In the us the October sales for 2011 kizashis were down 38% from last October.It sure doesn't look good.my local dealership ( Ontario) has two on the lot.maybe 8 cars in total.

Here is an interesting article about how automatic transmissions rob hp.
http://www.carsdirect.com/car-maintenan ... nsmissions

Stupid me ,obviously the 5hp drop is due to power needs of the transmission itself.

Is the power reduction an indication that the cvt is not the robust.if so that would make any power mods out of the question.

I am in he market for a new car.After looking at Altima(too common),accord(have one)Camry(too bland) I have decided I like the Kizashi the best.Love the style and handling,engine and cvt not so much.I have read that sales of all suzuki cars are off 47% in north america and in Canada sales for Octobe...