Category: Suzuki
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Suzuki Swift Sport ZC31S Buying Guide: Problems, Rust & Costs
A researched early Swift Sport guide covering ZC31S identity, gearbox checks, rust, handbrakes, tyres, timing chains, maintenance parts and hidden costs.
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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Suzuki Swift GTi
The original Suzuki Swift GTi used no turbocharger, supercharger or large-capacity engine. Instead, Suzuki combined a tiny twin-cam four-cylinder with a featherweight shell and close-ratio gearbox—then let the driver do the work. The result was one of the purest miniature hot hatches of its era. Here are ten facts behind the high-revving Swift. 1. In…
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Suzuki Wagon R+: UK History, Versions and Buying Guide
UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE Featured image: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; locally hosted. The Suzuki Wagon R+ brought Japanese tall-car thinking to British buyers before the idea became normal. Its upright body, short bonnet and wheels pushed towards the corners created remarkable passenger space from a tiny road footprint. The second-generation European model…
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Suzuki Baleno GSR 1.8: History, Specifications and Buying Guide
UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE Featured image: Spanish Coches, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; locally hosted. The Suzuki Baleno GSR 1.8 was an understated late-1990s warm hatch: a light three-door body, a chain-driven twin-cam engine producing about 120 bhp and almost no visual theatre. Sold officially in Britain after the Baleno facelift, it offered brisk…