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Giugiaro Frazer-Nash Namir and Infiniti Essence: Supercars go electric

By Wayne Cunningham on 5 March 2009, 11:11am

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Nissan's luxury-car division, Infiniti, came up with a stunner for the auto show: the Essence concept car. Nissan has been working on its own hybrid system, and chose the Infiniti Essence as the car in which to debut it. The power train starts off with a twin turbo 3.7-litre V6, and then adds an electric motor for more boost.