2012 Infiniti M35h / M Hybrid - Car and Driver
As the first in-house hybrid from Nissan/Infiniti, the M35h is pretty unassuming. Indeed, although the test cars we drove in Japan were covered with decals advertising their gasoline-electricness, small “hybrid” badges on the production models’ front fenders will be the biggest powertrain giveaway once the cars arrive stateside... Like the latest hybrids from Hyundai, Porsche, and Volkswagen, the Infiniti’s single electric motor is located between the engine and automatic transmission, in place of a conventional torque converter. Should you need more power than the electric motor can supply, the gas-powered engine will kick in, although a second, dry clutch in front of the rear differential slips when the car changes from electric to gas mode to help smooth out any... Nissan uses the designation VQ35HR for the 3. 5-liter V-6 in the M35h. Technically, it’s the same engine that’s used in the EX35 (as well as in the M35 and G35 in previous model years), but in this application, the output is 302 hp and 258 lb-ft... Infiniti is short on details as to all the ways in which this engine differs, but we do know that the M35h’s V-6 has different. Source: www.caranddriver.com
