Suzuki Motor Corporation announced today that it has signed a basic agreement with SkyDrive Inc to manufacture “flying cars” at a Suzuki plant in Shizuoka, with the project slated to begin sometime in Spring 2024. Suzuki does have a motorcycle called the Suzuki Skydrive on sale, but that product’s going to have its two wheels […]
2023 Suzuki Jimny Rhino Edition in Malaysia – 30 units; fr RM175k; RM15k kit offered for existing owners
Naza Eastern Motors has launched the new Suzuki Jimny Rhino Edition, which is a new variant of the compact off-roader that is limited to 30 units and priced at RM174,900 on-the-road without insurance. The Rhino Edition comes with a Pure Pearl White paint finish as well as exclusive styling touches like red, grey and black […]
2023 Suzuki XL7 Hybrid launched in Indonesia – Low SUV with 1.5L ISG mild hybrid, 7-seater from RM88k
After equipping the Ertiga and Grand Vitara with its Suzuki Hybrid Smart Vehicle (SHVS) mild hybrid system in Indonesia, Suzuki is now rolling out the Suzuki XL7 Hybrid with the same powertrain. By the way, the XL7 can be considered as an Ertiga with SUV styling, competing in Indonesia’s Low SUV segment with the just-facelifted […]
Dopest Cars For Sale On Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, May 20
Photo: Craigslist Friends, as I pen this missive from the Jalopnik Global Headquarters in midtown Manhattan, I am frustrated. For days now, the subway station exit nearest to our office has been overrun by swarms of robed youths — they’re graduating from college, or high school, or some other academic pursuit. I know this is […]
Brace Yourself, The Hydrogen Powered Motorcycles Are Coming
Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha are following up on their agreement to standardize EV motorcycle batteries with a mad science experiment to develop hydrogen-powered motorcycles. Technically, the big four Japanese bike makers are starting a research group dubbed the “Hydrogen Small mobility and Engine technology,” or HySE for short, as Ride Apart reports. The research […]
Not Your Grandma’s Suzuki Hatchback…
There were a lot of familiar rally cars in action at Race Retro 2023 a couple of weekends back, but scattered amongst the usual suspects was one I’d never seen before in person. The vehicle in question was the diminutively-proportioned ex-JWRC Suzuki Ignis S1600, resplendent in its luminous yellow paint scheme. Initially known as the Super 1600 (S1600) Drivers Championship, […]