Infiniti Prototype 9 – Japanese retro style

14 August 2017

Infiniti company has prepared for Competition of elegance concept car Prototype 9

Infiniti has designed a concept car based on the design of racing cars 30-ies of XX century. The premium brand from Nissan, created a little less than 30 years ago, imagined it would look like the car Infiniti 70 years ago.

The chief designer of the brand Alfonso Albaisa came the idea of creating a single car, like the race cars of yesteryear. The idea was endorsed by the company. Vintage car Infiniti Prototype 9 was created in the strictest confidence.

In the end, the Japanese brand managed to create a single concept that is the epitome of racing cars of the era pre-war "Big prizes". In Prototype 9 the style is recognizable Infiniti grille which to compare c Infiniti Q50. Looking at the Infiniti concept, it is hard to know the date of birth of the car.

The concept car Prototype 9 is equipped with a spring suspension, front and suspension design De Dion rear. From the concept car Infiniti steering gear worm type and profile tyres on specefic wheels. All body panels of the car that was manually created.

On "Prototype 9" disc brakes, disguised as a drum, and electronically-controlled dampers. The concept car Prototype 9 was equipped with a modern electric power plant with a capacity of 148 HP and a torque of 320 nm. the battery capacity of the single vehicle is 30 kW∙h. the Maximum speed of the concept car Infiniti - 170 km/h dynamics – 5.5 seconds to 100 km/h in the same electric motor is equipped with Nissan Leaf 2018.

Infiniti will officially unveil the Prototype 9 at the Competition of Elegance in California. By the way, if the customers car like it, we'll see the production version of the single car from the Japanese premium brand.