Suzuki Kizashi Spotted….. in China!
8 September 2009
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The Suzuki Kizashi is Suzuki’s latest mid size sedan concept car, that is due to be put into production later this year for Western markets, but it appears that it may well be in production in the Middle Kingdom early next year:
It’s likely that the Suzuki Kizashi will be produced in cooperation with Chang’an Suzuki in South West China early next year complete with a 2.4l 4 cylinder engine.
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What a disappointing car after all the amazing Kizashi concepts Suzuki has been teasing us all with at the shows!
Not heard of this make before however the car looks stunning.
intensive driving courses- Take a look around the Internet for the concept models. Concept #3 was really stunning. Many people commented that it was one of the nicest concept cars that looked like a production possible design.
The eventual production model, while quite nice, is a bit of a let down.
Kisashi could be Suzuki’s attempt to strip down their small car manufacturer title.Prima facia Kisashi looks good,In India we may get this sedan by next year.
Kizashi is looking to be a remarkable car!
I had seen the concept car at an autoshow already. It was a real looker… very flashy and sleek, but maybe a bit too outlandish for an actual production model. Suzuki did a great job at toning it down while at the same time still leaving alot of the design elements intact. This car will age really well.
One thing that this article didn’t mention though is all the engineering that went into this car. There is nothing else like the Kizashi in this catagory of car on the road today!
For starters show me another car in the segment that has: aluminum pistons with low tensile force rings, forged connecting rods, forged crankshaft, timing CHAIN (not a belt), balance shafts, hydraulic valve lifters AND coil-over ignition. There are none.
If you don’t know what all that means, trust me, it means this car will be a great performer and is better engineered that anything in its catagory and price level. The prices are going to start around 19k, and go up to 25k for a totally loaded version complete with AWD! To get anything even close to this car you will have to spend ATLEAST 10k to 20K more that you will with Kizashi.
Suzuki tends to put it’s money where you can’t see it, unlike other brands that sell a fancy interior on a dinosaur chassis. Multi-link fully independent suspension too, no lame-o semi-trailing arms or torsion beams to be found on this car.
Combine all those features w/ the AWD option and there’s plenty to differentiate this car from Honda’s, Toyota’s, VW’s and Subaru’s, etc.