I guess we're going to have to get used to hearing that automakers are ditching certain new vehicle programs. Suzuki has reportedly shelved plans for the Kizashi sedan. Suzuki unveiled the Kizashi 3 Concept earlier this year and the vehicle was supposed to hint at a new midsize Suzuki sedan.
The Kizashi sedan was expected by the middle of this year as a 2010 model, but according to Japanese newspaper Nikkei those plans have been killed. According to the Automotive News, the decision is due to the suffering global auto market. Suzuki’s CEO Osamu Suzuki stated that the project is likely to be canceled due to the declining sales of the segment.
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Comments (3)
Bummer, that think looked pretty good. It could have been an image booster for Suzuki.
Posted by Gary | January 5, 2009 10:44 AM
Posted on January 5, 2009 10:44
dummies...
Posted by gilly | January 5, 2009 10:57 AM
Posted on January 5, 2009 10:57
Bummer indeed. I was really looking forward to that car and had even written to Suzuki USA to ask that they consider a manual transmission option for it. They could call it the GSX- R model to attract all their sport bike customers! It's too bad it is not to be. If they had offered that car with a 300+HP 3.6 liter engine and a good 6 speed manual tranny, it would have been a great sports sedan and a worthy successor to the recent Mazdaspeed 6 sedan with really little competition, short of spending $40k plus on one of the expensive Germans brands. The 3rd pedal is getting mighty scarce these days in the 6 cylinder sedans.
Posted by Remyj | January 5, 2009 11:17 AM
Posted on January 5, 2009 11:17