Tag Archive for ‘Suzuki’
2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport SLS Reviewed
After surviving a 2,000 mile road trip in the Kizashi what’s next? We put it up against the Driving Sports TV City Course. How does this “Sport” model compare to the Sonata and Jetta? Does it get to keep the Sport name? Bonus Video: Seattle to Moab in the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi AWD
Suzuki Kizashi Tops Customer Satisfaction List
In its first 5 months on the market, the Suzuki Kizashi has won significant praise from the automotive media and now has come out with the highest total overall satisfaction among all new purchased or leased vehicles sold in the United States. That’s according to AutoPacific’s 14th annual Vehicle Safety Awards (VSA), based on research [...]
Moab Roadtrip 2010 Gallery
For an upcoming show, producer Ryan Douthit and cameraman Chris Miller spend four days in a Suzuki Kizashi, driving from Seattle to Moab and back again. While there, they also filmed the 2010 Miatas at Moab meet and took in some mountain biking on the world-famous Slickrock bike trail.
Zenkai Time Attack, 2010 Suzuki SX4
Introducing the Zenkai Time Attack team and hired hotfoot Thomas Smith. Plus, a review of the 2010 Suzuki SX4 Sportback: Time, it seems, has not cast favor on this little car.
Sport Compact Contenders
In the middle of the worst economy for automakers since the 30s, the leading bantamweight manufacturers, Kia and Suzuki, have each brought out a new sport compact sedan. Kia launched the Forté sedan earlier this summer, while Suzuki waited till the fall to unveil its new Kizashi. Both cars have been reviewed individually in this [...]
Suzuki Launches 2010 Kizashi Sport Sedan
Suzuki has taken a bold step to change its image in America with this week’s launch of the long-awaited Kizashi sport sedan. The new Kizashi is powered by a normally aspirated 2.4-liter four cylinder, making 185 horsepower and 170 pound-feet of torque. In some vigorous real world testing, the car averaged 26 MPG while screaming [...]
Fun on the Run to the Sun
Being an automotive journalist has to have some upside this year – amid all the news of declining subscription rates and advertising sales in free-fall, there’s got to be a silver lining somewhere on this cloud! The automotive journalism business has always had its ups and downs. On the downside, you’ll never buy a villa [...]
Suzuki Unveils Luxury AWD Kizashi Sport Sedan
Of all the automakers out there, I think Suzuki has the most potential to raise their profile and raise people’s opinions of the brand. Their SX4 hatchback, gifted with AWD and standard GPS naviation, is a great example. Forget what you’ve thought about Suzuki in the past, because they’re raising their game. A few days [...]
“Monster” Tajima Takes The Win for Suzuki at Pike’s Peak
Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima returned to the Pikes Peak Hill Climb this weekend with the same goal as in 2008: beat the competition up the mountain, and beat the mountain by making the run in less than ten minutes. A Pikes Peak competitor since 1988, Monster recorded his first class win in 1993, and took his [...]
2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara: Stranded!
Part 2 of 2: The Driving Sports review team is stranded deep in the Mt. Baker forest. Will they be able to free the 2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara XSport V6 before darkness falls? Which of the team will be sacrificed as human ballast? Watch to find out! (Continued from Part 1) Conclusion: In spite of [...]
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