Most crossovers and SUVs are not much to look at -- and surely not much fun to drive.

There are exceptions: the Buick Enclave, Ford Flex, Dodge Journey and the upcoming Toyota Venza.

But if really want to turn heads, there's only one choice: the Infiniti FX50.

But you'll pay for it. The price starts out at about $57,565, and with only a few options, it can easily top $60,000. And no, you're not going to win any prizes for fuel economy either, rated at 12 mpg city/17 highway.

(In fairness, there is a nearly identical version called the FX35, which has a 303-horsepower, 3.5-liter, V-6 with much better fuel mileage, 14/23, that gives you the looks and almost the power for a lot less money, starting at $41,815).

With huge wheel cutouts and a sleek profile, the FX50 exudes excitement. And wait until you hear that exhaust -- it's music to the ears.

Standard equipment includes 21-inch alloy wheels, full-power accessories, heated and cooled power front seats, leather, dual-zone automatic climate control, a navigation system and power liftgate.

My test model came with the optional sport package, including active rear steering, sport seats, adaptive dampers and adaptive headlights.

Plenty of safety equipment is standard on this car. That includes full-length side curtain air bags, both traction and stability control, a lane-change system that warns you when you are leaving a lane, an intelligent brake system that uses a laser range finder to analyze closing speeds to a car or other object in front of you.

The acceleration can only be described as ferocious -- spine-tingling and lightning quick. Edmunds.com reports the FX50's 309-horsepower, 5.0-liter V-8 backed by an all-new seven-speed automatic gets to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds.

The interior, which has a hand-assembled center console, is graced by beautiful wood. When you sit in this car, you are in the midst of what looks like a cockpit in the latest aircraft.

Done up in purple, white, yellow, red and blue lighting of various types and locations, the dash and controls are a bit intimidating until you get the hang of where everything is.

The audio controls, however, are extraordinarily confusing, and figuring out the operation of the iPod system via the steering wheel-mounted controls, the "mouse" and the navigation system screen are tricky at best.

Room isn't particularly generous in the back seat, and my older children complained about the legroom in particular. Nor is cargo room all that generous.

But I'll bet you anything that people who buy this car couldn't care less. They'll be too busy enjoying it and loving the envious stares they get from people passing by.