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Car & Driver 10Best Cars for 2006 provides some interesting winners. VehlcleVoice provides a thoughtful counterpoint.

Nissan explores styling for small sports cars with the Urge, as well as options for in-car entertainment and what interiors might look like down the road.

VehicleVoice (http://www.vehiclevoice.comhttp://www.autopacific.com) pay close attention to the the dynamics in one of the largest and most dynamic product segments in the North American auto market - the Premium Mid-Size SUV market. This VehicleVoice blog (http://news.vehiclevoice.com) delves into the dynamics between Traditional SUVs and Post-Modern SUV entries.

The B9 Tribeca falls in size, is priced too high and lacks a distinct buyer.

The Land Rover LR3 was an excellent vehicle for what could have been an unsettling drive and the reinforced my understanding of the reason many drivers keep SUVs around: An SUV can provide the feeling that we have the ability to go anywhere, anytime, weather be damned. Never mind how often I drive in the snow, or how deep that snow is. That is not important. What is important is that I can.

Crossover SUVs will outsell Traditional truck-based SUVs beginning in 2006. This forecast comes from George Pipas, Ford's Manager of Sales Analysis and Reporting in a presentation in Long Beach, CA on December 12, 2005.

The Bugatti Veyron is a superlative on wheels. But for VW, which spent six years and about half a billion dollars, it may be obsession run wild.

The vehicle requirements for my daughter's first car came down to the following partially logical list: First and foremost safety. Second, not enough room for many passengers. This arose out of the fact that most teen accidents are caused by in-vehicle distractions (i.e. friends). Third, dependable. I was not interested in receiving cell phone calls from my daughter with car issues. Fourth, slow, for obvious reasons. And finally, cute. This was a requirement from my wife, but I have to admit that there is a certain amount of fatherly pride that goes along with your daughter’s wheels in LA.

GL Class is third in Mercede-Benz American-made SUV troika. R-Class - a "Grand Sports Tourer" promises to be the low volume poster child while M-Class and GL promise to be stand-outs.

Ford Edge - slotting Between Ford Escape soft-roader and Ford Explorer traditional SUV. After seeing the Lincoln Aviator in the flesh and the Ford Edge in photos, I'd take the Edge. Sharing the Aviator's package and platform, Edge comes across as more expressive than the blandmobile Aviator that is trying too hard to be a Lexus RX330.