Couldn't wait for the FT-86 so I bought... the ZUK
 

My G35 started having problems not worth fixing so I decided to sell it... BUT THE FT-86 WAS NOWHERE NEAR AVAILABLE to replace it. So I got a car in the interim cheap enough that I'd still be able to afford an FT-86 (not now but by the time it comes out) + possibly keep this cheapo car! At first I considered the redesigned 2012 Yaris SE and Scion xD or iQ then discovered I could go AWD with this...

Suzuki SX4!!

7 year/100k mile powertrain warranty :party0030:
Bluetooth/navi
MP3 playback/aux port
Heated mirrors/seats
23/30 mpg
AWD
8 airbags
6-speed manual

Same safety and reliability ratings as the Yaris and Fit worldwide.
The US just does not give this car the recognition it deserves. Plus Suzuki's marketing in the US... sucks.

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http://oi51.tinypic.com/wbubso.jpg

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Other facts:

Suzuki > Subaru worldwide
Suzuki > Honda in Japan
Suzuki Wagon R = #1 car in Japan
SX4 is used in the Top Gear USA segment, "Big Star in a Small Car."
WRC involvement/development with SX4.
Monster Tajima's SX4 set new Pike's Peak record this year (2011).

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Did you get this info from Suzuki website?

Yes, Suzuki out sale Subaru, but Suzuki rank 9th place. Which means
Toyota > G.M. > VW > Hyundai > Ford > Nissan > Honda > PSA > Suzuki
Wagon R is current #1 car sold in Japan (in '10)... BUT Toyota, Nissan, Honda and few other company just started minicar selling race (since start of '11). Result, recently Wagon R selling dropped.
WRC involvement/development w SX4? yeah, they finished 31st overall in '08... good job
Tajima's SX4 set new rec in Pike's Peak, so you gonna expect same w your SX4? That's like teenagers buying Fiesta cuz Ken Block drifting it... lame, lame excuse

Again, I don't have nothing against you buying SX4, but you don't need to bring down other companies/cars. You're not making anyone jealous here

What's a suzuki?

Cool car tho. Cheap too, I bet.

You should make it a rally car.

http://www.geilekarre.de/upload/karre/1524440.jpg

that´s a suzuki! :D

I totally agree with Ichi on this. But thats a nice little people mover you got there.

Congrats, I guess?

SINCE WHEN SUZUKI MAKES CARS? I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY ONLY MADE MOTORCYCLES!







im KIDDING! :laughabove:. nice car.

The same way this is a scion lol

http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagam...lanta/atl1.jpg

Agreed with Ichi.

Nice car, but there was no need to prove you made a good choice to us.. maybe you were just trying to prove it to yourself?

The SX4 is fun and thrifty.

It's also Top Gear USA's Star In a Reasonably Priced Car car.

sorry but :word:

haha.. what´s a scion?! No, honestley before I come here to this forum I never heard about this brand, first I thought it was the American pendant to Daihatsu, but then I did a elaborate research and now I know and the only one I saw live was a boxy one driven by an US citizen here in Germany :happy0180:

Now go turbocharge it.

http://roadracemotorsports.com/store...roducts_id=345

I really didn't get why he did that maybe to justify his choice was great trying to convince people But turned out looking like a douchebag, Only suzuki i wanted was the swift but not sold here in the US

I dream about that RRM kit everyday but I need to save that money for the FT-86 :cry:

I convinced myself I wanted this car BEFORE I made the purchase. I'm just stating facts as to why this car went from unknown to I WANT in my eyes. I'm sure most people didn't have a clue about some of those things I listed. Lessons from WRC development was implemented in improvements on the production engine. Success on Pike's Peak is what first made me conscious about this car; otherwise I wouldn't have known this car existed. I'm not saying it's the same car but being aware that it has involvement in motorsports provides some appreciation for the brand in a similar way people here would prefer the FT-86 to be branded a Toyota because of its motorsports heritage.