Car and Driver recently compared eight small 2010 SUVs in a comparison test dubbed “The (Just) O.K. Coral”. As this description indicates, the testers were not especially impressed with any of the vehicles put to battle. The specific models being scrutinized were the Suzuki Grand Vitara, the Volkswagen Tiguan, the Mitsubishi Outlander, the Subaru Forester, the GMC Terrain, the Toyota Rav4, the Mercury Mariner, and finally the Honda CR-V. With the exception of the Terrain and the Tiguan, which were only available in front-wheel drive versions, Car and Driver tested versions of these little SUVs that featured automatic transmissions, the highest output engines available, and all wheel drive. Here is how the vehicles were ranked.

• 1st Place – 2010 Toyota RAV4 Limited 4×4
• 2nd Place – 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan SE
• 3rd Place – 2010 Honda CR-V EX-L 4WD
• 4th Place – 2010 Subaru Forester 2.5XT Limited
• 5th Place – 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT S-AWC
• 6th Place – 2010 GMC Terrain SLE
• 7th Place – 2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara V-6 Limited 4WD
• 8th Place – 2010 Mercury Mariner V-6 AWD

Read about this small SUV Comparison in full on CarandDriver.com