Going head-to-head with the Lexus 300 series, this solid-looking, handsome machine is less overtly sporting and modernistic than fellow members from the Infiniti family, being targeted at affluent clients who desire a little luxury in their lives.

Despite its softer suspension the vehicle can still handle very well, because of a classy suspension package. Accommodation is very comfortable, with high-grade materials used throughout along with a quiet sense of class that certain European manufacturers would take advantage of emulating.

Suggestive of the way that the vehicle is conceived for long journeys its Bose sound system could be quickly upgraded to incorporate a satellite radio receiver.