What you are describing is engine breaking, and if it is slippery it is almost always a better idea than hitting the breaks. Engine breaking is a large part of what makes manual transmission cars superior in the snow... It's engine braking... And no, "breaking" (as in invalidate, ruin, fr...

..so far for India at least. ---- Marutis to wear VW, Skoda badges http://cdn.images.autocar.co.uk/612x408FFFFFFF/Car/Volkswagen/Concepts/Volkswagen-Concepts-1210101035377731600x1060.jpg http://cdn.images.autocar.co.uk/612x408FFFFFF/Car/Skoda/Concepts/Skoda-Concepts-1210101037144331600x1060.jpg Indi...

Here in Los Angeles/Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley, I've been seeing more and more Kizashis on the road (post 1yr from introduction)..considering the limited Suzuki dealers that are few and far between in the SoCal market, I'd say it is a good "omen"...

One other note on the oil is that you shouldn't switch brands or oil types very often. Once you switch to synthetic from dino..it is preferable to stay synthetic using the right grade/weight as per Suzuki spec for the Kizashi...5w30 if I'm not mistaken. Regarding brand switching though...even betwe...

Wow..no coverage/mention at all here at Kizashi Club of this ultimate long-term Kizashi road test. :roll: http://www.suzukiauto.com/allpoints/events/road-trip/ Well, for you guys out of the loop...the EPIC journey in a Kizashi (two in fact, along with two Equator support trucks and a V-Strom 650) ha...

I got an email from Suzuki of Wichita too...quite an interesting Suzuki dealer (despite the rampant dealer closures lately). Should I finally pull the trigger to get a Kizashi (or a New Swift to these shores), with low prices and free shipping..I won't hesitate getting my second online car purchase ...

gaww wrote:

GREG wrote:good to hear it Nj !! I might go with 0w-40 after a few more miles of break in.

I assume that 0w was a typo....

0w- (as in 0w20, 0w30 or 0w40..) syn oil is nothing new...been using 0w30 German Castrol Syntec in my turbo 1.8T.

Another question is would you like to see 1. a Turbo Diesel engine 2. a V6 engine 3. a high output 4 cyl turbo 4. I like the way my engine is. I thought this was interesting. Maybe They are seriously considering adding some sort of turbo to the Kizashi? Looks pretty much like a survey for a...VW so...

Found the recall article too from Autoblog...a very minor recall, nothing to fuss about really compared to other makes (i.e. :shock: Toyota :shock: , etc) --- Suzuki Kizashi hits the recall skids over dashboard safety issue by Zach Bowman (RSS feed) on Jun 30th, 2010 at 5:21PM "Bad news for th...

TheHolyGhost wrote:Definitely not room for a US plate on there

No biggie..if sold here, a USDM spec rear bumper would be grafted anyways, and with it surely a deeper slot to fit the stubby US plates.