Suzuki SX4 gets a Puegeot diesel, overseas at least
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When our Autoblog colleague Chris Tutor spent a week with the Suzuki SX4 recently he came away less than impressed with the fuel economy. Chris only managed 21 mpg with the all-wheel-drive compact. Unfortunately for Americans enamored with the cute little SX4's styling, the current 2.0L AWD powertrain is the only setup available right now. Over in Europe, buyers now have a new option in the form of a Peugeot 1.6L diesel driving only the front wheels. That combination yields a more palatable 44.4 mpg (US) on the EU combined cycle. If Suzuki could offer a similar combination here for something close to the $15,000 price of the current AWD model, they might have a real winner.
[Source: AutoMotorPortal]
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Stéphane Dumas 3:25PM (11/04/2007)
didn't they had once the Fiat Multijet diesel engine in Europe? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_SX4
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Mattias 3:21AM (11/05/2007)
Yes, they had the FIAT diesels. Since GM losened connections with both FIAT and Suzuki, there is now no reason to insist on FIAT engines. Suzuki formerly used french diesels (Renault and PSA) and they still did during the GM times (the Jimny has an 1.5l Renault diesel).
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