The VT uses Manitou's new Swinger rear shock. Its sort of an attempt at the Specialized BRAIN. Its in it's first year of production and from what I've heard, people aren't entirely pleased with it.

Enduro is a pretty safe bet. The onlything that has really changed recently on it is the new tubing, which is nothing revolutionary, just good ol' improvement.

On the other hand, I'm not real crazy about do-anything bikes to begin with. I would rather have a cheapish XC bike and a cheapish freeride bike than a $2500 swiss-army-bike.