Newbie here! a few questions...thanks for any help!

[Minarets]

guys i must say that i have recently fallen in love with this thing. i currently drive a 1996 maxima and wanted a new car soon and have been looking at the infiniti G35 and BMW 330i--well my suv veins are flowing again. this is by far the coolest suv i have seen in sometime. and its American! my father in law works for GM, so i plan on working that out if i do pull the trigger

anyway, a few questions. i am a music buff, is the Monsoon really as good as i have been reading? i searched and most everything i read was early on in the release of the H3...everyone still fairly impressed?

sunroof, is it as big as it looks? looks huge. much wind noise coming from it?

is the engine as sluggish as it sounds? i am still holding out hope for a V8 or a supercharger, or somthing. 4,700lbs and a 5 cylinder enging is too little.

the ride? comfy? would you drive this on a trip? my wife currently drives a Trailblazer and its the "family" vehicle as of now...but i would rather drive the H3 is it was comfortable.

the interior looks a little cheap and bare bones, but it is a rugged SUV and its costs less for that reason. i would persoanlly prefer to have a lux looking interior in it with some real aluminum or wood grain...but of course that would bump that price right up--i will not be offraoding with my H3--i really just think this is the coolest SUV i have seen in years.

anyway, great forum guys. thanks for the help. i cant wait to test drive one, next week.