A friend took a good, long look at the interior and exterior of the new Ford Edge, chuckled and said, "Well, for a Ford it's pretty edgy."

True enough. With the 2008 Edge, the often conservative Ford has extended the definition of the term "crossover."

A crossover is an automobile with a sports utility vehicle appearance but built upon a more economical and fuel-efficient unibody construction.

But what is the Edge
— a mini mini-van, a newfangled wagon or a SUV?

James Raia and videographer Bruce Aldrich take a look in the latest of our continuing series of 2008 video reviews. Aldrich provides guest audio this week.