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Our picks for safety and comfort in 4-wheel-drives suitable for use around town.

A “lifestyle” four-wheel-drive (4WD) is the way to get to our great outdoors – to ski fields and other backcountry places that are off-limits to a normal car. But they can also be used for everyday tasks like carting the kids and their friends around, shopping and commuting.

We compared safety, specifications and features for 22 models and came up with our top 5.

Highlights of this report


Safety and reliability


Most 4WDs in our survey had decent safety features and ratings. Read more

Models compared


Compare price, specifications and features for the 22 models we look at. Read more

Our picks


Our top 5 picks for safety, reliability and comfort. Read more

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