Auto Car | 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport For America | At the 2010 New York Auto Show, Suzuki introduces a new edition of its popular mid-size sedan Kizashi. It’s the Sport variant which is based on GTS and SLS trim levels and comes with a number of enhancements over those models. The car will go on sale in America this August.
2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport features a new front fascia with chrome accents and a bolder lower grille, body side sill extensions, lower body side molding with chrome accents, a trunk mounted spoiler. It also comes with 18-inch custom wheels and sport suspension which is 10mm lowers than the standard models.
Inside you can have the car upholstered in black leather while you get new stuff like a special sport steering wheel with perforated leather grip and contrasting stitching on the leather seats, shifter boot and emergency brake boot.
According to Suzuki, the Kizashi sedan was conceived less to be a Camry alternative than an Alfa Romeo for the masses; we see it as more of a Jetta competitor, but we get where they’re coming from. Now, on the eve of the New York auto show, Suzuki has added fuel to the Kizashi’s fire in the form of the Kizashi Sport, a separate and slightly sportier version of the Kizashi sedan that will be available on GTS and SLS trim levels.
The Sport is blessed with a 0.4-inch-lower suspension, 18-inch wheels that are 2.5 pounds lighter, a sexier front fascia, side-sill extensions, and a rear spoiler. The interior has been touched up with contrasting stitching, a sport steering wheel, and a new shift knob/boot. Otherwise, the vehicle is unchanged. Still, Suzuki claims that the Kizashi Sport corners better than the standard car—0.93 g on the skidpad versus 0.89 g, according to Suzuki’s testing.
As for other future Kizashi variants, such as a V-6 version like the one we sampled on the press launch for the Kizashi last summer, the possibility is still there. However, if it ever happens, it will take some time; the car we drove was engineered for GM’s 3.6-liter V-6, and with the GM partnership on the outs and a VW partnership on the ins, a smaller but possibly more potent turbocharged motor is more likely. Until then, enthusiasts will have to settle for the Kizashi Sport, which goes on sale in August at prices of roughly $23K for the GTS and $25K for the SLS.
The new addition from Suzuki – 2011 Kizashi Sport – draws its basis from the 2010 Kizashi model, which conquered the customers’ hearts immediately after its debut. Its sports a more muscular front fascia (with chrome accents) and lower grille, body side sill extensions, lower body side molding with chrome accents, a trunk mounted spoiler, custom light weight 18-inch alloy wheels and a 10mm lower ride height for a combination of better aerodynamics and a lower center of gravity for enhanced grip and sharper handling.
Source : blog.caranddriver.com
2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport features a new front fascia with chrome accents and a bolder lower grille, body side sill extensions, lower body side molding with chrome accents, a trunk mounted spoiler. It also comes with 18-inch custom wheels and sport suspension which is 10mm lowers than the standard models.
Inside you can have the car upholstered in black leather while you get new stuff like a special sport steering wheel with perforated leather grip and contrasting stitching on the leather seats, shifter boot and emergency brake boot.
According to Suzuki, the Kizashi sedan was conceived less to be a Camry alternative than an Alfa Romeo for the masses; we see it as more of a Jetta competitor, but we get where they’re coming from. Now, on the eve of the New York auto show, Suzuki has added fuel to the Kizashi’s fire in the form of the Kizashi Sport, a separate and slightly sportier version of the Kizashi sedan that will be available on GTS and SLS trim levels.
The Sport is blessed with a 0.4-inch-lower suspension, 18-inch wheels that are 2.5 pounds lighter, a sexier front fascia, side-sill extensions, and a rear spoiler. The interior has been touched up with contrasting stitching, a sport steering wheel, and a new shift knob/boot. Otherwise, the vehicle is unchanged. Still, Suzuki claims that the Kizashi Sport corners better than the standard car—0.93 g on the skidpad versus 0.89 g, according to Suzuki’s testing.
As for other future Kizashi variants, such as a V-6 version like the one we sampled on the press launch for the Kizashi last summer, the possibility is still there. However, if it ever happens, it will take some time; the car we drove was engineered for GM’s 3.6-liter V-6, and with the GM partnership on the outs and a VW partnership on the ins, a smaller but possibly more potent turbocharged motor is more likely. Until then, enthusiasts will have to settle for the Kizashi Sport, which goes on sale in August at prices of roughly $23K for the GTS and $25K for the SLS.
The new addition from Suzuki – 2011 Kizashi Sport – draws its basis from the 2010 Kizashi model, which conquered the customers’ hearts immediately after its debut. Its sports a more muscular front fascia (with chrome accents) and lower grille, body side sill extensions, lower body side molding with chrome accents, a trunk mounted spoiler, custom light weight 18-inch alloy wheels and a 10mm lower ride height for a combination of better aerodynamics and a lower center of gravity for enhanced grip and sharper handling.
Source : blog.caranddriver.com
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