Description: Full-Size Luxury Sedan
Base MSRP Range: $56,200
Invoice Price Range: $51,618
Where built: Japan

Infiniti's elegant Q45 flagship sedan leads the line as a full-size luxury car rigged with a powerful V8 engine mounted up front with all muscle directed to the rear wheels for classic rear-wheel-drive (RWD) format.

The 2005 issues reflect more aggressive exterior features with new fascia, reshaped hood and grille plus fine-line chrome trim. Inside, world-class luxuries and elegant appointments abound, along with high-tech gear and power-motivated gizmos that make the experience of driving and riding safe and comfortable, even fun. New double-stitched leather sport bucket seats stand up front with a new white meter gauge cluster and trim work in dark maple wood and chrome. The Infiniti signature of an oval analog clock mounts at the center of the dash, and a high center pod contains controls for audio and climate systems plus the screen of a vehicle information system with DVD navigation and Rear View bumper camera monitoring plus Visteon voice recognition.

Power comes from a hunker V8 displacing 4.5-liters and knocking out 340-hp. It connects to an electronically-controlled 5-speed automatic with manual shift gate. Further, Q carries Infiniti's vehicle dynamic control (VDC) with traction control system (TCS) for computerized anti-skid control.