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Off-road ability is the Vitara's strongest quality. Both body styles have been priced to attract young buyers who crave a 4x4 image, but they're also-rans in room and comfort....

Prices might have seemed attractive when the XL-7 was new, but these SUV's were no bargain given their subpar refinement, labored acceleration, stiff and nervous ride, poor handling, and [...]

Quirky and a bit sluggish, Aerio sedans can be efficient, low-cost commuter cars. Except for their tall build, though, they don't really stand out among subcompact cars. Wagons are roomier and [...]

Forenza comes with a host of standard features and offers better interior space than most compacts. It falls behind competitors in performance and refinement, but prices should be lower than [...]

Reno offers an impressive list of standard equipment and affords better interior and cargo space than many compacts. It trails top competitors in performance and refinement, but its lower resale [...]

Veronas are nicely equipped, but they're plug-ordinary in performance, where their 6-cyl acts more like the 4-cyl engines of many rivals. Verona's lower resale values vs. more-established [...]

Suzuki's 2007 redesign improved on the trucky, previous-generation XL7, but it still trails the competition for value and overall refinement. XL7 shines only for acceleration and transmission [...]

Like the Nissan Frontier on which it's based, the Suzuki Equator is a credible compact-pickup contender with the option of a powerful V6 engine, middle-of-the-pack size, and new-vehicle options [...]

Though cute and cheap, Samurai is simply too small, underpowered, and unrefined to serve as real transportation....

Toyota's Avalon is low on thrills but big on practicality and comfort. In contrast, the control layout and some detail execution falls below what's expected from a car in this class. Even so, [...]