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Infiniti maybe on cloud nine right now with their achievement for the 2011 Infiniti M. The carmaker was able to inject some more brute force to its engine but was also able to make it more efficient. The new Infiniti M is looks more luxurious, more spacious, and comes packed with more advanced features.

Infiniti recently released the official numbers for the fuel economy of the new sports sedan Infiniti M. The new generation of the M is about 4mpg better in terms of fuel mileage than the 2010 released.

The new Infiniti M will have two engine variants. There will be a V-6 3.7L and a V-8 5.6L powerplants, each of which will be more powerful than the previous engines installed on the Infiniti M.

The new Infiniti M56 can output 420 horsepower and a monstrous torque of 417 pound feet. These figures are very impressive since it is a 95 hp and 81 lb-ft jump compared to the reigning M45. The fuel mileage is recorded at 25 mpg while on the highway and 16 mpg during city driving. The car is 4mpg more efficient that the M45 while cruising on the highway. There is also an M56x variant which is 2mpg better than the older version.

The V-6 engine of the 2011 Infiniti M37 will give out about 330 hp and a torque of 270 lb-ft. It is also a good improvement of 27 hp and 8 lb-ft from the M45. The new M37 will hit the fuel mileage of 26 mpg while on the highway and 18 mpg while snaking along city streets.

The new Infiniti M is set to hit dealerships by March 18. The tag price starts at $46.250 for the M37 RWD and hits the roof at $60,050 for the AWD M56x.

Tags: Infiniti, Infiniti M

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