5. Suzuki X-90
The 1990’s were strange times when the Japanese car industry was notorious for producing some odd, funny vehicles. Back in the day, Suzuki was one of the biggest Japanese economy car brands with millions of buyers in the U.S. But, thanks to the successful and small Samurai SUV, the company wanted to explore the rising SUV market. However, they didn’t want to do that with the common Vitara and Grand Vitara models, but with something completely different.
So, Suzuki created a two-seater, two-door SUV with compact dimensions and a removable T-Top. And that’s how the Suzuki X-90 was born in 1995. Powered with a 95 HP, 1.6-liter four-cylinder, the X-90 had rear-wheel drive as standard or optional all-wheel drive. Still, it had limited interior and trunk space.
They officially sold 7,000 X-90s in America. But neither the buyers nor the motoring press understood what Suzuki wanted to say with this model. They discontinued the X-90 in late 1998. But up to this day, it remains as one of the strangest Japanese production cars of all times.