Review: Infiniti M35h hybrid sports saloon - Register
If you’ve got a little over 40 grand lying about and fancy a four-door hybrid sports saloon then Infiniti - the posh bit of Nissan in a relationship similar to that between Lexus and Toyota - would have you know that the latest M35h is not only... After all who wouldn't want a car that can hit 62mph in 5. 5 seconds but returns 41mpg over the combined cycle and all for five grand less than the competing product from BMW. In terms of visual appeal, Jaguar’s XF puts them all in the shade, but you can’t have a hybrid XF so there’s no real point in making that comparison. Under the M35h’s bonnet sits a double overhead camshaft 3. 5-litre 24-valve V6 generating 302bhp and 258lb-ft of torque, and an electric motor good for 67bhp (50kW) and 199lb-ft of torque. Combined output of the V6 and electric motor is 268kW, or 359bhp in old money. As is the case with Toyota and Lexus’ hybrids, the petrol engine uses Atkinson-cycle valve timing to trade some loss in power for improved efficiency. The battery pack, which is tucked away behind the rear seats, is a laminated cell lithium-ion affair with a 1. 4kWh capacity and which borrows its basic design from the Nissan Leaf e-car. Source: www.theregister.co.uk
