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CAR interviews Shiro Nakamura: Infiniti's future (2009)

By Tim Pollard Motor Industry 22 July 2009 15:48 CAR recently had a one-to-one with Shiro Nakamura, design director for Nissan and Infiniti. We were talking about the new Infiniti Essence GT concept car fresh from its Geneva motor show debut – and Nakamura san was talking us around his latest creation. Read the full transcript below, as we cover everything from future Infiniti design, how new cars can look ecologically friendly and the DNA of Japanese car design.Let’s start with the timeline of the Infiniti Essence.

Why the Corvette Stingray should pace the Indy 500

Will the new Corvette Stingray be at the head of the field on May 26 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the start of the Indianapolis 500? I say -- how could it not be! With its new body and frame and 450-hp V8 engine the Stingray could do the job with just minor modifications.

Kia VG Saloon revealed

Kia has previewed the Kia VG - a replacement for the Kia Opirus And there are no plans to bring the big, luxury Kia to the UK – at least not yet. Kia would have to shell out a pretty big chunk of change to convert the VG/Opirus to RHD, and at the moment they don’t perceive there would be sufficient demand. But that could change.