Emmanuel, February 7th, 2011
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Mercedes Power Motivates New Baby Infiniti
The Mercedes-Benz – Renault-Nissan collaboration has resulted in
the DE18LA engine being used for the upcoming baby Infiniti.
The DE18LA is a turbocharged 1.8 liter inline four that produces
around 200 horsepower.
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The new Infiniti is slated to be introduced at the Geneva motor show next month. In keeping with
the Infiniti name, the car will be a small premium luxury three-door coupe, with styling cues
borrowed from the Essence concept car. Industry sources revealed that the production model may
be based on a Renault-Nissan platform that will be shared with the Megane. In turn, Mercedes will
get to use Renault-Nissan’s small-capacity engines and electric systems. Nissan went to Mercedes-
Benz for this Infiniti’s engine to fast-track its compliance with tightening European emission
controls. As used in the C-Class, the DE18LA emits but just 178 grams of CO2 per kilometer.
Infiniti’s Mercedes collaboration may also include the upcoming S-class platform for use on a
bigger Infiniti model which would in turn use an in-house hybrid V6.
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