Archive for the ‘Suzuki Kizashi’ Category

Last week TheCarConnection.com brought you our First Drive impressions of the new 2010 Suzuki Kizashi, and posted a comprehensive Bottom Line that covers styling, performance, quality, safety, and features, among other aspects. The Kizashi is an all-new sedan in a new segment for Suzuki, and based on our street drive and head-to-head comparisons with several more expensive models on a closed course, we think that the Kizashi is going to be a tremendous success—if Suzuki can get shoppers to include this sedan on their lists in the first place.

As we reported, the driving experience in the Kizashi is way better than most will expect. Even...

Typically, when a manufacturer brings competing models out on a drive event for a vehicle—especially one that involves track time, such as what TheCarConnection.com recently attended—it's a signal that they're serious to prove a point. Such is the case for Suzuki, who very soon will re-enter the mid-size sedan arena and roll out an all-new flagship sedan, the exotically named but quite normal-looking 2010 Kizashi.

Turns out, the most eye-opening part of the day involved a relatively simple exercise involving a slalom of cones and a very wet section of tarmac. Driving an all-wheel-drive 2010 Suzuki Kizashi back to back with a 2009...

It's that time of year again: time to decide the North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACOTY). This time around, our own Executive Editor Marty Padgett is one of the jurors, and we're bringing you the insider's perspective on the process, as well as looking to hear what you have to say on which car and truck should be picked as the year's best.

Starting with a long nominee list of 27 cars and 17 trucks, the NACOTY panel carefully selected just 15 cars and 10 trucks that will be up for the final award.

The 2010 North American Car of the Year Short List: