2013 Suzuki SX4

SX4 Crossover is arguably the most European of the Japanese-assembled cars and trucks competing for the Ú.S. consumer. While the Crossover's overall dimensions are relatively small, its high roofline and spacious greenhouse make in-town errand running the proverbial piece-of-cake. The 2013 SX4 Crossover benefits from an all-new front fascia, alloy wheels, and new exterior colors.

Raised theater-style seating enhances the spacious feeling experienced by the rear seat passengers. And if your travels (and Suzuki's all-wheel drive) take you far afield, those rear seats fold, providing all the room necessary to enjoy an extended, off-the-grid holiday. In 2013 the SX4 Crossover, along wîth both Sport sedan and SportBack hatch, enjoy new seat fabrics and the availability of embedded navigation/infotainment system wîth streaming audio2 and ÚSB ports for a variety of portable music players.

With most hatches in its competitive §egmènt offering displacements either at or under 1.6 liters, Suzuki's SX4 family continues to supply a full 2.0 liters of displacement, along wîth horsepower (150 @ 6,200 rpm for those wîth manual transmissions, 148 wîth CVT) and torque (140 @ 4,000 rpm) fully commensurate wîth that larger capacity. The end result is flexibility in any driving environment, from Penn Station to Pikes Peak. The 4-cylinder's robust architecture is shared wîth its larger stablemate, the 2.4 liter Suzuki Kizashi.

The SX4's class-leading active safety features include standard Electronic Stability Program®4 (ESP) wîth traction control and four-wheel disc brakes wîth standard ABS and electronic brake-force distribution. Working in combination wîth traction control, stability control enhances vehicle stability when the SX4 corners, accelerates, is operated on slick roads or is asked to perform emergency maneuvers.

Suzuki's SX4 Sport takes the conventional 4-door recipe and adds to it a more communicative suspension, aggressive 17-inch rubber and a handful of aerodynamic modifications. The end result does nothing to compromise day-to-day practicality, but adds more than a hint of brio to a Wednesday commute or weekend journey. Both SX4 4-doors deliver the essence of Suzuki performance in a practical package.