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30 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday November 14, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com New innovations from Suzuki Continued from Page 29 The X-HEAD cross-utility vehicle offers big rig machismo with compact maneuverability, combined with the very real off-road abilities inherited from Jimny and Grand Vitara (Escudo). Presented at the show in four load variations ranging from a camper box to rescue packaging complete with hydraulic claw/crane, the X-HEAD features forehead-slapping innovations such as folddown pickup side shelving and storage. Other manufacturers will either adopt this feature or spend the next few years kicking themselves. I've seen some internet mocking of its Tonka toy looks but, hey, most pickup truck owners I know are just overgrown kids anyways. Ship over a boat load of X-HEADs as-is and they'd sell out in no time. The PALETTE takes the basics of the squarish minicar concept to a further evolution but the Splash is the real world, Euro replacement for the popular WagonR cube wagon, to be built in Hungary and scheduled for a spring 2008 release. We recently saw the SX4 sedan debut in Canada and at the Tokyo Motor Show, Suzuki unveiled the ultimate SX4 sedan derivative, the SX4 WRC rally car, ready for its debut in the Rallye de France, where it made its first run under real competition conditions. The SX4 WRC will also run in the Wales Rally GB later in the year, its last test before Suzuki begins its first full World Rally Championship season in January 2008. And, although not shown at this show, I can tell you that Suzuki will soon be bringing a pickup truck to Canada, as well. In Japan, Suzuki builds a mini-car (the Moco, based on their MR Wagon) for Nissan. Keeping their end of the bargain, Nissan's plant in Smyrna, Tennessee will soon be building a 2009 Suzuki-badged version of their Frontier pickup for sale in Canada and the U.S. Expect its debut at the Chicago Auto Show next spring. With this range of six world premiere reveals, ranging from the fantastic to near future at one of the world's most important automotive shows, and with a present lineup already broadening and slated towards growing ecological and fuel economy concerns, Suzuki is wellpositioned for future growth in sales and stature. (ABOVE) The next step in the Kazashi concept evolution, the Kizashi 2 crossover sports wagon features a 3.6-litre V6 engine, the highest-displacement engine ever used by Suzuki, along with aggressive styling to match and is an indicator of the design direction of a vehicle slated for production within the next few years. (RIGHT) The X-HEAD cross-utility vehicle offers big truck attitude in a compact package brimming with versatile load choices and innovative storage and work shelf spaces within its pickup truck sidewalls. OAKVILLE HON DA HONDA F EACE O P MIND 00E All Pre-Owned 0 T HONDA $ 2 EBA R SALE!! SALE ENDS NOVEMBER 17, 2007 Comple IFIED te Ve History hicle VER ODYSSEYS 00 0BATE $2E R 0 0ATE $ 10 B RE All Pre-Owned HONDA SUV's 0 0ATE 5 $ 1 EB R UP TO All Pre-Owned HONDA All All Pre-Owned HONDA CIVICS ACCORDS 0A0E 0T $ 4 EB R OFF-MAKE VEHICLES TOP TRADE W! ALLOWANCE ON WO CANADIAN VEHICLES! FINANCING FROM THINKING HONDA... THINK OAKVILLE HONDA 500 Iroquois Shore Rd. Oakville 2.9% 1-800-915-0430