First the Spies call this new SUV a winner, now USA Today confirms it

First the Spies call this new SUV a winner, now USA Today confirms it
Every once in a while we get pleasantly surprised by a car or a manufacturer because they bring out something that you never thought they were capable of.

In the case of this new SUV, this couldn't be more true.

These guys keep executing on all levels and bringing really well done products to market. Watch out for them in 2007.

Review:

For its XL7, Suzuki lengthened the body (but not the wheelbase) of the midsize crossover utility vehicles some 9 inches so that a third-row seat fits inside. It also improved pretty much everything else about the vehicles that, sold under their GM nameplates, feel crude. For Suzuki being a bit player in the U.S. car market, such pleasing results are unexpected.


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flozel1flozel1 - 12/15/2006 12:11:30 PM
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Suzuki won?!?!

Ok, that's funny. Now...who REALLY won.


silverarrow2silverarrow2 - 12/15/2006 12:41:45 PM
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To each is own.


EL34EL34 - 12/15/2006 12:46:46 PM
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That is a chick SUV for sure.


silverarrow2silverarrow2 - 12/15/2006 3:36:18 PM
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In their comercial don't you see how the guys look gay?

What kind of guys would be driving an SUV and be afraid because some bikers are behind them?

I won't care, I'll tell them, you want? then come get some. But this guys were wetting their pants off.



OccarnutOccarnut - 12/16/2006 11:19:48 AM
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silverarrow2...and so what if they are gay?


kart1kart1 - 12/15/2006 12:55:40 PM
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The regular Grand Vitara doesn't look bad, yet this one definitely needs to do something with its headlights.


DieselRulesDieselRules - 12/15/2006 1:21:05 PM
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Totally agree ...... ugly!

But Suzuki is doing great.
They build almost as many cars as Honda.


courtstonecourtstone - 12/15/2006 3:25:35 PM
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No they don't.... neither do they sale as many cars as Honda. There is NO comparison between Suzuki and Honda.


OccarnutOccarnut - 12/16/2006 11:15:31 AM
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Courtstone...believe it or not they do...check your worldwide sales figures...Suzuki on the global scale is huge..it is only here in the US that they struggle. If they can get rid of the current Japanese management and allow some of the talent to run things here that should change.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 12/16/2006 4:34:10 PM
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Suzuki in Japan is, by far, the best-seller of small cars. It's only here where we think they suck.

Otherwise- this car isn't the same as the Grand Vitara anymore, for whoever said that. They're quite different, inside and out. Before, the XL-7 was just a stretched version- but not anymore.


silverarrow2silverarrow2 - 12/15/2006 3:44:51 PM
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Some designs may work well for Japan, but not the great U.S. of A.


mstangpny07mstangpny07 - 12/15/2006 4:46:00 PM
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I would MUCH rather drive the Mitsu Outlander. It's so much better of a car.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 12/16/2006 4:34:37 PM
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Oh, and I know you've had so much experience with them both...

Geez...


07mcs07mcs - 12/18/2006 1:18:28 PM
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The Outlander is ugly looking and a crap car. My friend had many mitusubishi's and he told me they were not reliable, he later changed to Honda.


rockerrocker - 12/17/2006 1:32:15 AM
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A dude at work has a Hayabusa. It so totally rocks.


jt716jt716 - 12/18/2006 7:56:50 PM
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Doesn't the front end look a bit like the edge with Ford's trademark chrome grill? Even the headlights are a bit similar? Correct me if I'm wrong!
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