Smart handling, comfy back seat, the cure for the common Corolla.
BY AARON ROBINSON, November 2007
2008 Suzuki SX4 Sport
The Highs: Smart handling, comfy back seat, the cure for the common Corolla.
The Lows: No folding rear seats, looks like a bowler hat on roller skates.
Steerage class has suffered a bad rep ever since the Titanic sailed. But if you're prowling the lower decks of the new-car market, at least one company thinks you shouldn't have to curb your enthusiasm.
Neither tinny, tippy, nor asthmatic, the 2008 Suzuki SX4 Sport starts undoing expectations at a base price of $15,395. Corollas, Civics, and Mazda 3s are strippers at this price. Hyundais and Kias are no match for the SX4's firmer suspension tune, quicker steering, tighter shifter, and more abundant fun.
The front-drive SX4 Sport, a sedan spin-off of the SX4 all-wheel-drive hatchback, is a true Suzuki, not a Korean-made pretender like the Daewoo-sourced Forenza and Reno. The genetic ties are to the plucky Swift hatchback, a hit in hot-hatch-crazy Europe. The SX4's standard equipment includes 17-inch alloy wheels inside 205/50 V-rated Dunlop SP7000 Sport tires. A/C, ABS, curtain airbags, power windows, and remote entry are also baked into the base price. The SX4's options include a $500 convenience pack of cruise, auto climate control, and leather-wrapped wheel.
BY AARON ROBINSON, November 2007
2008 Suzuki SX4 Sport
The Highs: Smart handling, comfy back seat, the cure for the common Corolla.
The Lows: No folding rear seats, looks like a bowler hat on roller skates.
Steerage class has suffered a bad rep ever since the Titanic sailed. But if you're prowling the lower decks of the new-car market, at least one company thinks you shouldn't have to curb your enthusiasm.
Neither tinny, tippy, nor asthmatic, the 2008 Suzuki SX4 Sport starts undoing expectations at a base price of $15,395. Corollas, Civics, and Mazda 3s are strippers at this price. Hyundais and Kias are no match for the SX4's firmer suspension tune, quicker steering, tighter shifter, and more abundant fun.
The front-drive SX4 Sport, a sedan spin-off of the SX4 all-wheel-drive hatchback, is a true Suzuki, not a Korean-made pretender like the Daewoo-sourced Forenza and Reno. The genetic ties are to the plucky Swift hatchback, a hit in hot-hatch-crazy Europe. The SX4's standard equipment includes 17-inch alloy wheels inside 205/50 V-rated Dunlop SP7000 Sport tires. A/C, ABS, curtain airbags, power windows, and remote entry are also baked into the base price. The SX4's options include a $500 convenience pack of cruise, auto climate control, and leather-wrapped wheel.