Suzuki, the Japanese car manufacturer, has announced five concept cars. The sensational cars are set for the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. Four of them are new: the Suzuki Crosshiker, the Suzuki X-Lander, the Suzuki Hustler and the Suzuki Hustler Coupe; the fifth is the Suzuki iV-4 already seen at Frankfurt this year.
The Crosshiker concept is the best one. This funky looking red machine is based on the same lightweight, efficiency-optimising technology as the Suzuki G70 Regina concept that debuted at Tokyo in 2011.
The difference is that the Crosshiker is a trend-catching crossover, rather than a slippery, aero-optimised city car. Weighing in at just 810kg and powered by a 1.0-litre turbo petrol engine, Suzuki says “it strikes a good balance between power and environmental performance.”
Suzuki should stop larking about and put the Crosshiker into immediate production. The proportions are excellent, the styling eye-catching without being alarming and small crossovers are set to be the next year big thing.
