So you want the speed of a sport bike with the stability of your favorite autocrosser, eh? If you’ve got the stomach to take sub 3.3-second 0-60 launches and 1.5 g’s on the skid pad, we’ve got the rig for you. It’s called the Scorpion Prodigy, and it’s powered by your choice of one of [...]
This is Grade A autoshite, plain and simple. The Chevy Sprint is no Chevy at all; it’s a captive import, made in Hamamatsu, Japan, by Suzuki. In fact, it’s a car you’d know otherwise as the Suzuki Swift or Geo Metro. And so far, you’re still not impressed. But consider the stats. It has a [...]
Nothing’s sacred, Fiends. Kawasaki has just announced its intention to withdraw from MotoGP. The company started with the series when it began in 2003 and hasn’t managed to secure a championship win since. Fans of the neon-green Kawasaki’s had their hopes set on a new set of drivers and new ZZ-XR racing bikes for 2009. [...]
Sad news from the world of rally: Suzuki has announced that it has no intention of campaigning in the 2009 World Rally Championship. As you might have guessed, all fingers point to “economic conditions” as reason for the withdrawal, though we have to venture the company’s performance in competition might have had something to do [...]
As you may have guessed, I’m a big kei car fan. Love the little guys. I also love the current, but soon to be old, Nissan Cube. Therefore you just know I’m going to be gaga over a kei car that looks just like the nearly-kei car Cube. In truth, the new-faced Alto Lapin (AKA Mazda [...]
Detroit’s looking more and more like that awkward company party no one wants to go to. Nissan and Infiniti have joined the ranks of car makers who have no desire to go freeze their collective tails off in the land of the Big Three. That’s a real shame considering that the two essentially stole the [...]
If you caught yesterday’s Truth vs. Fiends, you may recall our dear Loverman openly pondering as to whether or not Detroit will still be standing come January. It looks like yet another major automaker has jumped ship on next year’s auto show. Mitsubishi just announced that it has no plans to install a booth at [...]
Eat this, Ken Block! In today’s podcast, Lieberman and I were talking about the forthcoming Brabus tuned Smart car, and I mentioned having seen some vids of insane Hayabusa powered Smart cars. I appreciate that Hayabusa is the “go to” engine for making a total monster out of your light car, motorbike, ATV, Ariel Atom, [...]
If you’re not familiar with the legendary Suzuki Samurai, this headline might lead you to believe I’ve been huffing oven cleaner in a camping tent. I have, but that’s beside the point. The Suzuki Samurai is one of the best budget off-roaders in the history of time. With a wheelbase of about 6 inches, it’s [...]
We’re big fans of Suzuki’s SX4. All wheel drive performance for an absolute rock-bottom price tag and serious WRC cred make for an undeniable combination. Suzuki rolled out a few SX4’s for this year’s SEMA, including the turbo version you see up top. The company folks at the booth didn’t feel like dishing any specs [...]
