Some days we get up in the morning and step into whatever car we’re testing like it’s just another car. But every now and then we are genuinely excited to get up early so we can drive a new model. The plucky 2018 Suzuki Swift Sport is one of the […]
Suzuki reviews
2017 Suzuki Swift GLX Turbo review (video)
At its launch in June, Suzuki said the all-new 2017 Swift was gunning for best-seller status in the light segment. A very tall order. Two months on and it is sitting in fifth spot, behind Hyundai Accent, Mazda2, Toyota Yaris, and Kia Rio, for a decent 5.8 per cent market […]
2017 Suzuki Ignis review (video)
How do you make your city car more appealing? By giving it retro looks and calling it an SUV. Suzuki’s new entrant, the 2017 Ignis, brings joy and flair to the segment, built on the brand’s new HEARTECT platform with 180mm of ground clearance. Being that it is an A-segment […]
2017 Suzuki Swift review – Australian launch
Although the Suzuki Swift nameplate has been with us on-and-off since the 1980s, it’s the modern-era version that has defined the company since 2005. Now in its third-generation, the 2017 Swift migrates to a new ‘HEARTECT’ architecture, which manages to be more rigid and incorporate new safety features, while netting […]
2017 Suzuki S-Cross Turbo review (video)
It has a face only a mother could love. But once you get past that ghastly front grille you’ll quickly come to realise the 2017 Suzuki S-Cross Turbo is one of the least-flawed vehicles in the small SUV market segment. Suzuki Australia introduced a facelift for the S-Cross (also known […]
2016 Suzuki Baleno GLX Turbo review (video)
Like a moose sitting among a pack of wolves, the new, larger, Indian-made 2016 Suzuki Baleno certainly has its work cut out. It does bring some fresh ideas to the small car market though. Can it win over the swarms of customers in this segment? According to the Federal Chamber […]
2016 Suzuki Vitara Turbo vs Honda HR-V: small SUV comparison
SPECS PACKAGE DRIVE VERDICT To try and help you decipher the small SUV market, today we’re taking a look at two Japanese underdogs of the segment; the 2016 Honda HR-V and the new Suzuki Vitara S Turbo. Both of these are quite popular in Australia, although, they can’t catch the […]
2016 Suzuki Vitara S Turbo review (video)
Five years ago the acronym CUV didn’t even resist. Automotive journalists were still approaching the term SUV with caution, what with the American connotation and all. Fast-forward to 2016 and not only are CUVs a thing, they’re the most ravenously exploding segment in Australian car sales. Now then, the new […]