Yeah but look at the popularity of those CRVs and junk like that. AWD has been hyped up and it worked. People want a 'SUV' for in-town. Most people I know with their CRVs, RAV4s and even the GV don't offroad or go anywhere remotely close to a trail. It's just (sadly) an image. If they want to boost sales, they look at the trends in sales and see that people are getting into honda's and subarus... The chances that Suzuki will go the route of the 'ol dependable 4x4 are slim in my opinion. Safety first, looks, traction and hype.
Ha, it's hilarious, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE WITH YOUR AUTO AWD. Take into account my experience. I had the old HCRV out on some patches, and even though I love the V6 power, my little Kick buggy climbed better and performed much better (best of all I had more fun) than it. I love CRVs, I love honda, its a nice company, but I always keep coming back to my Kick. Although our ranks as Zuke lovers are rising (mostly in the online community) I don't think we are enough to make Suzuki push for a pure bred 4x4 thats cheap and fun. They still have the shadow of the samurai incident looming over them, I'm sure all you sammy guys still get all the 'is it tippy?' comments. Hell, I get those comments myself with a four door sidekick! Bah, if Suzuki makes something remotely close to what we want, I think some of the shine of being a zuke owner would wear off. Hey it happens! Look at things like music even: Classic Metallica = GOOD, Today's Metallica = CRAP
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