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To complete its Alto subcompact, APV minivan, Vitara sport-ute and
Swift hatchback model lineup, Suzuki Phils. Inc. on May 30 launched
the SX4 Sedan to mark its entry to the country’s competitive sedan
segment. Suzuki said its new model, which carries the carmaker’s
“Show the Way Ahead” tagline, is a car that’s aimed at
successful consumers who are “passionate about their work and have
a tremendous zest for life.”
Suzuki, which is also known as a manufacturer of
exhilirating motorcycles, said the SX4 Sedan was created by the same
team that won worldwide acclaim with the Swift. The carmaker added
that it has in recent years demonstrated its capability of building
automobiles that boast of advanced engineering and unique designs,
and that the SX4 Sedan is the latest proof of this as the car offers
optimum driving performance and can definitely compete with its
sedan counterparts sold in the local market.
The SX4 Sedan is imported from Japan as a
compeletely built unit, Suzuki bared. The car is powered by the
company’s M16A engine, which is a DOHC, 16-valve, 1.6-liter
four-cylinder power plant that produces 102 horsepower at 5,500 rpm
and 145 Newton-meter of torque at 4,200 rpm. It is mated to a
gate-type four-speed automatic transmission.
The car rolls on 15-inch alloy wheels that are
wrapped in 195/65 R15 tires, and its suspension system is composed
of McPherson struts with coil springs in front and torsion beam with
coil springs in the rear. The SX4 turns by rack-and-pinion steering
with speed-sensitive power assist—ensuring precise handling,
Suzuki said—and stops by ventilated discs in front and leading and
trailing drums at the rear.
According to Suzuki, the SX4 Sedan is dynamic
looking yet elegant with its body-colored bumpers, door handles and
side-view mirrors while halogen headlights and tinted glass further
add to its upscale styling. Its interior has cloth reclining front
bucket seats with head restraints, a driver’s footrest, tilting
steering wheel that’s wrapped in leather and flaunts audio
controls, lights-on and key-in-ignition reminders, low-fuel
indicator, power door locks, remote keyless entry equipped with
panic function, electric rear hatch release and easily accessible
fuel door release.
Other premium features the SX4 Sedan has are
automatic air-conditioning unit, an integrated audio system composed
of a CD/MP3 player and eight speakers and variable-speed
intermittent wipers.
Suzuki said passenger safety is likewise a
strength of the new SX4 Sedan as it comes with numerous active and
passive safety features. The car has a triangular A-pillar glass on
each side to eliminate blind spots, four-wheel antilock braking
system with brake assist, driver and front-passenger frontal air
bags, three-point ELR seatbelts in all seats, child safety rear door
locks and sturdy side-impact beams residing inside the doors.
Color options offered are Pearl White, Silky
Silver Metallic, Pearl Nocturne Blue, Pearl Classy Red and Bluish
Black. Suzuki pegs the SX4 Sedan’s introductory price at P814,000.
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