Suzuki SX4

The SX4 is designed to plug the gap between the new Grand Vitara off-roader and Swift small hatch in the Suzuki line-up as it progressively updates its model range. Consequently it is a more modern machine than cars like the Liana and Wagon-R+ it still produces. The SX4 is a five-door hatchback with the option of four-wheel drive, although it lacks the ground clearance and axle articulation to cope with any sort of rugged terrain. It's offered with two subtly different body styles, one featuring chunky off-road styling in the form of roof-bars and extra wheel arch mouldings and other protective bodywork while this is absent on the other more conventional passenger car bodystyle. The SX4 was actually developed in collaboration with Fiat, who provided the diesel engine and offer a near identical model called the Sedici.

GL, GLX, DDIS

There are two spec levels: GL and GLX. The GL model has an equipment tally that features front electric windows, electric door mirrors, central locking, air-conditioning, CD player, tinted glass, on-board computer, a cigarette lighter and an extra accessory socket. The GLX gets additional levels of equipment which include rear electric windows, heated door mirrors, keyless start (where the key remains in the driver's pocket yet the car can still be started), front fog lamps, alloy wheels, roof rails, wheel arch extensions and additional body moulding giving a more rugged look, and underbody skid plates. The 4GRIP GLX model is identically equipped but features the four-wheel drive system in addition.

1.9 DDIS