Suzuki and Volkswagen have announced safety recalls, joining BMW, Buick, Chrysler, Dodge, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Jeep, and Saturn in a busy week for defects. If your vehicle is mentioned below, the manufacturer should notify you of the recall and...

Smart-throttle technology, also known as brake override, can mitigate the risks associated with unintended acceleration by allowing the driver to quickly, intuitively bring a car to a safe stop by depressing the brake pedal and therefore negating throttle input....

The Suzuki Kizashi is kind of a head scratcher. It's not a bad car, but it isn't likely to turn the family-sedan segment on its ear, either.Interior fit and finish will impress, especially if you've ever seen the inside...

A few recalls have been announced recently affecting Ford, Infiniti, Nissan, and Suzuki SUVs and trucks. If your vehicle is listed here, the manufacturer should contact you. Customer-service phone numbers are listed below if you have questions. See our...

It seems like a distant memory, but it was just two years ago when the country was plagued by high (over $4) gas prices that had consumers trading in guzzlers for more fuel-efficient cars, hanging up the car keys...

Built-in navigation in a sub-$20,000 car sounds like a great idea. Fitting a portable navigation device (PND) from GPS-leader Garmin into a hidden dash-top bin sounds even better. That’s just what you can get now with Suzuki’s SX4 Crossover...

To give us a taste of summer, Suzuki is showing a new outdoor/beach concept vehicle at the New York auto show. The Suzuki Makai is a bright orange hatchback with all the features necessary to drive to the beach...

Some test cars can grow on me over time. Others, not so much. This little post is an example of the former. I drove our Suzuki SX4 home from our Connecticut test track after spending a day up there...

Suzuki’s Kizashi sedan aims higher than their modest lineup has previously managed. This on-the-small-side midsized sedan is nicely furnished and feels more solid than past Suzukis. There is no more Daewoo here, unlike the regrettable and forgettable Verona; this...

Most small pickup trucks showed weakness in the latest roof-crush tests performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), with performance trailing small cars and SUVs previously evaluated. The stringent new roof-crush test from the IIHS measures how...

The year 2009 will forever standout in automotive history as the year that saw Detroit car companies humbled and the entire industry struggle to survive an imploding global economy. Through the challenges, automaker fortunes changed, as did consumers' brand...

Today Volkswagen announced it is buying a 20 percent stake in the Suzuki Motor Company, the same percentage formerly owned by General Motors, which divested its stake last year. Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn expressed hope that the purchase could...

Even though the big news from Suzuki this year is their upcoming Kizashi family sedan, they keep plugging away at updating their smallest model, the SX4. It gets a new 148-hp, 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine for 2010 and a CVT...

The Suzuki Kizashi is set to enter into the competitive midsized sedan category with a starting price of just under $19,000. The base Kizashi S will be offered with front-wheel drive and a six-speed manual transmission for $18,999. The...

“Does the world really need another family sedan?” During a visit from Suzuki, this was the opening line of the execs’ presentation—not a question we asked them. The marketing rationale follows the assumption that the potential Kizashi buyer wouldn’t...