The Suzuki Kizashi store in Dayton

We later enjoyed an opportunity to put a group of Kizashis (manual and CVT, FWD and AWD) and key competitors through a series of handling tests and a handful of laps at Virginia International Raceway (VIR), near Danville, VA. They performed impressively and (not surprisingly, since the tests were designed by enthusiastic Suzuki engineers) better overall than the selected high-volume competitors on hand. The highlight was a couple of fast track laps in a prototype V-6 powered Kizashi that likely foretells of future availability.

This is hoped to offer a better chance to retail outlets better profits due to increased sales per store. Sales in U.S. dropped over the last four years from 100,000 in 2006 to less than 40,000 in 2009 and continue to drop in 2010.


The Suzuki Kizashi store in Dayton