Nissan to show off Infiniti M hybrid in LA

8 cylinder performance with 4 cylinder fuel economy

A pure Nissan hybrid

While Nissan has been a bit of a hybrid bear, the automaker has still been hard at work developing its own proprietary hybrid drive. To date, Nissan’s Altima hybrid has been built with hybrid technology licensed from Toyota.

However, at the LA Auto Show Nissan will show off its new hybrid drive in the 2012 Infiniti M hybrid.

According to MotorTrend, Nissan is reporting that the new M35 hybrid will provide “V-8 performance with four-cylinder fuel economy.”

Likewise, Nissan’s new hybrid drive should also feature a lithium-ion battery pack.