Random Coolest 'Soccer Mom' Cars That Aren't Minivans (10 items)

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  (#3) Tesla Model S

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  Apart from being all-electric, getting 70-plus mpg equivalent, and offering the fastest acceleration of any sedan in history (3.1 seconds to 60 mph in P85D form), the Tesla Model S's unique architecture allows you to seat three in the back seat, and an extra two kids in the rear jump seats. That's seating for seven, 70 mpg, insane speed, and one of the sexiest bodies on the road today. If you've got the budget, it's almost impossible to go wrong with a Tesla Model S. 
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  (#5) BMW 3 Series Sportwagon

  On a list unusually heavy with speedy station wagons, we'd be remiss if we didn't mention the wagon that makes all others cool. With a 240-horsepower four cylinder, this car isn't going to keep up with the other two wagons on this list in a drag race. But it will give you respectable straight-line performance, BMW handing, all-wheel drive and a not-to-shabby 43 mpg. All for not much more than a fully spec'd Ford Flex EcoBoost. 
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  (#7) Mini Cooper Clubman S

  Mini says you can fit five people in the Clubman S - though it definitely better fits children. It'll run to 60 mph in 6.8 seconds, and handles about the way you'd expect a Mini engineered by BMW would. Top-end JCW models are a somewhat pricey $36,000, but $27,000 will get you into a more basic Cooper Clubman. 
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  (#8) Holden Commodore SS Sportwagon

  Holden is GM's go-fast division down under, and this is the car that the Pontiac G8 would have been if it had survived to the next generation and been turned into a sportwagon. You can't find this 350-horsepower beast in American showrooms, since GM doesn't import them. But you can pay the $44,000 buy-in price and have one imported for an extra $10,000 or so. It's basically just a Chevrolet SS with a wagon body, so you shouldn't have any trouble registering a Commodore SS in most states. Rest assured on this: You won't see another one among your local PTA membership. 
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  (#6) Mazda CX-5

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  Mazda designed the CX-5 to be the sports car of compact crossovers, and it definitely looks the part. With a 0 to 60 time of 7.7 seconds, the CX-5 isn't quite a demon in a straight line - but its incredibly nimble handling is on par with a lot of sports sedans we could name. Remember, this is the same company that brought us the Miata, RX-7 and RX-8; Mazda does know its way around some chassis tuning. Yours for a fantastically reasonable $24,000. 
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  (#1) Audi SQ5

  Everything about the SQ5 is surprising, especially because it's very reasonably priced (for an Audi) at $53,000. At 5.1 seconds to 60 mph, this deceptively quick, 354-horsepower sleeper is actually faster than the much more powerful Mercedes G63 AMG. It'll seat five including the center-rear seat position, and return 23 miles per gallon on the highway.

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