Japanese luxury automaker Infiniti has revealed plans to expand its lineup by launching a competitor for the BMW 4 Series. Speaking to Top Gear at the opening of the company’s new automotive design facility in London, Infiniti chief creative officer Shiro Nakamura confirmed the manufacturer will introduce a brand-new two-door coupe by 2015. The new vehicle will be slightly larger than a BMW 4 Series, but smaller than the 6 Series, Nakamura added, hinting that the coupe could be a two-door version of the Infiniti Q50.
"I want to make a two-door coupe. It’s coming, you’ll see it within one year. It’ll be a production version," the representative told Top Gear. Asked whether this 4 Series competitor will spawn a rival for the high-performance M4, Nakamura admitted such a vehicle is also being considered, but it all depends on whether or not the Q50 Eau Rouge is approved for production. That’s right folks, the GT-R powered Eau Rouge could hit the street in coupe guise as well, but that might not happen very soon.
"We are still working on the Q50 Eau Rouge, and we don’t want to give up on that, but the business case is not that easy," Nakamura continued. Well, that’s not exactly confirmation, but as long as the Eau Rouge is still on the cards, we have reasons to hope the BMW M4 is getting yet another friend to play with.
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Infiniti Considers BMW 4 Series Competitor originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 22 September 2014 19:00 EST.
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