Archive for the ‘Suzuki Swift’ Category

Car and Driver Magazine Wraps up Kizashi Test Drive Over 10 months and 42,000 miles later, after initial skepticism, the auto magazine’s editors call the Kizashi “the best Suzuki sedan [they’ve] ever seen, bar none.”

Suzuki Makes a Strong (and Cute) Showing at the Tokyo Motor Show Three concept cars – the Q, the Regina, and the Swift EV Hybrid, debuted in Japan last month.

MotorcycleUSA.com Contributing Editor Frank Melling Discusses His Experience with the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 After riding the bike (both in touring and racing) with his wife Carol for three years, Melling remains pleased with the bike’s smooth ride and impressive fuel economy.

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The Automotive Researchers and Journalist’s Conference of Japan (RJC) has chosen the 2011 Suzuki Swift as Car of the Year, Suzuki cars have been honored on four other occasions.  With the 2004 debut of the Swift, Suzuki Motors has positioned this car as a world strategic model.

Winning many other awards around the world, the Suzuki Swift has sold  1.8 million units in 124 countries worldwide.  Widely regarded for the stable ride and comfort, excellent miles per gallon and standard accessory package the Swift has quickly become a leader in the crowded compact car market overseas.

Launched in 1991, the RJC Car of the Year award for 2011 narrowed the field on November 1st to six cars with the Suzuki Swift announced as winner on November 16, 2010.

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Suzuki Motors is known for small cars and motorcycles, but the Swift, wildly popular in foreign markets, is waiting for its release in North America, according to an article by autofansUS.com.  Recent moves incorporating United States safety standards into Swift development reinvigorates hopes for changing this.

The next-generation Swift is being developed with United States crash and emissions regulations in minds – Suzuki’s chief engineer Takashi Nakayama via Car & Driver

With Suzuki busily preparing for the 2011 release of the SX4, Grand Vitara, Equator and Kizashi, formal plans to release the Swift haven’t been announced. But North American Fans of the Swift see this report coming directly from Suzuki’s chief-engineer as good news.

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Autoguide.com wrote a great article about the rumors of the Suzuki Swift coming to the North American market. The plan is to reveal the Swift at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2011.

This is news that Swift fans have been waiting for.  Borrowing design cues from Suzuki’s line of GSX-R sport bikes, this concept fuses aggressive styling, big assertive fenders, custom suspension and a wide tire stance.

While details about the power and interior for this hot hatch have been kept under wraps, word is that the Swift-R is to sport a turbo powered engine.

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As reviewed by caranddriver.com, the Suzuki Swift Hybrid Plug-In is a Tokyo-bound concept car similar to the SX4 sold here in the US market.

This plug-in hybrid gets a 660cc engine from the Suzuki Kei.  The motor acts as a generator to charge the batteries while driving, providing a range extending setup. Suzuki has positioned the car towards customers who travel fewer than 12 miles a day.

According to the article, the exciting new Suzuki Swift Plug-In Hybrid concept leads to visions of a hybrid Kizashi, perhaps with an increased electric-only range.

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