{"id":566527,"date":"2010-05-17T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2010-05-17T12:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/?p=56918"},"modified":"2010-05-17T08:00:45","modified_gmt":"2010-05-17T12:00:45","slug":"report-infiniti-considering-coupe-and-convertible-m-variants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/566527","title":{"rendered":"Report: Infiniti considering coupe and convertible M variants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_56919\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 573px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56919\" title=\"2011 Infiniti M37\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/2011_infiniti_m_front_review_main.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"362\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">2011 Infiniti M37<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Infiniti M is becoming a strong competitor in the mid-size luxury sedan segment, giving Mercedes-Benz&#8217;s E-Class and BMW&#8217;s 5-Series a little something to worry about. However, Infiniti has yet to offer a competitor to the E-Class coupe and convertible and the 6-Series coupe and convertible.<\/p>\n<p><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><em>Click here to get prices on the 2011 Infiniti M37<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, Nissan executives are now discussing the possibility of expanding the 2011 Infiniti M lineup with a sedan and convertible offering of the model. According to <em>Inside Line<\/em>, Infiniti believes this to be a necessary move to compete seriously in the segment.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/tag\/infiniti-essence-concept\/\">Infiniti Essence concept<\/a> car is expected to heavily influence the design of the M coupe, including its unusual B-pillar and front fender side vents.<\/p>\n<p>Expect both engines from the M37 and the M56 to be offered in the coupe and convertible.<\/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 to read our first driving impressions on the 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><em><strong>All Photos Copyright \u00a9 2010 Omar Rana \u2013 egmCarTech<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-56918\"><\/span><\/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>&#8211; By: Kap Shah<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insideline.com\/infiniti\/m\/infiniti-m-coupe-early-look.html\">Inside Line<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/mTn8DIUuTrCtZpJP15bHc27gU9U\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/mTn8DIUuTrCtZpJP15bHc27gU9U\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/mTn8DIUuTrCtZpJP15bHc27gU9U\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/mTn8DIUuTrCtZpJP15bHc27gU9U\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=vI2d7kMqY78:b6TSOsDuemU: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=vI2d7kMqY78:b6TSOsDuemU:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=vI2d7kMqY78:b6TSOsDuemU:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=vI2d7kMqY78:b6TSOsDuemU:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=vI2d7kMqY78:b6TSOsDuemU:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=vI2d7kMqY78:b6TSOsDuemU: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=vI2d7kMqY78:b6TSOsDuemU: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>2011 Infiniti M37 The Infiniti M is becoming a strong competitor in the mid-size luxury sedan segment, giving Mercedes-Benz&#8217;s E-Class and BMW&#8217;s 5-Series a little something to worry about. However, Infiniti has yet to offer a competitor to the E-Class coupe and convertible and the 6-Series coupe and convertible. 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