With roots that stretch back to the wobbly but charming Samarai, this Suzuki-built trio is virtually identical from bumper to bumper. Sure, they have minor differences in trim and slightly different grilles, but beyond that, they are mostly the same.

Importantly, both the Tracker and the Vitara come as two-door convertibles as well as four-door hardtops. And while the four-doors sell well because of their SUV talents, such as a high seating position and a capacious cargo hold, it's the two-door convertibles remind us of what fun compact SUVs were meant to be in the first place before they got all mature and stuff.

Their engines are humble: the four-cylinders are uninspiring, and even the V-6 (standard in the Grand Vitara and the top-of-the-line Tracker) makes do with a meager 165 horsepower, quite low next to the Ford Escape and Jeep Liberty, but higher than the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V. But what they lack in power and refinement they make up for in off-road ability.

Oh, and price too. You can get a loaded Grand Vitara for way less than $25K, something that some of the others in this class can't quite claim.