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A Cabin in the Woods: We drive the 2018 Suzuki Jimny
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All aboard the hype train! When the all-new, 2018 model year Suzuki Jimny was first teased online and later shown to the world in its entirety, it suddenly became a phenomenon of sorts. The boxy and retro, ladder-frame Jimny, usually seen in the Kinetic Yellow launch color, received near-universal awe and affection just because of…
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The Suzuki Kizashi One Year On: Still Honeymooning
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One year ago today, I took delivery of my 2011 Suzuki Kizashi GTS Sport 6-speed. It was a somewhat obscure and esoteric choice, especially since Suzuki had stopped importing automobiles to the United States. I did have a tiny bit of trepidation about what ownership would entail, but I also felt strongly that this was…
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Our Cars: Suzuki KizashiWelcome The Town Cow's Successor
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From the time I formally introduced myself to the Hooniversalist faithful, my main ride has been a ’91 Lincoln affectionately dubbed the “Town Cow.” And along the way, I’ve chronicled its long, sad decline into beater-dom. I’ve also on several occasions expressed my unabashed affection for the underrated, star-crossed Suzuki Kizashi. Well, eleven days ago,…
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Review: 2013 Suzuki Kizashi
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When I drove the Suzuki Swift Sport recently, the nice (also very attractive and knowledgeable) lady from Suzuki told me about how the brand had always been keen to distance its car-building division from their other operations, including marine and, of course, motorcycles. This has always struck me as a little odd. Suzuki have made…
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Review: 2013 Suzuki Swift Sport
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The last time I drove a Suzuki Swift over on Roadwork it was a slightly exhausted version of the old driving-school special that’s been around for donkeys years, and I absolutely loved it. You may have known the car as the Suzuki Cultus, or the Geo Metro. These cars offered three (of four) cylinders of…
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2010 Suzuki Kizashi
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Kih-Za-Shee. Not Keeshasha, Kezhasee, or Kissahee. Definitely not Ke$ha either…eww. This is the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi SE All-Wheel Drive and it’s a good car with a weird name. The name does have a purpose beyond confusing old men and young women, as it roughly translates to “omen” or “warning” in English. The Kizashi is basically…
