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Suzuki GB PLC is pleased to announce that the new Swift Sport which goes on sale on the 16th January has been awarded a 'Best Buy' accolade at the prestigious 2012 What Car? Magazine awards. The new performance flagship of the Swift model range was comprehensively judged by the editorial team and the final conclusion resulted in it receiving the 'Best Buy Hot hatch' for less than £15,000, toppling a close competitor's hold in this category for the first time since 2010.

SearchChicago have published a review of the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi SLS sedan. 'Inside the cabin of the Kizashi, you will not find those cheap-feel surfaces of the past. My tester had premium leather for seating, steering wheel and shifter. Ten-way power seats with memory make sure the driver will have a perfect view of the road. Seating support was better than average and at times just a little too taut for my personal tastes, but for the price, you have to smile a bit. The driver has telescoping and tilting steering wheel adjustments as well as a heated seat; the front passenger is heated as well. Rear passengers have plenty of room to get comfortable.'

The Car Connection have published their "test driven" review of the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi SE AWD. 'The AWD model we drove is rated at 22 mpg city, 29 highway, and we saw about 23 mpg altogether, over a week and about 140 miles of mixed driving. It should be noted that if you want all-wheel drive, you have to get the CVT. The Kizashi's sound system also proved easy to use. Our test car didn't have satellite radio enabled, so we simply plugged in our iPhone and hit the USB button and we were in business to listen to This American Life episodes and Pandora streaming audio. One note: for media players the sound system attempts to display track information but the dot-matrix-like letters are so huge and limited that it's indecipherable. Sound quality was great, however.'

A review of the 2010 Maruti Suzuki WagonR has been posted over at IndianCarsBikes. 'Under one of the smallest hoods in the business rests the car's BS IV compliant, 1-litre 3-cylinder K-series engine spewing out 68 deadly horses at 6,200 rpm and some mean 90 torques at an awesome 3,500 rpm. Sorry, I was trying to keep my self awake. The power and torque are just too garrulous. The handling is alright and the high C of G does wonder to body roll, it adds some more. Ugh! the performance is so boring I'd rather read a Mills and Boon or better yet, rub Cayenne pepper on my eyes, before bedtime.'

CNET have published their review of the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi sedan. 'The steering feels nice and tight, but successive curves produced plenty of understeer. Getting onto damper roads, the front end showed a tendency to wash around as the traction control tried to give it some grip while fighting the turns. The rear wheels were no particular help, although the Kizashi can be had in all-wheel-drive. After a while, we realized that the Kizashi is more bluster than bite, and started to drive it as transportation. The ride was comfortable and the cabin roomy enough for a car in this class, and that Rockford Fosgate audio system let us terrorize urban streets by setting off car alarms up and down the street.'

Car And Driver have published their "Short Take Road Test" of the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi AWD. 'Aside from the name, the Kizashi has "anonymous" written all over it: the styling is handsome but inoffensive, the spec sheet is solid but unremarkable, and Suzuki isn't much of a household name unless you dig motorcycles. In spite of that, it's a car that sticks in our brain as much as the catchy name. A lot of that has to do with the Kizashi's size. As we've mentioned in a previous road test of a front-wheel-drive model, the 183-inch-long Kizashi comes in 11 inches shorter than the Honda Accord. Size-wise, the Suzuki is closer to the BMW 3-series, Acura TSX, and Volkswagen Jetta.'

The Garage have published a review of the Suzuki Kizashi. 'The look of the Kizashi is well-balanced, and the size is just right. Sticking with the VW comparison, the Kizashi is larger than a Jetta, and smaller than a Passat. While the Camry, Accord and current Mazda 6 have all grown into "big" cars, the Kizashi feels just right. The Kizashi gets even better once you step inside. Fit and finish is excellent, and on par with the best in the business. Everything your hand touches has a soft, premium feel to it. The dash top was hard plastic, but still had a quality look to it. The dash and center stack had a clean, elegant design.

Car Advice have published a review of the 2009 Suzuki Jimny Sierra. 'From the outside Jimny Sierra offers an inoffensive, amiable appearance that, as dated as it may appear, is nonetheless practical when you stop to consider just where the car feels most at home, and how far off the beaten track it's prepared to push. You see this isn't a soft-roader in the true sense of the word, and what I mean by that is that the Jimny Sierra isn't a front-wheel drive toy made to look as if it can go off-road. No, this little number actually can go off-road, and has the right suspension, low-range gearbox, plus suitable approach and departure angles to do so.

A review of the Suzuki Kizashi has been posted over at AutoCar.co.uk 'Dynamically, the standout is the chassis. Whether it's driving through town or attacking some good B-road corners, the Kizashi feels crisp, poised and super responsive - a real quality act. Suzuki has come up with a taut, Eurocentric chassis - front struts, rear multi-link - which is all-new. Steering, at just 2.6 turns lock to lock, is both accurate and quick, while overall body balance and control are outstanding. You can go late, hard and deep into a bend and the Kizashi is still there with you, strongly resisting understeer or body lean, staying resolutely on line. Then there are the brakes: pedal feel and modulation are first rate.'

Jalopnik have published their "test driven" review of the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi. 'On the inside, the new Kizashi is well featured for its expected starting price of under $20,000, offering iPod connectivity, soft-touch plastics everywhere, steering wheel audio buttons, dual-zone climate control and comfortable seats. Move up through the trims and you'll add a thumping 425 watt Rockford Fosgate audio system with Bluetooth music streaming and hands-free calling. It's not the greatest design, lagging behind the Mazda6 and new Accord, but it's better than most domestics and unlike anything in the price range.'