Infiniti: G35 vs S60 vs Acura TL 3.2

Fellow listers,

Some advice please:

In the universe of choices for a medium sized luxury sedan, our decision
has become more complex, after looking at and test driving a G35 sedan
yesterday. It's a pretty tempting car, snazzy on the styling and
interior appointments, fast as hell (over 90 mph on the test drive),
good handling and roomy.

However, the other two cars, the S60 and the Acura TL are equally
tempting. So far, the advantages of the S60 are proven reliability and
longevity (my '96 850 has over 274,000 miles on it with NO major
problems - essentially the same engine as the S60 non-turbo), good
handling, utility, nice dash and interior layout and size, good resale
value, classical and pleasing styling and safety features.

The Acura does everything right, but does not have the Volvo's or the
Infiniti's dash layout, has unknown (to me) reliability, but just about
everything else is just fine.

The Infiniti sure has some panache to it - so much snazz that you almost
feel guilty about it.

Price is a consideration, but it's still a tough choice and I don't want
emotion to leak into this decision.

Given your collective experiences, what are your views?

Thanks....

You're kidding about the Volvo reliability, right?

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