Suzuki
2008 Suzuki SX4 sedan review Suzuki is a brand best known for its tough compact SUVs and motorcycles, and the brand has never been one of the first names to jump to mind when considering compact cars. Oh, sure, the Suzuki Swift was an economy champ back in the day, and even a bit entertaining when turbocharged, but most people remember that car as the Geo Metro.
Suzuki is a brand best known for its tough compact SUVs and motorcycles, and the brand has never been one of the first names to jump to mind when considering compact cars. Oh, sure, the Suzuki Swift was an economy champ back in the day, and even a bit entertaining when turbocharged, but most people remember that car as the Geo Metro.
This trucklet has been a mainstay of the market for a long time, first as the Sidekick and Geo/Chevrolet Tracker, and the years' passing saw it morph into the Grand Vitara. Suzuki's little off-roader has always ridden a solid platform and been a decent (if Spartan) performer, but in recent years the Grand Vitara has been looking somewhat long in the tooth.
Small cars are big news these days. It's not just the rising gas prices that are doing it; designers seem to have discovered that little bantamweight runabouts are downright adorable. Suzuki's all-new SX4 is no exception.
How's this for a facelift? Suzuki's newest SUV is striking, thanks to an angular face that's likely to spread to the rest of the lineup. For 2007, Suzuki gets its first real mid-size SUV. The XL7 was introduced in 2001 as a long-wheelbase version of the compact Grand Vitara.
