Nissan introduces the Fuga Hybrid sedan in Japan

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Nissan has launched what is essentially its first mass-market hybrid vehicle in Japan. The Fuga Hybrid sedan will begin selling domestically on November 2, with a target sales figure of 200 units a month, and the car is slated to make its way to the US early next year, where it will be known as the Infiniti M.

The company has marketed a hybrid previously in the US, but the Altima hybrid came equipped with a Toyota hybrid system. This one features Nissan’s one-motor, two-clutch parallel hybrid system called Intelligent Dual Clutch Control. A HM34 high-response electric motor (offering 50kW of power and a maximum torque of 270Nm) and high-output, quick charge/discharge lithium-ion battery works with with an updated version of the 3.5 litre VQ35HR V6 block, with an electronic seven-speed hybrid transmission with manual shift mode in tow.

Nissan says the electric motor driving range for the Fuga Hybrid has been expanded for high-speed driving, operating up to over 100kph on a level highway, and that the car offers a fuel economy of 19km/l (in 10-15 mode).

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Features and specs include the use of double-piston shock absorbers, 18-inch chrome-finish alloys, an electro-hydraulic power steering and an electric-driven Intelligent Brake system, with regenerative braking also to be had. The car is available in seven body colours, including a new shade called Eternal Snow White, which is a special titanium metallic color with Scratch Shield.

A host of three-letter acronyms are peppered in to the mix too – Intelligent Control Assist (Distance Control Assist), Intelligent Cruise Control, FCW (Forward Collision Warning), LDP (Lane Departure Prevention)/LDW (Lane Departure Warning) and VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control including TCS).

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The Fuga Hybrid also features an opposite direction driving warning system that gives the driver audio and visual warnings when the vehicle detects that it is going in the opposite direction on highways, based on the vehicle driving information (vehicle speed, GPS location, map information in the car navigation system), which is a world’s first, says the company.

High-res photo gallery after the jump.

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Comments

  • YeapyEvo on Oct 27, 2010 at 6:17 pm

    How much if is tax free in Malaysia ? Anybody guess ? Is it the same segment as Teana?

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    • zerouzer on Oct 27, 2010 at 8:01 pm

      fuga is the big brother to teana. with 3.5l engine, this not going to be cheap in malaysia

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  • sonyman on Oct 27, 2010 at 6:22 pm

    nice, i like nissan cars, but not tan chong malaysia.

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    • paultan fan on Oct 28, 2010 at 9:08 am

      yeh & they only bring in “new” models after more than a decade long :-)

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  • Protong Owner on Oct 27, 2010 at 6:29 pm

    Bring it to Malaysia! no hybrid tax now!

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    • chuakz on Oct 27, 2010 at 7:25 pm

      dear potong owner…hybrid tax exclusion is only applicable to cars with a maximum capacity of 2000cc…this is 3.5 L….if all hybrid cars are exempted…lexus would have brought in their hybrids along with mercedes and other existing hybrids from other luxury car manufacturers like porsche will see a significant price reduction which will make a huge impact on the market….imagine more cayennes on the road, cayennes cheaper than volvos and lexus LS600h cheaper than E class…

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    • type-x on Oct 27, 2010 at 7:32 pm

      no hybrid tax only for below 2000 cc. this car is 3.5

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    • Shady on Oct 27, 2010 at 11:18 pm

      No tax only for hybrids under 2.0l.

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  • Mienzz on Oct 27, 2010 at 6:43 pm

    Nice car !

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  • Gajen on Oct 27, 2010 at 8:00 pm

    back from XF

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  • nebula87 on Oct 27, 2010 at 8:13 pm

    Wow…a refreshing look…gambateh neh~!

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  • smokycar on Oct 27, 2010 at 9:03 pm

    come on nissan, new technology still come with the out dated clumsy look??

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  • Yes this design is nice, much better than the so called Leaf

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  • Alpha on Oct 27, 2010 at 9:40 pm

    is the Fuga Hybrid and Infiniti M35h the same thing??

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  • Jimmy on Oct 27, 2010 at 10:29 pm

    I hope this time this one will have telescopic steering. Come on lah Nissan.

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  • Carl Wong on Oct 27, 2010 at 10:52 pm

    Looks good man welcome to the Hybrid family Nissan :).

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  • redline on Oct 27, 2010 at 11:23 pm

    Japanese Quattroporte… beautiful! Just bring in the 2.5L V6 version.

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  • Scanzew on Oct 28, 2010 at 1:06 am

    Nice…EV mode max speed on 100km/h?! Wow!! On prius we can ride on EVmode on 50kmh…too slow LOL!!

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  • JonLing on Oct 28, 2010 at 8:51 am

    Love this car, and now it comes with hybrid some more. wow…..

    off topic, recently I found out that many of the so-called hi-res photo gallery of this blog has become lower and lower res. it used to be that most of the photos are in 1600 x something or even higher resolutions, but nowadays i think 90% of the photos in this blog are in something like 1000 x something or even 800 x something range, including those camera shot photos.

    no big deal, but can i see more “really hi-res” photos (1600 x something will do the trick already, though i dun mind with higher resolution still) in this blog again please? that will be awesome! thank you!

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  • The second picture;

    The Fuga Hybrid Engine looks like a huge 8 inch co**! LOL.

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  • DICKYBIRD on Oct 29, 2010 at 8:16 pm

    FUGA = Angry Fugu! LOL

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