Kizashi Club

I found a seller on Amazon that has some officially licensed Kizashi and Suzuki key chains and license plates. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aag/main?ie=UT ... CV4J6ENM7Y. I got one of the key chains and it's pretty nice.

WIKizashi wrote:I found a seller on Amazon that has some officially licensed Kizashi and Suzuki key chains and license plates. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aag/main?ie=UT ... CV4J6ENM7Y. I got one of the key chains and it's pretty nice.

Which one did you get? What's it look like in real life? Like the picture?

Hey, what's this?!?! Kizashi 3?


Prototype we never knew about? Look at those exhaust finishers and location!

I got the black, teardrop key chain. It feels pretty solid and the metal has some weight to it. I might order the license plate frame, too.

SamirD wrote:
Hey, what's this?!?! Kizashi 3?


Prototype we never knew about? Look at those exhaust finishers and location!

This was the last of the three Kizashi concepts.
There were three that Suzuki released and all were called the Kizashi. One was a wagon (Kizashi Concept), the second a cross-over (Kizashi Concept 2) and the last was the sedan that you see (Kizashi Concept 3). The sedan was the concept vehicle that set the design for the production model.

Here are all the Kizashi concepts.

I'm glad they got their wits about them and decided to go with the third one.

Here's a video on them.
Towards the end, the presenter talks about the Kizashi concept sedan and how it's a 300HP 3.6 liter V6 with a 6 speed auto and AWD. Quite different from production model.


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I think all of that stuff was supposed to be GM sourced. At the time they were still working with GM.

KansasKid wrote:I'm glad they got their wits about them and decided to go with the third one.

I dunno. I think that wagon concept is sweet.

Moto wrote:I think all of that stuff was supposed to be GM sourced. At the time they were still working with GM.

Thank God this didn't happen or the cars we love might have been just rebadged Malibus.

SamirD wrote: Thank God this didn't happen or the cars we love might have been just rebadged Malibus.

Na, GM would have supplied the powertrains like the engine and maybe the transmission. While I don't think the J24B engine we have is anything bad, the Kizashi would have been a better if it had a larger/forced induction engine option.
After GM dissolved their stake in Suzuki, Suzuki sought VW for some powerplants but that deal fizzled too. Hence, the Kizashi and other larger Suzukis like the Grand Vitara ended up with the 2.4 liter engine that was Suzuki's own.

Also, I must say I like that white crossover Kizashi quite a bit.

KuroNekko wrote:

SamirD wrote: Thank God this didn't happen or the cars we love might have been just rebadged Malibus.

Na, GM would have supplied the powertrains like the engine and maybe the transmission. While I don't think the J24B engine we have is anything bad, the Kizashi would have been a better if it had a larger/forced induction engine option.
After GM dissolved their stake in Suzuki, Suzuki sought VW for some powerplants but that deal fizzled too. Hence, the Kizashi and other larger Suzukis like the Grand Vitara ended up with the 2.4 liter engine that was Suzuki's own.

Also, I must say I like that white crossover Kizashi quite a bit.

I'm kinda glad the vw deal didn't happen too as vw stuff can be so difficult to work on. Japanese simplicity is nice.

That crossover's wheels are interesting. Especially the curb rash protecting 'fangs' that overhang the tire.