SUMMARY: <font face=Arial>At a lavish invitation-only preview with catered dining, valet parking, and live jazz performers; employees and guests alike celebrated as the wraps were taken off of the all-new Infiniti M sedan. The feeling amongst everyone in the showroom this night was mutual: it was worth it. The years of hard work getting the Infiniti brand off the ground, the years of loyalty to products that (while still good in their own right) could have been better, they had all paid off. </font>

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Here's a couple more shots of the M45 Sport for your viewing pleasure. Again, BIG thanks to Palm Springs Infiniti (http://www.palmspringsinfiniti.com) for helping us out.

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New Car and Driver and I agree. The new M45 is the best performing and the best value in the $55,000 and under sedan market. I LOVE my new M45 Sport!