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Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:01 pm
Welcome to PM’s inaugural Automotive Excellence awards. After driving hundreds of thousands of miles in well over 100 different new cars, trucks and SUVs, we’ve developed some likes, some dislikes and--let’s face it--some pretty serious crushes. Here are the cars we’re truly passionate about, one in each of eight categories.
CATEGORYLuxuryInfiniti M35/M45
Why the M35/M45 wins the Luxury category: Brand-new five-passenger luxury sedans are as commonplace as painted faces at a World Cup final. So what's the big deal? It's in the details. And Infiniti's M duo out-details even the most sophisticated German luxemobiles. Both the M35 and the more powerful, better-equipped M45 come with, or can be optioned with, seemingly every luxury amenity and convenience known to man or machine. Plus, the cars have a build quality that's good enough to embarrass some well-known, old-school European luxury makers. But the M goes further by delivering its luxury with some real driving élan for those who want it. In M35 form, with its 280-hp V6 engine, the car has a very capable performance envelope. Pony up for the M45 with its sweet V8, and you've got yourself a serious road burner. Both have five-speed automatics with such niceties as manual shift and automated rev matching on downshifts. Though these are rear-drive cars, the M35 offers awd. Then there's the M's futuristic-yet-retro styling that cuts a swath through the gray sea of luxury sedans. M35 base price: $41,250; M45 base price: $47,560.
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