It is all I hoped for: 300km/h, plenty of downforce – and I can still fit my mountain bike in the back. The result is an INFINITI I am very proud to have my name on. So it is fantastic for me to contribute to the design of a car. Usually I have hundreds of engineers building one car just for me. “This is the first road car I have helped develop. It is a tribute to the excellence of the standard FX that achieving all my targets required so few changes. As well as a higher top speed I wanted even better stability in my FX, and that meant work on the aerodynamics. Driving at high speed where safe and legal is part of my life.
“I drive a lot in Germany on motorways that have no speed limits and have enjoyed my FX around the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
But of course, it could go a little faster… It fits my lifestyle perfectly and is great fun to drive. “I have been driving an FX all this year and it is a car I love. Sebastian Vettel, 2010 Formula One World Champion and INFINITI Global Brand Ambassador But at the same time it is a concept car for INFINITI globally.” INFINITI’s Corporate Vice President Toru Saito said: “The FX Sebastian Vettel version is unique and very much Sebastian’s car. Changes including increased power, lower weight, derestricted top speed, longer gearing, increased downforce and lowered and stiffer suspension turn what is already a sports car among crossovers into a crossover supercar - the 300km/h reality of the World Champion’s vision. With its sophisticated technology, lightweight components and features such as Rear Active Steering for maximum agility, the V8 FX50S Premium – INFINITI’s flagship as well as its best-selling model in some markets – provides the ideal starting point for the FX Sebastian Vettel version. What began as a chat between the Red Bull Racing driver and INFINITI’s Chief Creative Officer, Shiro Nakamura, at the Geneva Show in March was revealed, in concept form, as INFINITI’s fastest car yet and, probably, the most exclusive crossover ever made. Just six months after the idea first surfaced, the INFINITI FX designed for reigning Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel was unveiled at the Frankfurt International Motor Show.
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