When you think of Suzuki, you hardly think of of high-performance, 200 mph or the Bonneville salt flats. Well, all those things will join forces on Aug. 14 as Suzuki prepares to take a modified version of its Kizashi sedan to Wendover, Utah in hopes of hitting a top speed of more than 200 mph. [...]
Incentives play a huge part in the automotive sales game, as automakers tend to entice buyers into showrooms with them. Suzuki however, has put a whole new spin on the incentives game; they are actually paying people who test drive the Kizashi and then buy a competing sedan within three days. In order to claim [...]
Suzuki has issued an order to its dealers to cease sales on the Kizashi in the United States as the company gets ready to recall 5,107 of the vehicles in the U.S. to replace the instrument panel center lower box, which the NHTSA says may open in a crash. “The hinged door of the center [...]
At the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, Suzuki unveiled four tricked out 2010 Kizashi units to promote the new sedan. Suzuki is now back with racer Tommy Kendall and his Speed Channel program “Test Drive” with a modified Kizashi by Road Race Motorsports. Known as the Suzuki Kizashi Turbo Concept, Road Race Motorsports [...]
Suzuki announced today that it is launching its nationwide “Free Gas for Summer” sales promotion. The incentive offers three months of free gasoline on retail purchases of any new 2010 Suzuki Kizashi, SX4 SportBack, SX4 Sport sedan, SX4 Crossover, Grand Vitara and Equator. “Suzuki recognizes the economic challenges Americans continue to face and thought this [...]
Suzuki had previously planned to offer two alternate versions of its new Kizashi sedan, a hybrid and a V6. Those plans were scrapped however, due to GM”s sale of their stake in Suzuki; the technology for these vehicles was to be borrowed from GM. The move is a costly blow to Suzuki as a company [...]
Suzuki knows that its new Kizashi midsize sedan will have a tough time competing with bigger rivals in the segment – with hopes to avoid that, Suzuki will steer half of this year’s $30 million marketing budget for the new sedan to U.S. dealers. “The budget for a national launch just wasn’t there, and Suzuki listened [...]
Suzuki announced that its new 2010 Suzuki Kizashi, the company’s first entry into the all-wheel-drive sedan segment, earned the highest possible rating by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) crash tests. The 2010 Kizashi was awarded a 5-star rating in both the frontal and side-impact crash tests for all seating [...]
The new 2010 Suzuki Kizashi is ready to take U.S. dealerships by storm this month and Suzuki is so confident in its new car that it is offering prospective sport sedan buyers $100 for adding the all-new Kizashi to their consideration lists. Known as the “Kizashi Test Drive Challenger,” the incentive is asking consumers that [...]
Suzuki today dropped the pricing details on its new 2010 Kizashi sedan, which arrives in dealerships in December 2009. Pricing starts between $18,999 and $21,749 ($19,734 and $22,484 including destination and handling charges) for the entry level Kizashi S. Standard features on the 2010 Kizashi S sedan include push button keyless start, dual-zone climate control, 9-speaker [...]
