Infiniti M45

The 2003 M45 was based on the Y34-series Nissan Gloria/Nissan Cedric, with styling similar to the Gloria, and replaced the I30/I35 as Infiniti’s mid-size car. The engine is Nissan’s 340 hp (254 kW) VK45DE V8 which produces 333 lb·ft (451 N·m) of torque. The rather Japanese squared-off styling did not make much of a splash on the US market, and the M45 sold poorly. Infiniti released a completely redesigned M for the 2006 model year to compete directly in the mid-size sport luxury class, against such class stalwarts as the BMW 5-Series and the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. It uses a much more rigid version of the G35/350Z/FX Nissan FM platform and is available with the common VQ-series 280 hp (208 kW) 3.5 L V6 in the M35, or the Q45’s 335 hp (249 kW) 4.5 L V8 in the M45. In Japan the M is known as the Nissan Fuga.