Hyundai IX35 (EL)

Hyundai IX35 (EL) is the kind of compact SUV badge that usually matters to people shopping the used-car market, where trim letters and chassis codes help separate one version from another. By our assessment, the practical strength is straightforward packaging: the ix35 line is known as a sensible crossover shape with an easy driving position and everyday usefulness. The downside is the usual one for a model family with code names attached, because the exact version matters a lot and the name alone does not tell you enough about equipment or condition. In use, this is the sort of car that tries to be familiar rather than exciting, and that is often the point. It sits near other mainstream compact crossovers, with the Hyundai badge doing much of the trust work.