The INFINITI EMERG-E Concept, which made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show 2012, is a highly advanced mid-ship sports car that provides an exciting glimpse into Infiniti’s future.
INFINITI EMERG-E is physical proof of Infiniti’s intention to produce a bold halo model befitting the brand’s promise of Inspired Performance, and also signals an array of exciting new technologies that the brand will adopt in its quest to build dramatic and sustainable high performance cars. INFINITI EMERG-E also provides a fresh expression of Infiniti’s design language applied to a high performance, mid-ship sports car for the first time.
INFINITI EMERG-E is also significant for being the first Infiniti that has been developed in Europe. More than that, its advanced technology deliberately draws on the knowledge of suppliers beyond Infiniti’s usual base in the quest to uncover the most innovative hardware and the deepest knowledge base. That quest has seen Infiniti become a part of the UK government’s Technology Strategy Board initiative, whose aim is to speed the arrival of low carbon vehicles to our roads.
INFINITI EMERG-E is the ultimate expression of Infiniti’s inspired performance. This 402bhp (300kW) mid-engined, twin motor, electric motors powered sports car is capable of accelerating from 0-60mph in just four seconds – and from zero to 130mph in a single, seamless 30 second burst. Yet it also operates as exciting, zero emission urban transport over a 30-mile range. And when the range-extender petrol engine functions in concert with its twin electric motors, it produces a CO2 output of only 55g/km (NEDC cycle).
Within its compact 4.464m length the two-seater INFINITI EMERG-E contains a pair of electric motors, a lithium-ion battery pack, four inverters, a three-cylinder range-extending internal combustion engine and a petrol tank. All this is efficiently wrapped within highly aerodynamic, light bodywork characterised by a design fluency that could only come from Infiniti.
‘It’s elegant yet dynamic, and has graceful power,’ says Senior Vice President and Chief Creative Officer ,Shiro Nakamura. ‘Mid-ship cars are usually more crude, but the body of INFINITI EMERG-E is like silk wrapping over the wheels.’
Powertrain
Motor type (synchronous),Twin rotor motors, one per rear rear wheel
EVO Electric Synchronous DC Brushless drive
| Motor peak power, revs | 150kW per motor (300kW total for vehicle) available for 30s or less. Flat distribution of power circa 3000 RPM upwards |
| Motor peak torque, revs | 1000Nm |
| ICE cylinders, capacity | Lotus 3-cylinders, 1.2litre |
| ICE peak power, revs | 35kW at 3500rpm |
| ICE peak torque, revs | 107Nm at 2500rpm |
| Transmission | Xtrac Single-speed (4.588:1 reduction box) |
| Battery type | Lithium-ion phosphate |
| Battery capacity, amps | 1000 |
| Peak power | 300 kW |
Source; INFINITI Press Release
