The Mazda6 sedan features styling cues from its crossover brethren, the CX-7 and CX-9, as well as some RX-8 flavor. A new 4-cylinder engine is on tap, as is a 3.7-liter V-6 with more horsepower than Accord and Camry.

Audi adds a second SUV to its lineup with the all-new Q5. Smaller than the Audi Q7, the 5-passenger Q5 is designed to offer the perfect balance between sport, luxury, and technology.

Set to debut as a 2010 model in January 2009, the all-new GLK, the first Mercedes model introduced in the automaker's new family of vehicles, joins the midsize M-Class and the full-size GL-Class in Mercedes' SUV lineup.