The 5 Best Off-Road Vehicles

There are as many ways to get stuck as there are vehicles, drivers and road conditions. All of these mucked up situations can be ameliorated by your choice of conveyance, its level of maintenance, driver skill and route choice.

So if off-roading is in your future, we recommend a vehicle designed for those mud-crawling, stump-jumping, rut-running, stream-fording, hill-climbing conditions - in particular, check out these five off-road masters.

We certainly can't guarantee you won't get stuck somewhere with no cell phone coverage, but your odds of driving out are a lot better if you've got the latest four-wheel-drive technology at hand. Yes, technology has even made it harder to get stuck.

And this lot can comfortably cruise on the highway as well.