BY STEVE SILER

Japan’s Eagle has landed.

Infiniti relentlessly pursues a sporty image as much as Lexus claims to relentlessly pursue, well, you know what. So it surprised us somewhat that Infiniti chose the stodgy ol Pebble Beach Concours d Elegance to unveil”officially, anyway”what is arguably its sportiest ute yet: the G35-based EX35 crossover. Think of it as a G35 wagon. Or a mini FX35. We see a spiritual descendant of the 1980 AMC Eagle wagon built upon one of the world’s most prolific and capable platforms and stuffed with a swank interior. (more…)

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BY JARED GALL, PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEFFREY G. RUSSELL

Kia drops a blown V-8 into its crossover concept.

This is not, in fact, a secondary sketch of Acura’s Advanced Sports Car concept. It’s a Kia crossover concept called the Kue. Kia’s U.S. boss, Len Hunt, says that the crossover’s coupe-like styling is a conscious attempt to differentiate its products from Hyundai’s. (more…)

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