All SUV

The Bottom Line: The 2010 Cadillac SRX fits Cadillac's luxury reputation and combines a modern cabin tech package in a useful small SUV form.

Specs: SUV, Gas

The Bottom Line: While impressive in its speed, handling, and cabin tech, the 2010 BMW X6 M is an expensive and impractical car, with all the weight of an SUV, but little of the interior space.

Specs: SUV, Gas

The Bottom Line: Despite its strongly SUV-styled body, the construction, power plant, and cabin tech of the 2010 GMC Terrain are thoroughly modern, equal to or surpassing much of the competition.

Specs: SUV, SLE-2, Gas

The Bottom Line: As a tech car, the 2010 Subaru Outback is average at best, lacking many modern amenities. All-wheel-drive is its saving grace, giving it good weather capabilities.

Specs: Wagon, Gas

The Bottom Line: Technically stunning, the 2010 BMW X5 M works as track car and sport driver, but its bad fuel economy will make the daily commute costly. The cabin tech also offers a lot, but a few features fall short of the cutting edge.

Specs: SUV, Gas

The Bottom Line: Lexus' new cabin tech suite helps the 2010 RX 450h keep on par with other car tech leaders, but the hybrid power train gives it a greater edge, delivering superior fuel economy and low emissions.

Specs: SUV, Hybrid

The Bottom Line: Although it has a few nice tech features, the 2010 Infiniti QX56 lags behind its Infiniti stablemates in both performance technology and cabin electronics.

Specs: SUV, Gas

The Bottom Line: A nice-handling little SUV with useful cabin tech features, the 2010 Acura RDX is plagued by an inefficient power train.

Specs: SUV, Gas

The Bottom Line: The new suite of cabin tech in the 2010 Lexus RX 350 catches this luxury SUV up with current car tech leaders, but the power train, while practical, doesn't take advantage of the latest efficiency technologies.

Specs: SUV, Gas

The Bottom Line: Optioned up right, the 2010 Ford Flex SEL with EcoBoost impresses as a tech cruiser, and can haul around plenty of people or cargo in unique style.

Specs: Wagon, Gas