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Infiniti EX 35

Luxury compact crossover sport utility vehicle—rolls of the tongue, doesn't it? But you really do need each of these words to make sense of this thing. Built on the bones of the excellent G35 sport sedan, the EX is taut and confident on the road, with minimal body roll and maximum thrust from Infiniti's workhorse 3.5-liter V-6 (it'll easily spank a Bimmer X3). Inside, meanwhile, you get the gamut of Infiniti luxury and technology (including a nifty 360-degree Around-View Monitor that gives you an overhead look at every side of your ride—helpful for drivers for whom "parallel parking" and "premium paint" are incompatible).
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Price: $31,300 (rear-wheel drive)
Configuration: Five passenger, rear- or all-wheel-drive crossover SUV
Engine: 3.5-liter V-6
Power and torque: 297 hp, 253 pound-feet
Curb weight: 3,953 pounds
MPG: 17 city/24 highway
Maximum cargo space: 47 cubic feet