Should Infiniti be THE Japanese 4WD carmaker?

[thearabian]

Okak, i'm going off on a limb here but i had a thought, over the next years i think Infiniti should offer all its models with 4WD. With the styling they are now producing and that feature, Infiniti can be the Japanese "Audi" that everyone seems to LUST after.

Here discuss the feasability of 4WD for Infiniti in techincal, monetary and performance aspects.

I think the developpment would not hurt the financial aspect too much because Nissan Japan already sells many cars with 4WD. With the Skyline, nissan has proven that it can build a good 4WD system. Imagine, Infiniti would be the first (and probably only) Japanese carmaker to exclusively offer luxury vehicles with 4WD and that would give it the definitive edge over Lexus and Acura.

Infiniti is already selling its vehicles at a lower price than Lexus so a price increase would be acceptable according to me...

I would like to know more about why this is (or isnt a good idea), thanks!

[Infiniti]

The only problem with AWD is that it costs a lot and its costs a ton to get repaired or worked on. It is much more complicated than FWD or RWD, because you have to ditribute a certain amount of power to the F wheels and the R wheels and it adds a lot of wieght to the car. If you havent noticed, Audi's weigh a lot...a lot! Even the A8 weights over 2 tons and its all aluminum!

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial[/img]quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by thearabian:
Okak, i'm going off on a limb here but i had a thought, over the next years i think Infiniti should offer all its models with 4WD. With the styling they are now producing and that feature, Infiniti can be the Japanese "Audi" that everyone seems to LUST after.

Here discuss the feasability of 4WD for Infiniti in techincal, monetary and performance aspects.

I think the developpment would not hurt the financial aspect too much because Nissan Japan already sells many cars with 4WD. With the Skyline, nissan has proven that it can build a good 4WD system. Imagine, Infiniti would be the first (and probably only) Japanese carmaker to exclusively offer luxury vehicles with 4WD and that would give it the definitive edge over Lexus and Acura.

Infiniti is already selling its vehicles at a lower price than Lexus so a price increase would be acceptable according to me...

I would like to know more about why this is (or isnt a good idea), thanks!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I think Infiniti is in a great position now and in the future they will be better ,4WD is a great thing in cars a I think Infiniti can be and managed that market too(4WD cars) ,thus that raise the price of their cars would great for the company,establishing a name for itself like the Audi of the japanese but with the reliability of an Infiniti and if Infiniti bring the Nissan Skyline GT-R as one their cars (rebadged Nissan http://forums.freshalloy.com/forum/images/icons/rolleyes.gif )like a Infiniti R35 GT-R that would quickly established them as "King of 4WD luxury car company" ,they offer the "ATTESA" system in the QX4 and they say is one of the most avanced 4WD system's of it's kind http://forums.freshalloy.com/forum/images/icons/wink.gif http://forums.freshalloy.com/forum/images/icons/grin.gif

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I personally don't see Infin becoming another Audi any time soon. Infin can't afford to raise the prices of their vehicles right now. Once the gain more market share and more public awareness, then they will be able to pursue new technologies. Look at how Audi had to completely reestablish themselves. A while back no one would have paid $50k+ for and Audi. Now it is common for a loaded A6. Sure I would love to see Infin have the Skyline and more specialized vehicles. Right now their current focus is on the "bread & butter" products: I30, QX4, and last but not least the new Q. They are slowly revamping the entire line with more exciting products, it just takes a little more time when cashflow is tight.