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Not quite a sport-ute yet not exactly a wagon, the Audi Allroad is an automobile with an identity crisis. It makes no pretense of being an off-roader, but its hiked-up stance and rugged-look body cladding ask for something other than pavement under the tires. It is a car with more capability; a truck with less compromise. It is a crossover -- if that word wasn't already owned by the breed of taller SUV apologists.

Ah, the Subaru Tribeca. This is the strangest product available at a Subaru dealership. You'd be forgiven for forgetting the Tribeca is still on sale since hardly anyone buys them and the product hasn't seen a meaningful update in several years. This nameplate has to be on the do-not-refresh list and I expect it to quietly fade away very soon.

Once Audi's new Q crossover range strategy is in place, the brand will offer no fewer than seven different Q models. Says chairman of the board Rupert Stadler: "The SUV segment keeps on growing. This is a trend not only in China and North America, but also in Europe. Because Audi wants a share of the action, we are going to expand our crossover line-up."