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Straightline (Free subscription) | yesterday
The info is a bit sketchy at this point, but it looks like the Suzuki Grand Vitara is going to get some mid-cycle upgrades for 2009; two of which are engine-related. Inside Line is reporting that there will be a new 3.2L V6 putting out 230 horsepower and 213 pound-feet of torque. This likely will replace the current 2.7L V6. The other engine I'm guessing will be a 2.4L 4-cylinder engine, which I believe...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Meet the NICE MyCar, an all-electric runabout styled by the house of Giugiaro and expected to be on sale in the UK this fall. Debuting alongside the NICE Ze-O today at the British Motor Show, the MyCar is built around a tubular space-frame draped with a fiberglass body, all powered with electrons flowing through an unknown storage and motive apparatus. With charging times running in the eight-hour...
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Winding Road (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
At the recent Pikes Peak race, Nobuhiro 'Monster' Tajima managed to take the title for the third consecutive year. Using a "very heavily modified" Suzuki XL7 , the 58-year-old Suzuki WRC monster managed to clock a time of 10-minutes and 18.250-seconds on the 12.5-mile course. None of the other competitors even broke the 11-minutemark making Tajima truly the King of the Mountain. Unfortunately, due...
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Green Ink (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
YES! It's the Suzuki Grand Vitara ad running on Newstalk at the moment. It's not just one ad- it's a series of micro-ads that run the entire duration of the commercial break! YES! The male narrator tells us some stuff about the Vitara. YES! A shrill female voice kicks in and says: YES! Guess what make of bulky horrible unnecessary SUV I'm most unlikely to buy as a result of this ad? YES!!! (Please...
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Zieak's Blog (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Installed a trailer hitch Originally uploaded by zieak For quite a while I have wanted a trailer hitch. Unlike my last vehicle (the 6MC Sonoma) the Suzuki Grand Vitara doesn’t have a bumper you can just put a ball on. I had shopped for a “three point hitch” before for my car but the prices [...]
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Top Speed (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Posted on 07.15.2008 10:10 by Panait Filed under: Suzuki | coupe | sports cars | Suzuki Swift | special editions In order to increase the sales of their Swift model, Suzuki released another special edition based on the small vehicle. The Suzuki Swift Sport “N'Style Rally” Edition is a tribute brought to the Japanese carmaker's “Group N” Junior Championship Rally car and will be built in a limited...
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RevMods (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Suzuki of Germany has released the Suzuki Swift Sport “N’Style Rally” edition to pay tribute to the “Group N” Junior Championship Rally car. There will be only 500 units to be built and is priced at €17,900 per unit. At the exterior, the limited edition Swift features Suzuki Motorsport logos and decals and will be [...]
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Beber's blog (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Suzuki testing fuel cell technology in SX4 Car and SUV, New Zealand - 5 hours ago One of the rising stars in the New Zealand new car market is being tested in an advanced and highly efficient form. The Suzuki SX4-FCV (fuel cell vehicle) ...
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CARSCOOP (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Suzuki of Germany is no stranger to special edition models. Their latest creation is based on the Swift Sport and it pays a tribute to the Japanese carmaker’s “Group N” Junior Championship Rally car – hence the name “N’Style Rally”. Available in a limited run of 500 units at €17,900 a piece, the Swift Sport “N’Style Rally” is offered exclusively in black and is covered with Suzuki Motorsport’s logos...
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Filed under: Economy , Trucks/Pickups , Etc. , Japan , Suzuki As Autoblog's resident kei car fanboy, I like to share news and links about the diminutive forbidden-fruit rides whenever something interesting pops on the radar, like yesterday . Today, it's just a photo, courtesy of the gang at Speedhunters . The tiny kei pickup is a Suzuki Carry, which, in the hands of a normal business owner, does precisely...
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http://bbs.shang-shan.com/rss.php (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
As previously reported, Suzuki has decided to include navigation on its SX4 Sport and Crossover before you make the first mark on the options list. That will make the $15,999 car the lowest priced car in America to come standard with talking maps. And now they're set to arrive in the SX4 Special Editions that arrive in Suzuki showrooms this month.To recap, the nav system is called TRIP -- Travel, Real-time...
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
Filed under: Economy , Sedans/Saloons , Tech , Crossovers/CUVs , Suzuki As previously reported , Suzuki has decided to include navigation on its SX4 Sport and Crossover before you make the first mark on the options list. That will make the $15,999 car the lowest priced car in America to come standard with talking maps. And now they're set to arrive in the SX4 Special Editions that arrive in Suzuki...
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Tiny Mix Tapes (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
In conjunction with the forthcoming, seventh full-length from The Sea and Cake, Car Alarm, we will be giving away the unnecessary car alarm that came with my old 1996 Suzuki Sidekick. To enter make sure that you meet the following requirements: You must be Mexican, illegally living in the United States. (Send picture) You must look like Sam Prekop in all physical aspects. (Send picture) You must be...
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Pekin Prattles (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Duchess and I....plus cat CJ....are headed out next Tuesday, July 8th for a trip to re-explore the Blue Ridge! I'll advise you when we leave, and also re-connect you to my RV blog. Our 33 ft. "Roadhouse" (Damon Challenger) towing our 'Sideroad Suzie" (Suzuki Vitara Jeep) will travel about 1100 miles (@ 7 mpg, that will hurt)....and we'll have the vacation we need! Stand by for lift off....er, gas off!...
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KickingTires (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
When Suzuki rolled out the next generation of its Grand Vitara off-roader in 2006, our reviewers didn't see much to recommend it over the competition. Now with gas prices soaring and the market for SUVs tight, senior editor Joe Wiesenfelder...
