Infiniti Etherea – first images of Geneva-bound concept

Infiniti Etherea – first images of Geneva-bound concept
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Infiniti has released the first official images of its Etherea concept, which will make its debut in Geneva. Designed under the direction of Nissan’s design guru Shiro Nakamura, the Etherea blends elements of coupe, sedan, hatchback and even crossover in one highly sculptural, near-mono volume form.

Infiniti Etherea – first images of Geneva-bound concept
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Aimed at younger buyers, the Etherea – which rather funnily is one ‘l’ short of becoming intangible – is not just a smaller version of a typically conservative and traditional luxury car, says the company. The 4.4m offering is compact, but is space efficient and practical thanks to a new mechanical layout and innovative access arrangements.

Infiniti Etherea – first images of Geneva-bound concept
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Novel features include fresh interpretations of traditional Japanese materials and finishes, as well as several design cues set to make their mark on future production models, including the highly distinctive crescent-shaped C-pillar first seen on the Essence concept.

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Comments

  • pacifictuna on Feb 15, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    great looking car.

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  • ugly like Mitsuoka Orochi

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  • Black Dog on Feb 15, 2011 at 4:38 pm

    Great headlights to add a few eye-lashes and blue contacts…lol

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  • Gajen on Feb 15, 2011 at 4:40 pm

    looks like an insect

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    • for me, the lamp look alike the owl instead of the insect.. is nice!
      besides, ETCM must keep it up, bring bring us some good and new model, but no more obselute model ya…

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  • Lancermania on Feb 15, 2011 at 5:08 pm

    look more like a heavy tuned rx8 to me….

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  • ntah.. on Feb 15, 2011 at 5:55 pm

    kinda weird, but kinda nice.. hmmm

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  • tonton on Feb 15, 2011 at 6:02 pm

    beauty lies in the eyes of beholder, this is ugly

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  • Jimmy on Feb 15, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    The peak should me more tajam ie the central part of the front end should be more protruding.
    The buntut should extend lower down (smaller departing angle).
    BTW, Nissan has not master the technology of telescopic steering right? Shameful. The new Teana is the only D-segment car that lacks telescopic steering in 21st century, dalam golongan sama dengan PROTON Perdana.
    Korean is definitely better than Nissan now, trust me.

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  • Jimmy on Feb 15, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    Teana is the only D-segment car that does have telescopic steering in this 21st century, dalam golongan sama dengan PROTON Perdana.
    Nissan has not master the technology right?
    Korean now is better than Nissan.

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  • Jimmy on Feb 15, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    Front end: middle part should be more protruding.
    Rear: should extend lower down.

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  • nebula87 on Feb 15, 2011 at 9:51 pm

    looks like an alien cocoon…>.<

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  • Jeeez now the Japs get as twisted as those Koreando

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  • Paul Tan on Feb 16, 2011 at 1:46 am

    what is shiro nakamura smoking?

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  • Faisal on Feb 16, 2011 at 8:57 am

    front design kinda weird..

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