the Lexus LS, BMW 7-Series and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class &#8211; but don&#8217;t hold your breath. Infiniti has reportedly put the next-generation Q sedan on hold. Toru Saito, vice president of the global Infiniti business unit, said several regional markets [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-429730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429730\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}