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Suzuki’s new from the ground up Swift is now available in Australia, priced from $16,990 Drive Away. Continuing its new product on-slaught, the new Swift will be available in four grades – GL, GL Navigator, GL Navigator with Safety Pack and GLX, with the top two grades offering segment first …

Suzuki has been toying with the idea of a sedan version of its popular Swift compact car for years. And now it’s finally here. Well, not in Australia, yet, but in India. Called the Swift Desire, the compact sedan complements the Swift hatchback in the Indian market. Taking on the …

The funky new Suzuki Ignis has launched in Australia priced from $16,900 driveaway for the GL manual. Billed as a ‘light SUV’, the retro-inspired Ignis is available in GL and GLX variants, and features both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on its 7-inch colour touch screen to attract the younger …

Suzuki has officially taken the wraps off its all-new fourth-generation Suzuki Swift in Japan today. Available in six trims levels in its local market – the RSt, Hybrid RS, RS, Hybrid ML, XL and XG, Suzuki’s new hatch will also be offered with two engines – the 75kW/150Nm K10C 1.0-litre …

The next-generation 2017 Suzuki Swift has been outed by a series of leaked brochures images in Japan, revealing its sleek new bodywork. The new model sports a completely new sheetmetal, featuring a reshaped grilled flanked by a pair of smart looking headlights and new bumper. Suzuki’s latest hatchback also appears …

Suzuki Australia is banking on the extensively updated S-Cross crossover for growth in the fast-growing compact SUV segment. Promising great value and a focus on lifestyle and adventure, the S-Cross range now includes the Turbo and Turbo Prestige models. The raft of changes begin under the bonnet with a 6-speed …

The Suzuki Baleno is Back! The last time the Baleno was in Suzuki’s showroom, John Howard was our prime minister and ‘Can’t Fight the Moonlight’ by LeAnn Rimes was the chart topper. That was 2001, in case you are wondering. In between, the Japanese brand has been trying to convince …

Suzuki has launched its Baleno small hatch in Australia, marking a come back for the nameplate that last graced Suzuki’s showrooms in 2001. Priced from $16,990 Drive Away for the entry-level GL, the Baleno features more passenger space and legroom than the smaller Suzuki Swift. It boasts a cargo area …

One of last year’s more interesting revivals was the Suzuki Vitara. We took the stylish little SUV from Suzuki on a trip to Kangaroo Island and were impressed by its entertaining and accomplished chassis, all wrapped in a comfortable and relatively stylish package. While its naturally aspirated 1.6-litre was smooth …

As with most cars these days, the next-generation 2017 Suzuki Swift Sport will ditch its high-revving 1.6-litre naturally aspirated engine for a more potent version of the 1.4-litre Boosterjet engine, first introduced in the Vitara Turbo this year. The Boosterjet turbocharged engine makes 103kW of power and 220Nm of torque …

Suzuki expands the Vitara line up with an all new range-topper; the Vitara RT-X Diesel 4WD. The new Vitara is the first in its range to receive the new 1.6-litre turbodiesel engine. The DDIS (Direct Diesel Injection System) works in conjunction with an electronically controlled VGT (Variable-Geometry Turbocharger) to deliver improved performance whilst consuming a claimed …

Suzuki has revealed today that it is using improper fuel economy testing methods and 16 models, including the Swift, Alto and S-Cross, are now subject to investigation in Japan. The news came just four weeks after Mitsubishi admitted to rigging fuel economy figures. The Japanese car maker reported that some …

Suzuki has just confirmed their all new Baleno will be coming to Australia. Due Q3, 2016 the energetic hatchback aims appeal to the small car market along with current Swift owners looking to step up into a larger hatch. Read ForceGT’s 2016 Suzuki Baleno Review here. The new Suzuki Baleno employs …

Suzuki Australia has announced the Turbo Vitara will join its Australian line up in Q2, 2016. Based on the Vitara S (pictured here) just launched in Europe, the Vitara Turbo will be available in both 2WD and AWD. It will replace the current Vitara RT-X, which it shares a similar …