This year's DriveLife's - Car of the Year awards has a great list of 60 vehicles to choose from. They’re divided across 11 award categories, each with their own criteria which we will cover as we move through each one.The system of eligibility is simple; vehicles can only considered if they have been fully reviewed by at least one...
Like the Suzuki Swift but want more space? The Baleno might be the car for you! Based on the last generation Suzuki Swift but with a bigger body, there’s now an RS version. How does it compare to the new Swift? We tested one for a week to find out.The RangeThere are four specs of Baleno available, starting with the GLX...
A lighter, more efficient new Suzuki Swift Sport model is set to be announced at the Frankfurt international motor show on September 12.This third generation Sport is based on the brand new Swift range which launched in
New Zealand in June. As the performance flagship model of the popular Swift lineup, the eagerly awaited hot hatch...
The current, familiar, and hugely popular Suzuki Swift has been around for nearly seven years. So it’s high time for a replacement, and that’s what Suzuki have provided. With a new lightweight platform, which is shared with the Baleno and Ignis, the new Swift offers more technology, new engines and with the weight loss from the...
SUV, anyone? We are awash with choices of compact/crossover SUVs at the moment. As someone who may be in the market for such a car, the S-Cross was pretty timely. I had just dropped off the Peugeot 2008 with its 1.2-litre turbo 3-cylinder engine, and then picked up the little Suzuki with its 1.4-litre turbo 4-cylinder engine.On top...
Suzuki’s new small hatchback is being marketed as a super-compact SUV. Well it’s small, and it’s quite tall, but is it an SUV? We tested one to find out.The RangeThere are four variants of the Ignis starting with the GLX manual at $18,990. This gets you five seats, cruise control, electric windows, electric mirrors,...
It needed to be a fight-back of epic proportions, but Wellington's Sloan Frost and his Suzuki GSX-R1000 were up for it.The final weekend of racing in this season's New Zealand Superbike Championships at Hampton Downs at the weekend went right down to the wire, with Frost sensationally overcoming a massive points deficit to eventually...
Before you read on, know my knowledge of old Japanese cars is quite limited. By limited I mean it extends to reading the badges on the back. That’s about it. So if you’re hoping for an educational piece I can only apologise.But going to this show was a great experience even for someone as inept at classic JDMs as me. This is...
From the RWB meet in Roppongi straight to Odaiba over the Rainbow Bridge for the Super Street meet, the night before the Tokyo Auto Salon this year was absolutely crazy. The scene that greeted us at Odaiba was like something out of a movie franchise mixed with a bit of an underground racing game.Traffic jams consisting purely of...
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