Suzuki Kizashi test drive since 2009 sedan

Suzuki Kizashi. The issue of price

Suzuki peremptorily into a segment of the segment D, which had been well -established, where the alignment of forces has long been known. But resting his fists in the sides, Suzuki confidently declares: I, a proud manufacturer of motorcycles, mini-kars and small SUVs, intend to show you how to do the sport-sedans of the D-class. Funny? Incredible? Delusional? We'll figure out.

Even at a press conference dedicated to the Russian launch of the car, the president of Suzuki Motor Rus Sager Suji said that the main competitor of the car Passat himself! That, creating Kizashi, the Japanese kept only the best representatives of the class in the mind and tried to surpass each in all respects.


Due to the large wide wheels, pumped up arches and short overhangs, Kizashi makes a very good external impression. Feed is one of the most successful parts. Here you have a high trunk, and spectacular lighting technology, and an original bordering pipe of the exhaust system

Any school of automotive industry has characteristic national features, a kind of charisma is what these cars love and find out. So Kizashi was decided to make Japanese. So that they love and recognize him exactly as the Japanese. Therefore, the name for the global model was invented in Japanese. It means something like the expectation of great changes. By the way, the font is also intentionally made in the Japanese style.

A meticulous car admirer will probably remember that Suzuki was already trying to perform in the segment D, however, only in America. However, this performance turned out to be unsuccessful. The Verona model was sold for only two years, from 2004 to 2006, and, having failed, was discontinued. In addition, it was not Suzuki at all, but a disguised Daewoo Magnus child Bange Engineering.


The front suspension is a typical MacPherson, and a compact multi -link is at the back. The motor went to the car from Vitara. The 2.4-liter in-line four is made of aluminum and a little forced it issues 178 hp due to the new firmware and the altered intake manifold. The power is transmitted to wheels through six-speed mechanics (for the most affordable front-wheel drive version) and the variator (for front and all-wheel drive machines)

The Kizashi body is built using modern technologies and materials. High -strength steel and laser welding method, according to developers, provide the car with one of the highest rates in the toughness class. 80 percent of the body steel is galvanized.


Kizashi is good in detail, but on the mirrors its creators saved. Now it is considered the rule of good tone to supply them with repeaters of the turning indicators. Kizashi is equipped with a non -clock access system. The door opens after pressing a small rubber button on the handle. Repeated pressing the button, but already on the front panel, wakes up a 2.4-liter aluminum engine. The engine works quietly at idle, without loading the body vibrations

The base machine is estimated at 995,000 rubles (in standard equipment: 7 pillows, fabric salon, electric package, two-zone climate control, heating seats, an audio system with MP3, 16-inch stamped discs). By paying 180,000 rubles, you can get a front -wheel drive Kizashi with a variator. Here is a richer equipment: a leather salon, bixenon headlights, hatch, assistance when starting a mountain, a 425-watt RockFord Fosgate audio system, 18-inch discs, front seats, cruise control, chip-key, starting from a button. Full -wheel drive plus another 80,000 rubles. As a result, the machine tested by us with all options cost 1,255,000 rubles! Didn't the guys from Suzuki a lot for their first experiment?

Do you like Kizashi? Personally, yes, yes. A tightly knocked down wide silhouette, short overhangs, muscular sides, a high window sill, a spectacular back of the fashionable decorative peaks of the exhaust (they, according to the designers, resemble Suzuki motorcycle merits). True, the first, darkened layer of chromium on the false radiator grille has already begun to exfoliate. Russian winter is heavy ...


The interior is solid, solid, with a fair amount of conservatism. It looks good. The tidy is pretty, but the pile of scales and numbers complicates reading

The salon is made in a classic style. The front panel with silver inserts has a symmetrical look, pretty devices lurked under the visor. True, the digitization is small, and the breath scales seem superfluous. The front panel is partially trimmed with soft plastic where it is most likely touching the passenger’s hand, but the torpedo is completely tough on top. I liked the chairs covered with perforated skin. In leather vestments and multifunctional leather steering wheel with a gear lever. True, there was immediately a complaint to the quality of the site around the casing of the gearbox lever is crooked. If you press it, then she seems to get back into the groove, but later leaves again. Perhaps this is the cost of a particular copy. From the joys of life, it is also necessary to note the electro-regulation of the front seats, a separate climate control and a bass 425-watt RockFord Fosgate audio system with a subwoofer.


The seats are comfortable, moderately tough, with a pronounced and functional profile. True, the nuances may depend on the driver’s complexion. Perforated skin is pleasant to the touch, three -stage heating in the frost about 15 degrees promptly warm the skin. Management of a radio or separate climate does not cause problems. True, the twins of the climate installation appeared somewhat flimsy. In the central console, ordinary monochrome displays of the audio system and separate climate

It’s spacious inside, there is a lot of space above your head, even though our car is equipped with a hatch. At the back, I quite comfortably sit down behind myself with a height of 188 cm. True in the second row, the roof is already more ominous over the crown. As for ergonomics, there are no complaints here. The adjustments of the chair are enough both in height and in the longitudinal direction (the steering wheel is also regulated in two planes).


The trunk is not the largest by the standards of a class of only 461 liters. It is good that it is possible to fold the back of the back row in a proportion of 60:40. Watching a long -meter, you must be careful so as not to hurt the subwoofer built into the regiment

When the car is touching, I immediately remember Saher Shoji and his comparison of Kizashi with Volkswagen Passat. The tread here is indeed European. The sedan clearly repeats the profile of the road, almost does not roll and does not know what squats are on acceleration and slander to the nose on braking. The steering wheel is equipped with an electric power and generates feedback is also quite easy to park in folkvagenovsky, at good speed it is poured with a pleasant weight. In the bend, the feedback is sufficient, but still, having rolled into the car, you begin to feel a synthetic taste ... However, he does not spoil the impressions of the rulers. The machine is moderately acute and completely adequate. Reacts to the turns of the steering wheel to the extent when you can enjoy the process.


The aluminum engine in January frosts consumed about 10 liters of fuel on the highway, and in the city from 12 to 15, depending on the driving style

But it is possible not only a steering wheel to steer a sport-sedan. Do not forget that Kizashi is equipped with an I-AWD all-wheel drive system, which is ahead of the advance, practically not allowing even a small slip of the front wheels (in a few days of the test I only caught the car once). Given the weather conditions and features of the driver’s driving, I-AWD closes the coupling in advance, providing reliable all-wheel drive acceleration from the place. By the way, the Kizashi suspension was originally tuned and created as an all -wheel drive car, but with a simple pressing of the key it can be converted into a monotive mode.

In corners, the Japanese justifies the title of sports, and in this case it is possible to completely turn off the stabilization system. After all, the suspension and all -wheel drive settings are able to provide a fascinating winter drift. Yes, and a wide non -navigable Yokohama with mediocre coupling properties strives to send the car in sliding. In the limit of Kizashi is understandable. At first, there is a slight slide in the front line, which can be minimized in advance of the discharge of gas. Then the skid of the rear axle begins to develop smoothly. Here you can actively pedal the moment quickly transmitted to the rear wheels, and the car is already behaved as rear-room drive. The trajectory can now be shifted to the accelerator pedal. By the way, it acts quite promptly. Provides good connection with the motor.

In order for Kizashi to become completely sports, you should transfer the variator into manual mode. The fixed steps turned out to be very short, and this perfectly reveals the nature of the reserved motor. Growing nicely, the sedan briskly accelerates and reacts sharply to a change in fuel supply. And the elastic hard suspension here falls in a suit. True, pits and potholes must be bypassed, otherwise there is a big chance to get a tangible blow to a massive wheel with low -profile rubber. Still, for the half-wable winter roads of Moscow, the energy intensity of the chassis of Kizashi sometimes lacks. But if the coverage of the route is decent quality, then Kizashi is in its element.

The sedan has good aerodynamics, and it is predictable and understandable at high speed. True, does not like ruts. There are no complaints about brakes. The intensity of slowdown is dosed in sporting power of pressing the pedal, not its course.

By the way, the fastest Kizashi is now not at all the one on our test, but the cheapest, with a drive for one axis. In the future, this misunderstanding is most likely eliminated by introducing V6 hood. The appearance of a hybrid version is also possible.


Kizashi loves fast driving. And on slippery coatings too

Now we can only state that with all the indisputable advantages of the car, it is still too unusual in order to have a price at the level of recognized genre's recognized characteristics with similar characteristics. Still, this machine should be a little more accessible and conquer the audience not only with quality, but also in price. If you abstract from the price, then Kizashi liked it. It is nice to drive him, and it is comfortable to be in it. This is a full -fledged representative of such a diverse segment D. He certainly has the right to life here. But what is the price of the price.



Leonty Tyutelev
Photo by the author

Story
The Japanese announced their desire to create a large passenger car in 2007, rolling out the dashing concept of Kizashi (above) on a pedestal in Frankfurt. A year later, in New York, everyone stared at the Kizashi 2 crossover (in the middle). Then there was Kizashi 3 closest to the serial car. Finally, the Kizashi-Serial showed up last year. Of course, the car is far from the conceptual relatives, but it must still be admitted that she caught the mood of those models and turned out to be original

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Volkswagen Passat from 789 thousand rubles
Sedan from 789 thousand rubles to 1 million 409 thousand rubles; Universal from 880 thousand rubles to 1 million 273 thousand rubles.

Modifications: 1.6 (102 hp) MT, 1.4 TSI (122 hp) dsg, 1.4 TSI (122 hp) MT, 1.8 TSI (152 hp) dsg, 1.8 tsi (152 l . S.) MT, 2.0 FSI (150 hp) 4Motion MT, 2.0 TDI (140 hp) DSG, 2.0 TDI (140 hp) MT, 2.0 TSI (200 hp) AT .

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Mazda6 from 739 thousand rubles
Sedan from 739 thousand rubles to 1 million 158 thousand rubles; Hatchback from 811 thousand rubles to 1 million 176 thousand rubles.

Modifications: 1.8 (120 hp) mt, 2.0 (147 hp) at, 2.0 (147 hp) mt, 2.5 (170 hp) at, 2.5 (170 hp) MT.

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Toyota Avensis from 879 thousand rubles
Sedan from 879 thousand rubles to 1 million 379 thousand rubles; Universal from 949 thousand rubles to 1 million 474 thousand rubles.

Modifications: 1.8 (147 hp) cvt, 1.8 (147 hp) MT, 2.0 (152 hp) CVT.

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Honda Accord from 985 thousand 300 rubles
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Modifications: 2.0 (156 hp) at, 2.0 (156 hp) MT, 2.4 (201 l.S.) AT, 2.4 (201 l.S.) MT.

Warranty 3 years or 100,000 km of run

Chevrolet Epica from 657 thousand 900 rubles
Sedan from 657 thousand 900 rubles to 848 thousand 900 rubles.

Modifications: 2.0 (143 hp) at, 2.0 (143 hp) MT.

2 years warranty without mileage restriction

Hyundai New Sonata from 899 thousand 900 rubles
Sedan from 899 thousand 900 rubles to 1 million 208 thousand 900 rubles.

Modifications: 2.0 (150 hp) at, 2.0 (150 hp) MT, 2.4 (178 hp) at.

Warranty 3 years or 100,000 km of run

Opel Insignia from 837 thousand 300 rubles
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Modifications: 1.6 (115 hp) MT, 1.8 MT (140 hp), 1.6t (180 hp) MT, 2.0 dt (130 hp) AT, 2.0 dt (130 p. p.) MT, 2.0 DTH (160 hp) AT, 2.0T (220 hp) AT, 2.0T (220 hp) MT, 2.0t (220 hp) 4x4 AT, 2.0t (220 hp) 4x4 MT, 2.8T (260 hp) 4x4 AT, 2.8T (260 hp) 4x4 MT. In 2009, 832 cars were sold.

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Ford Mondeo from 699 thousand rubles
Hatchback from 963 thousand rubles to 1 million 113 thousand 500 rubles; sedan from 699 thousand rubles to 1 million 138 thousand 500 rubles; Universal from 978 thousand rubles to 1 million 247 thousand rubles.
Modifications: 1.6 (120 hp) MT, 2.0 (140 hp) AT, 2.0 (145 hp) MT, 2.0 (200 hp) AT, 2.0 (240 hp) AT, 2.3 (160 hp) AT.

Warranty 3 years or 100,000 km of run

Skoda Superb
Hatchback from 899 thousand rubles to 1 million 154 thousand rubles; Universal from 1 million 349 thousand rubles.

Modifications: 1.8 TSI (152 hp) DSG, 1.8 TSI (152 hp) MT, 2.0 TDI (140 hp) DSG, 2.0 TSI (200 hp) AT.

2 years warranty without mileage restriction

Renault Latitude
Sedan from 835 thousand rubles to 1 million 225 thousand rubles.

Modifications: 2.0 (139 hp) cvt, 2.5 (177 hp) at.

Warranty 3 years or 100,000 km of run

Nissan Teana
Sedan from 969 thousand rubles to 1 million 391 thousand rubles.

Modifications: 2.5 (167 hp) 4WD CVT, 2.5 (182 hp) at, 3.5 (249 hp) at.

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