Suzuki Grand Vitara Review & Road Test

Is this Vitara as grand as it claims to be?

Model Tested:

2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara V6 Prestige; 3.2-litre, six-cylinder, petrol; five-speed automatic; wagon – $40,490*

Off-road credentials; sonorous V6; feature list
Rear leg room; dated styling
CarAdvice Rating:
Grand Vitara…it’s a big claim, especially for an SUV which lives in a segment littered with models from various [...]

Suzuki Kizashi US pricing announced, local launch due mid-2010

Suzuki has released US pricing for its new Kizashi sedan.

To be made available in both front- and all-wheel drive, the Kiazashi sedan will include such standard features as a six-speed manual gearbox, eight airbags, push-button start, dual-zone climate control, a nine-speaker audio system, ESC, ABS, projector beam headlamps, power windows and mirrors, as well as [...]

Suzuki Alto Review & Road Test

A brand new car for the price of an expensive scooter.

Model Tested:

2009 Suzuki Alto GLX; 1.0-litre, three-cylinder, petrol; four-speed automatic; five-door hatch – $16,490*

Pricing; fuel consumption; feature list
Engine size; rear leg room; boot capacity
CarAdvice Rating:
It’s Australia’s cheapest car and it’s built in India. These two factors alone would send most people to [...]

Suzuki Alto Global Green Challenge update

At the half way mark of the 3000km Global Green Challenge, the Suzuki Alto is powering ahead of its small car rivals with an impressive 16.72 per cent improvement on its official fuel consumption rating.

The achievement translates to an economy figure of just 3.99 litres per 100km – or 60.4 litres of fuel usage – [...]

Suzuki Alto completes 3400km NZ economy drive

Two NZ motoring journalists have disproved the illusion that Suzuki’s Alto is purely a city car tackling a 3,400 kilometre drive through New Zealand’s North and South islands and back again.

Mr Allan Dick and Mr Donn Anderson each drove an Alto, one with a manual and one with an automatic transmission, from Auckland to Invercargill, [...]

Suzuki disputes Toyota’s “original SUV” claim

Suzuki has raised serious doubts over the advertising claims made by Toyota in its latest RAV4 campaign.

In the advertisement Toyota claims its RAV4 is “the original SUV”.
“It’s one thing to make a lot of noise about being the original compact SUV; it’s another to actually prove it,” said Suzuki Australia General Manager, Mr Tony [...]

Suzuki Swift plug-in hybrid & SX4-FCV at Tokyo Motor Show

Suzuki will debut at least two environmentally friendly concept cars at this months Tokyo Motor Show. At this stage it is believed a plug-in hybrid version of the Swift five-door hatch back will be debuted along side a hydrogen-powered version of the SX4.

With Suzuki new to plug-in hybrid technology it is believed the engineering beneath [...]

Volkswagen to take stake in Suzuki by end of year – report

Following weeks of rumour, German publication Automobilwoche has today published a report that states  ‘Volkswagen is expected to take a stake in Suzuki by the end of this year’, citing an unnamed Suzuki executive as reference.

“We expect that there will be a basic agreement this year,” the unnamed source was quoted as saying at Frankfurt [...]

Suzuki Alto – 12 Hour Economy Challenge

12 hours, one mission: to test the economy claims of Suzuki’s new Alto.
By Matt Brogan
In addition to my regular review this week I thought I’d throw an additional challenge at Suzuki’s pint-sized warrior and put the car’s impressive fuel economy claims – and perhaps that of my rather limited patience – to the ultimate test: [...]

Suzuki Alto scores top marks in GVG

The new Suzuki Alto has scored top marks on Australia’s government sponsored Green Vehicle Guide ranking itself as one of the country’s top three green vehicles.

With a combined fuel economy figure of just 4.8 litres per 100 kilometres, and low CO2 emissions, the Alto scored an overall greenhouse gas rating of 8.5 out of 10.

Suzuki Alto Review & Road Test

2009 Suzuki Alto GL Review & Road Test

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight…
Model Tested:

2009 Suzuki Alto GL; 1.0-litre, three-cylinder, petrol; five-speed manual; five-door hatch – $12,490*

Options:

Metallic Paint $475 (Fitted – Fortune Rose)

Fuel economy; price; eager performance
No ESC; boot space; open storage areas
CarAdvice Rating:
By Matt Brogan
When it [...]

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