The new model heralded by the S-Cross will mark Suzuki’s full-scale entry into the market for C-segment crossovers. The new vehicle’s features and functions will be designed primarily for comfort. It will also offer a high degree of practicality by providing one of the largest luggage areas in the crossover c-segment. Emotion is expressed by dynamic lines running from the front bumper to the rear of the body, by chrome-plated features which extend...
At the 2011 SEMA Show, students at Ohio Technical College (OTC) have used a 2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara as a canvas to highlight two of Suzuki’s popular brands with its head-turning, nautical-inspired Grand Vitara Marine Concept, which was on display at OTC’s show exhibit at the Las Vegas Convention Center from November 1-4. The Grand Vitara Marine Concept offers a unique convertible design, along with an imaginative exterior paint scheme intended...
Suzuki Swift S Concept Lightning Pearl Yellow is the 2011 Geneva Special Edition. Based on the new Swift unveiled at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, the S Concept adds sporting flavor to the Swift’s stylish design in line with a more sporty and exciting theme. The Swift S Concept is lower and 60mm wider than that of the standard Swift, so it has such a strong presence that it doesn’t seem as compact as it actually is. Dynamic-looking front and rear bumpers and...
Following its impressive performance preview at last fall’s Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, Suzuki’s 2010 Kizashi continues with the debut of Kizashi’s concept turbocharged variant. In production form, the all-new Kizashi delivers a premium package and experience without the premium price tag, more appropriate to the near-luxury sport sedan segment. The performance experts at Road Race Motorsports build on...
The all-new Swift, which has grown slightly in length (+90mm) with a 50mm increase in wheelbase, is positioned as Suzuki’s latest world strategic model with developments in styling, impact safety, driving performance, handling, improved fuel consumption and significantly lower emissions. Extensive use of higher strength steel makes the new bodyshell lighter and stiffer than before as well as offering refinement in underbody design. The new Swift has also...
As one of the first custom builders to recognize the potential of Suzuki’s vehicles, the presence of Road Race at SEMA comes as no surprise. Given the Kizashi platform’s promise – and the fluid, almost organic sheet metal clothing it – Road Race supplies its own very unique take on Kizashi. SEMA visitors can enjoy Road Race’s Sport Body kit exterior which employs Carbontrix custom bumpers, rear spats and diffuser. Road Race has...
Delta Tech Engineering, a specialist in vehicle lighting, started with a gutted – and lightened – Suzuki Kizashi body shell. While Delta Tech took care of under the hood, with cold air intake and performance exhausts, RK Sport developed a body kit, Katzkin supplied the custom seating, and Koni enhanced the Kizashi’s already composed ride with its own coilovers and shocks. Lighting, engineered in house by Delta Tech, is LED and HID. Sound equipment...
Using Suzuki’s award-winning Equator platform as its base, ICON Vehicle Dynamics taps into a variety of Southern California-based suppliers to assemble a more aggressive interpretation of Suzuki’s off-road recipe. Under the hood, Doug Thorley long-tube headers and cat-back exhaust amplify the Equator’s class-leading 4.0 liter V6. And for off-road exploration, the Equator’s suspension is enhanced with ICON’s own performance coilovers...
Integrating vintage European elegance with the high-performance DNA of Suzuki’s Hayabusa, Westside Group’s Kizashi Soleil (French for ‘masculine sun’) incorporates numerous distinct touches, all executed to make an individualistic statement within the unique template supplied by Suzuki’s own execution. Vehicle modifications performed by Westside include custom two-toned paint (Napa Merlot/Bronzed Amber), redesigned front and rear fenders,...
The Swift Plug-in Hybrid is a series hybrid incorporating a propulsion motor, a battery, and an engine-powered generator. Reflecting a close focus on daily convenience, it’s designed primarily to be driven only on electric power on short day-to-day drives. For the short distances involved in daily shopping or commuting, the Swift Plug-in Hybrid is powered by a battery that’s charged from a household mains socket. When the battery runs low, an engine...