- Infiniti Partners with TEN: The Enthusiast Network to enhance the Infiniti Pavilion Experience, highlighting technology, design and performance
- Immersive virtual driving experiences showcase Infiniti technology, plus the Infiniti Q60 and QX30 Concept vehicles
- Infiniti Pavilion features the entire lineup of Infiniti luxury vehicles including the Infiniti Red Bull Racing show car
Infiniti is partnering with TEN: The Enthusiast Network during the 2015 Pebble Beach automotive week to bring to life a collective, high-technology experience showcasing the brand’s evolving design and performance.
Through a new virtual reality experience, Infiniti is giving driving enthusiasts the opportunity to not just see, but actually feel what it’s like to take the wheel of two of its newest and most exciting concept cars. The “Dream Road” at the Infiniti Pavilion at Pebble Beach Concours Plaza transports guests to the driver’s seat of the Q60 Concept, which was revealed earlier this year at the Detroit Auto show. The exhibit lets guests virtually experience the performance of the next generation coupe on some of the world’s most exhilarating drives, including Italy’s Stelvio Pass and the stunning Atlantic Ocean road in Norway. Infiniti teamed with CXC Simulations and professional drivers to replicate the real-world physics of every bump, acceleration and turn of drive. The custom simulator recreates G-forces and tilt, providing a fully-immersive VR experience.
In a second virtual reality experience launching at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Infiniti executive design director Alfonso Albaisa will take guests on a guided tour of the breathtaking design of the QX30 Concept in “From Pencil to Metal.” Beginning with the very first pencil sketches drawn in thin air, viewers will experience the QX30 Concept design story unfold around them in three-dimensional space – moving to CAD files, clay modeling and, lastly, the final model. The experiences were created by Infiniti’s creative agency of record CP+B and media agency of record OMD.
Guests visiting the Infiniti Pavilion will receive a complimentary special edition headset inspired by Google Cardboard so they can download the free Infiniti Driver’s Seat VR mobile app and relive the full experiences at home. In addition, both “From Pencil to Metal” and “Dream Road” short films will become centerpieces of the first-ever YouTube 360 automotive advertising campaign — an industry first. The campaign launches August 15, 2015.
“The Pebble Beach Concours is the perfect stage for Infiniti and TEN to showcase the best in automotive style and technology,” said Allyson Witherspoon, director of marketing communications for Infiniti. “This innovative partnership invites the automotive enthusiast at Pebble Beach to transport themselves virtually and in real life with unique Infiniti experiences and celebrate with us the latest vehicles in the Infiniti lineup.”
