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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: jSager on March 23, 2006, 06:35:43 PM
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http://www.autospies.com/article/index.asp?articleId=6863&categoryId=1
Caught this at another forum. It has a glimpse of part of the new XL-7 front end.
jSager
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[url]http://www.autospies.com/article/index.asp?articleId=6863&categoryId=1[/url]
Caught this at another forum. It has a glimpse of part of the new XL-7 front end.
jSager
Man, I should have thought of that. That is the graphic for the press invite to the NY auto show.... DUH! Thanks for sharing...
I tried cleaning up the photo a bit.... THere are definitely some new lines
-Eric
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Just remember everybody, it's an Equinox based vehicle (according to my dealer) with Suzuki mechanicals & styling. It'll probably be a great vehicle for the city and gravel roads, but a little dissapointing for most of us...
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I hadn't heard it would be based on the Equinox, but that does make some sense, as the Equinox is built in Ontario. I don't know a lot about the Equinox, but it has a lot in common with the Saturn Vue, which is a collosal piece of cr|removethispart|@p. (my brother bought a Vue last year, and has been trying to get rid of it ever since). This would be disappointing for Suzuki.
On a somewhat related note, has anyone noticed how much the new stretched RAV4 looks like the current XL-7?
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The new Grand Vitara is loosely based on the Equinox, in that it uses the "Theta" platform that the 'Nox, Torrent and VUE share.
The new XL-7 is a stretched Theta platform, with a new 3.6 V6 and a "4GO" AWD similar to the SX4.
In both cases Suzuki used the platform as a starting point and added a bunch of their own engineering.
jSager