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2007 FORD EDGE A bold statement from Ford at a time when it needs to make one. The Edge has a 265-horsepower V-6 and a price that ranges from the mid-20s into the 30s.

2007 SATURN OUTLOOK Probably closest to still being an SUV in this group. An exceptional interior from the rapidly improving General Motors. Has a V-6, 263-horsepower engine, and is priced in high-20s into the 30s.

2007 MAZDA CX-7 Features a 244-horsepower, inline-4, turbocharged engine. Sleek up front, drops in the rear. Stability control, multiple air bags. Priced in the mid-20s to low-30s.

2007 DODGE NITRO Can you define a crossover? How about looming street hot rod meets SUV? That's the Nitro. Boxy, bold, with its top engine a 255-horsepower V-6 and a base price in the mid-20s. 

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