Essential: Infiniti Essence @ 2009 Geneva Auto Show
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this sexy infiniti makes an aston martin look like an ugly nerd
My name is Infiniti!!:)
one word – porn
Whats the name of that smoothly music ??
Exactly why would infiniti think that they need to test the market for this car instead of manufacturing the car outright?? Are they scratching their heads and saying – “Gee, I don’t know if there will be a demand for this car.”
This car is a drop dead gorgeous work of art. It is a sculpture on wheels. And yet they think that they need to test the market!!??
lg15flat 2 days ago
Exactly why would infiniti think that they need to test the market for this car instead of manufacturing the car outright?? Are they scratching their heads and saying – “Gee, I don’t know if there will be a demand for this car.”
This car is a drop dead gorgeous work of art. It is a sculpture on wheels. And yet they think that they need to test the market!!??
lg15flat 2 days ago
Finnaly a hybrid car thats actually a nice car !
was that a built in BBQ grill in the trunk
@qptings i shoul hate it
hello beautiful
infiniti parts department
Awrsome best looking car ever
@b4s7y no u
@Darknights7 Fuck you too !
very nice, this will be a classic years from now
What the hell is that coming out of its butt?
it sho don’t fuckin seem like it wit dat lame azz profile picture, get da fuck outta here cuz da last ding on my mine iz to argue wit wannabes like u, gb
@TheAveryEdwards im a g
who da fuck r u
Such a lovely stream-lined model. And, the car wasn’t bad, either!
your not a g
ugly somehow, but somehow (if it wouldn’t be infiniti with it’s ugley brand sign) it’s a study which needs to be developed further,… but not by inf.
infiniti, just the name, it’s made straight for America.
when do americans understand that everybody else, countrys all other to world produce lots of things to sell them to them, but this is sth the am. themselves cannot
@comandercool101 well my bad, it was inmature on both sides, mines and yours, we r cool now, but this is what u don’t get, i can’t just get up and drive my pagani, there r rules and laws i sometimes abide by in l.a, your car probably could beat mine ;O, my car that i drive all da time is my infiniti m45x sport, i love it, anyways, glad we cool.
@TheAveryEdwards nothing offended me..
just the fact you acted immature about everything..
but forget it bro.. were all good… congrats on the zonda
.. just drive it like a man not like some pussy
going 60mph top speed.. lmao.. congrats!
((i bet my car could take it on =P haha))
@comandercool101 well sorry if sounds like i’m fucking 15yrs old, and i have no idea how to upload videos, i can upload pics, and really i do not forget where i came from, if i grew up around a bunch of gangstas and they made me into one, well i’m not going to forget that just because i’m successful, i wouldn’t have shit if i didn’t have my parents or the ppl that i hung out with, i’m not sayin u wanna be me, i’m just saying that if i fucking offended ur ass by saying i got one, thats kinda lame