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2010 Suzuki Kizashi

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Ruykava

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You are right, the Kizashi is the pick IF YOU WANT A MORE PERFORMANCE ORIENTED, NIMBLE DRIVE.

 

But as always, it is a balance of priorities...

 

If you want more space, and a more comfort oriented ride, then the Camry beats the Kizashi hands down....

 

Its a shame that when buying cars we can't have it all [laugh]

 

I'm just very curious: with just around 180bhp, FWD, and CVT, why is the Kizashi sporty? Is the chasis or steering really that great? Maybe those who have actually driven it can comment?

 

I used to drive LGT (still miss that torque) and now on 159 (damn good looking and nice handling, though it really isn't THAT fast), so this is the ideal size / performance segment for me. Maybe will go down for a test drive to see how it is....

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Darryn

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i also think this car not bad la some more got 6 airbag ley just the price quite high thats all

 

Huh? It's very noticably cheaper than some other very notable 2.4s....

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Isc10096

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Im driving a kizashi now, its an engaging and sporty drive not in the sense of a large CC FI drive (i.e. WRX, EVO etc). But that does not mean the power cannot be felt. A way to describe / differentiate is that power for kizashi comes as a long smooth line as opposed to my previous rides (SH09 XT and Bravo) which I will describe as pulllllllllll lapse, pullllllll lapse. Due to insulation, I did not know the speedometer jumped until I looked at it although I hadn't have a chance to exceed 4k RPM.

 

Body roll when going around corners / bends is also barely noticeable for me and the seat supports me pretty well. (a few bends that I usually go will be clementi avenue 6 from PIE, lornie road to PIE tuas and KJE to BKE towards PIE curve . Three at about 70 - 75km/h)) Looks wise I guess it differs from person to person, some prefer camry / accord, some prefer mazda 6 / mark X / kizashi. I was actually looking at the mazda 6 / mark X too, but went for the kizashi after the test drive as it does show a difference in trim / equipment level / performance for that price.

 

Hope the above provides a bit of help for anyone here considering the kizashi.

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Dice

Dice

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Im driving a kizashi, agree with darryn that kizashi's main comparison should be with mazda 6 or 159. very quiet interior, and a good smooth drive so far. hee..i bumped the rims up to 19" once the car rolled out of the warehouse. [laugh]

 

yo bro, which 19" rims did u get? i saw from researching the web there is a kizashi sport version launched in USA... only exterior changes but has a diff rim from the one locally.

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Isc10096

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yo bro, which 19" rims did u get? i saw from researching the web there is a kizashi sport version launched in USA... only exterior changes but has a diff rim from the one locally.

 

im using silver prodrive gc-05k [laugh]

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Happily1986

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i saw a silver grey kizashi turning out into commonwealth ave west towards jurong from clementi central. First impression, seems quite rolly polly. doesn't give me the impression that it is surefooted and can corner like it is on rails. lol

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Babyt

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Im driving a kizashi now, its an engaging and sporty drive not in the sense of a large CC FI drive (i.e. WRX, EVO etc). But that does not mean the power cannot be felt. A way to describe / differentiate is that power for kizashi comes as a long smooth line as opposed to my previous rides (SH09 XT and Bravo) which I will describe as pulllllllllll lapse, pullllllll lapse. Due to insulation, I did not know the speedometer jumped until I looked at it although I hadn't have a chance to exceed 4k RPM.

 

bro, that is the characteristic of CVT...u dont get the pull lapse feeling but the bad thing is, even how hard u pedal ur gas, it will still speed up gradually...u cant step more gas to let it accelerate faster.

 

i am driving qashqai with cvt...its a nice drive on highway and up slope but suck when u need to dash amber light at low speed.

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Isc10096

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bro, is your kizashi by any chance in grey? always see a grey one around bukit panjang area..

 

Eh hahaha yep mine is in grey. Im always around bukit panjang area..think maybe thats me.. :D

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Isc10096

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bro, that is the characteristic of CVT...u dont get the pull lapse feeling but the bad thing is, even how hard u pedal ur gas, it will still speed up gradually...u cant step more gas to let it accelerate faster.

 

i am driving qashqai with cvt...its a nice drive on highway and up slope but suck when u need to dash amber light at low speed.

 

For me when I want to chiong, I will swtich to paddle shifts, don't step the paddle in a gradual manner, push it down fast and hard, revs go up pretty fast than change gear with paddle shifts. Kind of helps for me. :D

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Dice

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nice jugs [grin] .... i mean nice review! [drivingcar]

 

almost all the cars mentioned are in this comparison, short comparison... fair or not u decide

bro ISC, does the SG spec kizashi comes with rockford fosgate HU?

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Isc10096

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nice jugs [grin] .... i mean nice review! [drivingcar]

 

almost all the cars mentioned are in this comparison, short comparison... fair or not u decide

bro ISC, does the SG spec kizashi comes with rockford fosgate HU?

 

nope, it does not come with the premium system. there are many trims overseas. I will say the sg trim is everything in the max out trim except 1) sunroof 2) awd 3) the premium sound system. but the one we get is actually 7.1. pretty good bass and sound quality.well..at least to me and my friends.

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Dice

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nope, it does not come with the premium system. there are many trims overseas. I will say the sg trim is everything in the max out trim except 1) sunroof 2) awd 3) the premium sound system. but the one we get is actually 7.1. pretty good bass and sound quality.well..at least to me and my friends.

 

bro mind PM'g me the price package u got? haha, need to write proposal to OC... so far how's the FC?? i seriously considering this ride coz i think after researching on web and been to showroom that this car has loads of value for money features. haha i driving the 1.5L suzie now as well... all other cars just priced-gone-mad liao!

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Coupecabriolet

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nice jugs [grin] .... i mean nice review! [drivingcar]

 

almost all the cars mentioned are in this comparison, short comparison... fair or not u decide

bro ISC, does the SG spec kizashi comes with rockford fosgate HU?

 

well among the models tested in the video.. i only have eyes on the hyundai i45 and suzuki kizashi to be honest.

 

but in singapore, even if you have 21732213214 reviews saying both are best of the fleet of cars tested..

 

people will still buy camry more than these 2 models added together (rough estimate only hor) [laugh]

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