Not cheap but voted the best SUV in its class by professional car reviewers and therefore deserves one more look, not to mention that it was bought by a Chinese conglomerate close to 10 years ago.
I like the power unit equipped with turbo and super-charged 2.0L engine, AWD, parallel auto-park + backup camera.
This is Cadillac's answer to Germany's sports sedans. I am sure Americans can build cars which are equally fast on a straight line, but don't forget about cornering and road holding are never American cars strong suits !