Suzuki Kizashi 3 will hit the U.S. market in 2010

Yeah, I could see myself owning one of these gorgeous cars someday...

— Homer008 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/21/2008 8:06:08 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

I think there is a hint of the Jag XF lines especially from the perspective shown ^^^^^

— israr316 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/21/2008 8:47:26 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Nice! Suzuki makes this!?! WOW

— 0to60 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/21/2008 10:06:14 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Excuse my language but...Holy Sh!t

Alright, I'm genuinly surprised!

I don't think anyone saw this coming. Seriously how did Suzuki keep somthing this revolutionary for the company, quiet?

I know this is a concept however with the design structures and cues, somthing very similar could easily make into production.

Wow and I though everyone would only be talking about Hyundai going upscale at this show. Way to go Suzuki.

Honda...take a lesson. This is they way you cars should have looked.

+1 heck + a whole bunch for Suzu.

— Spectator (View Profile)

Posted on 3/21/2008 10:30:33 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

I have to agree with Spectator on this one!!! What a BEAUTY! If they come out with the car looking like this, then they would really change my mind and others about Suzuki. This would make my head turn when I saw it coming down the road.

— bambamsd (View Profile)

Posted on 3/21/2008 10:45:39 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Wow! It's beautiful. Is Suzuki a Korean company? It looks production ready, so why wait until 2010? Hopeful they can keep the weight down.

— investor27 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/21/2008 12:16:00 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

That is a very beautiful concept. I hope it doesn't get diluted down to a just-good-looking production model like the Hyundai Genesis. The Genesis' concept was gorgeous, but then the production version got somewhat diluted. It's still a good looking car, though.

— 07G35J (View Profile)

Posted on 3/21/2008 1:17:21 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Pretty good, I don't think I'd buy one because the grille make sthe nose disproportionately large, but it's a good overall effort.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/21/2008 4:16:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Great looking car, except for one feature.
The grill looks like a person walking with his tongue hanging out of his mouth and dragging along the floor.

— BMW995 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/21/2008 7:23:10 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

everyone hated the acura RL when it was this exact car.

— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/21/2008 10:01:42 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Mark my words..by the time the production car..if there really is one...is produced..the Suzuki Japanese execs in Japan and here in the U.S. will have this thing so dumbed down and messed up with 16 inch wheels and other horrible product planning decisions, it will not even be recognizable as any relation to this concept...which is too bad because here in the U.S. Suzuki employs a lot of very knowledgeable and intelligent people who are given little if any influence over what needs to happen in this market.

— Occarnut (View Profile)

Posted on 3/22/2008 12:16:59 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

A few points about the Kizashi 3:

1. The concept Kizashi 3 still doesn't have a front bumper. Adding a bumper that, as with other current Suzukis, bisects the grille will help reduce the "tongue-dragging" appearance.

2. The linked article suggests that the entry level model of the Kizashi (or whatever name it ends up with as a production vehicle) will likely come with a four-banger. As a happy owner of a 2007 Suzuki SX4, I sincerely hope that said four-cylinder engine is a turbocharged version of Suzuki's J20A 2-liter engine (the SX4 is powered by the normally-aspirated J20A).

3. Given Suzuki's experience with AWD (the SX4 has a rather elegant three-mode AWD system), I hope that AWD (ideally modeled on the SX4's system) is at least an option on the Kizashi.

— AuricTech (View Profile)

Posted on 3/27/2008 9:28:43 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1