Suzuki Kizashi

[apuforyou]

*Waits for Owequitit to chime in*

[1990accordex-r]

Heres some pics from stickydiljoe's blog of the kizashi:

[JoshM]

The SX4 was the first of the "new batch". It's also a damn good car. It's that little thing that makes me think that they might actually have something going with this Kizashi.

I REALLY like the look of he SX4.

The first time I saw it I was like, "Woah! That's a pretty neat looking car. Woah, what? It's made by Suzuki? Fuck that."

I didn't bother reading reviews on it simply because it was made by Suzuki...

[Bcozzi71]

looks like a dodge VW baby

[apuforyou]

Those wheels are hot, the exhaust...not so much

[JoshM]

the exhaust...not so much

Looks like crotch-rocket mufflers.

[GHOST 2.2]

remindes me of a vdub jetta

[owequitit]

Not exactly sure what to think yet.

1) I think it is very attractively styled, and apparently it has quite a nice interior. All of the Suzuki dealers near anywhere I frequent have closed, so I have not seen one in the flesh yet.

2) They are comparing it to the TSX and whatever, but are doing so with an awful lot of "for the money" asterisks. So far, every test I have seen puts the Acura quite a bit faster, and quite a bit more refined. It also has a lot more content and better build quality.

But essentially, what they are more trying to get as is the Kizashi as a budget "sports sedan."

3) I think the engine is an ECOTEC, but I am not completely sure of that anymore, because it appears to be oriented backward for an ECOTEC, with the IM in the back and the EM in the front...

4) While most reviews I read were pretty positive, I think it was Edmunds, tha completely tore it up. Which I thought was odd. Maybe they drove a pre production example or something.