It’s 1996, you have $20,000, and you want a small SUV that doesn’t drive like a truck. What do you buy?

Mid-90s was the weirdest moment in SUV history. The category was being invented in real time. Toyota, Honda, Subaru, and Suzuki all showed up with completely different answers to the same question.

The Americans didn't have an answer at all. Ford wouldn't make the Escape until 2001.

Which one are you driving home?