in the past ive had suzukis, a vitara and a jimny they were bombproof. never had an issue and the selectable 4wd brilliant. in those days not the most economical. with the new hybrids they shold be better.
if only they did a jimny now it would be ideal for me high seat the back seat would be permanently down to give load space.
i will be looking at these next time around as electric wont work as i cant charge at home.
they are not huge but i dont need huge just a highish driving position.
also as they are not cutting edge as far as tech goes it suuits me too as i would quite happily do away with all the radars etc that they foist on you these days.
i did try an ignis but its quite a narrow car and i am on the bulky side so it felt a bit of a tight fit.
dont discount them have a test drive i think you will be suprised.