The Suzuki SX4 was the crossover that turned China onto Crossovers. Lift a car by two inches at most and clad it in black plastic and you have an instant sales hit on your hand, other manufacturers rushed to catch up with Suzuki in 2007 when the SX4 aired in the Chinese market, but sales fell to pieces when the Diao Yu Island spat appeared on the horizon.

Not to be deterred by politics, Chang’an Suzuki have given the SX4 an extensive facelift to bring it back into style for the next few years at least. Engine power will likely remain the same 1.6L and 1.8L, with the same CVT and manual gearboxes.