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Infiniti EV put on hold to concentrate on volume sales

An Infiniti EV based on the Nissan LEAF (previewed by the LE Concept above) have been put on hold Nissan’s luxury arm, Infiniti, is on a global push to try and make inroads in to the dominance of Lexus in the luxury Japanese car arena, and has ambitious plans to be selling 500,000 cars a year by 2017. But Infiniti sold only a third of that total in 2012, so any chance of hitting the lofty target of 500k cars in the next five years means they must concentrate on volume cars, not niche cars like a Nissan LEAF based EV. That means the LEAF-based Infiniti LE EV Concept we saw at the New York Auto Show in 2012 will stay as a concept for the foreseeable future as Infiniti boss, Johan de Nysschen, seeks volume cars that will push the brand forward and bring proper sales numbers.

Aston Martin V12 Vantage S works out at Silverstone

We dove deep into the 2015 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S last Monday, finding the car to be explosive off the line, but also more comfortable thanks to its new electronically controlled adaptive suspension. On Friday, Aston uploaded almost seven minutes of footage of the new brawler at the Silverstone Circuit in England. If you'll remember, the new Vantage delivers 565 hp from its 6.0-liter V12, along with 457 lb-ft of torque at 5,750 rpm.

ReLive: Frankfurt motor show 2013

If you missed any of our live coverage of the 2013 IAA Frankfurt motor show, fear not as here is a comprehesive list of the good, the bad, and the ugly (naming no names) from the show: Audi Audi Sport Quattro concept: what is the future of Audi design? Audi turns the world upside-down Photoset: Audi Sport quattro concept BMW What's going on with the i3's IP? Bentley New Bentley stand channels Prada Brabus The 6-wheeled Brabus G-Wagen edition Bugatti Bugatti Veyron 'Pimp My Heritage' edition Citroën Citroën Cactus – The bright future of Interior Design Recline like a goddess Nothing prickly about this Cactus Dacia Honest design bites the dust(er) Infiniti Video: Alfonso Albaisa – The Infiniti Q30 concept Jaguar Jaguar C-X17 concept: Right idea, slightly rushed Photoset: Jaguar C-X17 concept Lexus Lexus LF-NX concept – a blip or jumping the shark?