MotorMouths

The Suzuki SX4’s features don’t outweigh the lack of power and underwhelming gas mileage. The SX4, even with all-wheel drive, is not nearly as capable or as fun as something like the Honda Fit, Nissan Versa or Chevrolet Aveo.

For 26 years, the 4Runner has run the roads of America — carrying families to and fro, hauling boats and all of those toys people must have. But today, it comes across as bloated and tired. It’s the hangover of our own excesses and a symbol of times gone by.

The Santa Fe isn’t a bad vehicle. But Hyundai has raised the bar on itself, and there’s very little that makes you say, “Wow, I really want one of these.” The expectation has become that every compact SUV needs to be the best in the bunch. The Santa Fe is not even in the top five.

The 200 shows how Band-Aids on sheet metal never really stick. It won’t help Chrysler sputter out of the parking lot. If this is the best vehicle Detroit exports, then Glenn Beck is right.