2008 Suzuki SX4

Pros: --Razor sharp handling and ride quality --Features/price. --Cabin shoulder, arm and leg room.

Cons: --Interior fabric is cheap. --Freeway passing power limited. --A-pillar blind spot.

The Bottom Line: Tons of features and fun for the money.

Review: I've driven a SX4 Sport Sedan with manual transmission for two months and two thousand miles now. For the money , and given the limitations of horsepower (143 hp), it's one of the most rewarding cars I've had, and I've owned such cars as an M3, Saab ...

Pros: Agile, fun, well equipped, well designed and intelligent AWD. Brilliant in snow, reliability, awards.

Cons: 25mpg the cost of AWD, Suzuki badge may raise eyebrows

The Bottom Line: May well prove to have been slightly ahead of its time. A 100% JAPANESE Suzuki that shows us what we've been missing - will you look past the badge?

Review: I'm going to start this review (as seems to be my wont these days) by pleading European. You see I've already described the SX4 as a 'little car' and in the American context I guess that a 2.0L, 148bhp car with seating for five is a little car. ...