The compact off-roader was a hugely popular model from when it was introduced in 1985 up until sales were crushed by a controversial "Consumer Reports" test published in 1988 that suggested it easily ...

My Samurai ... lots of fun memories, but little get up and go! People choose cars for many reasons: performance, room to haul a family of seven, luxurious style and ...

Sidd started as a freelance writer for TopSpeed back in 2017 and took up a full-time position a year later. 2,100+ articles later, he got into the editorial side of things and is now the sitewide ...

Hagerty, the collector car insurance mega-firm, releases an annual list of bull market cars that are set to soar in value. These picks are chosen with hard data in mind so it certainly isn’t random, ...

One of the greatest off-roaders from the 1980s, the second-generation Jimny arrived in the United States under a different name for the 1986 model year. The Samurai came with a carbureted overhead-cam ...

I had a brand new Samuria, and it was the best put-put Carn I ever owned. I live about 60 mi. from work and only had to fill up with gas about every 12 days. As far as dependability in the 20 yrs I ...

You might want to avoid these models if you're shopping for a classic Japanese car that will hold its value while delivering ...

Suzuki no longer sells cars in the United States, and that's a real shame because of cool vehicles like the Jimny that we miss out on. The subcompact SUV was redesigned for 2018, with the ...

Hurricane, Utah, resident Jason Curtis has many opportunities to get off-road. There are trails minutes from his house, a large OHV area, and hundreds of miles of backcountry roads to explore. As a ...

Exactly four years ago in the Dec. '03 issue of 4WD&SU, a bone-stock '86 Samurai was transformed into a capable trail rig suitable for moderate rockcrawling in a buildup entitled "Suzuki Extremes." ...

Consumers Reports recommended a recall on the Suzuki Samurai, deeming the SUV “unsafe” because it was found to roll over in an accident-avoidance test. The magazine called for all 150,000 copies of ...

Most people who want a relatively affordable, capable, simple off-roader look at just a small handful of cars. Many will get Wranglers, others will opt for 4Runners, and some might even spring for a ...