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Infiniti EMERG-E, the highly advanced mid-ship sports car that provides an exciting glimpse into Infiniti's future, is now even more exhilarating. Following the launch of the concept car at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, the Goodwood Festival of Speed (June 28 - July 1) marked the global debut of the fully-functional version. It's not often that a concept car gets transformed into a working demonstrator, but that's exactly what Infiniti has done in conjunction with the UK Government's Technology Strategy Board (TSB). Working closely with the TSB and partners Lotus Engineering, NTCE, CGI, EVO, Xtrac and a
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number of UK-based specialist technology leaders, EMERG-E has become a reality. "Normally these motorshow concepts have a small electric motor fitted in them, just enough to move them on and off the stand," says Jerry Hardcastle, Vice-President Vehicle Design and Development, the Nissan Group Technology Centre Europe and Chairman of the UK's Automotive Council. "We said, how about putting a real car under there and showing what EMERG-E Please Turn to Page 4
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