2009 Suzuki SX4 Sedan and SX4 4X4 Road Test

THE SMALL CAR SEGMENT in Australia is where the action is right now. While large cars and mid-sizers stagnate in the sales charts, the small car class has turned into a hive of activity.

But it’s a densely populated market segment.

Manufacturers have not been slow to recognise [...]

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I’ve got little time or patience for video games these days, but I did grow up a mad fan of the good ol’ Super Nintendo and the Nintendo Entertainment System before it (sorry Atari 2600 fanatics, I’m not quite that old).  I’m afraid most of the new systems, like the XBox 360, [...]

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Rally fans listen up: Suzuki has announced that it will be withdrawing from the FIA World Rally Championship for 2009, while Subaru’s own rally team is rumoured to be close to making a similar announcement.

Suzuki has suspended its WRC commitment for next year’s season as a response to “the contraction of the automotive sales caused [...]

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Amidst the gloom of plunging new car sales in Australia (and the rest of the world), it is possible to find little snippets of positive news. One such example is Suzuki’s announcement today that it remains on track for a sixth successive record sales year.

With a line-up of fun-to-drive, well-built, well-priced and relevant vehicles, it’s the [...]

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Suzuki Australia has bolstered its SX4 line-up with the addition of new AWD models – SX4 AWD and SX4 AWD ‘S’.

Available only as a hatchback, both models will come standard with a 107 kW 2.0-litre engine, dual airbags, ABS anti-lock brakes with EBD, air conditioning and an MP3 compatible sound system with steering wheel mounted [...]

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Tata unveiled their Nano “Peoples Car” in New Delhi earlier this week and with a sale price of just $US2,550 it is arguably the first real “peoples car” to be produced in a long…long time. Click through for the video of the unveiling in New Delhi and see just how flimsy the Nano looks, despite [...]

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Suzuki are on a roll at the moment with their enormously successful Swift and the more recently released SX4 proving very popular in Australia. A combination of excellent dynamics, build quality and competitive pricing has made Suzuki’s new models unbeatable value.

As if that wasn’t enough there is now a whisper that Suzuki are considering producing [...]

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