I've had my Kizashi 2012 CVT for 4 years now. I've driven 20.000km with it, and last week my transmission blew.. Saddest week of my life. This car has been great for me and my usage. Always starts, always grips the snowy roads, never got stuck even in 1 meter of powder snow. Very roomy inside, great sound system too. I can recommend this car if you live in a snowy area.
I owned Kizashi 6 speed manual...the biggest mistake was selling it, but I needed Station wagon for family and could have easily afford to keep it. My lowest consumption driving eonomicly was 6.4 l/100km. I did a test drive with filled up tank drove the car as efficent I could and managed to get this results. Ofcourse it was non urban 80% and 20% urban driving conditions. Only issue this car have are rear shock which from factory are oil shocks and tend to brake. There is a flow in construction of rear shocks which are not quite good protected with the plastic cover so that salt and water enters inside coming in contact with the schock bolt and does the damage to rubber seals. Car so reliable and underated which is just unbeliveable. CVT transmissions from Jatco tends to brake as they don't like long fast run on the highway they get overheated but to be honest I saw examples with 300.000 km still runing perfect. If you go for one with 6 speed manual you will have no problems same as with 2.4vtec from Honda. Suzuki has Vvti just for thr info. Seats are comfortable for me personally after 1750km trip i had no issues same as my wife. As soon as the older son get his licence I will by probably buy again Kizashi but 6 speed manual.
@@GANJAMAN-1987 it can be if you drive gangster style but I tend to drive smooth and it's not too bad. Maintenance wise I get parts easily and no I don't take it to official Suzuki garages any good garage will be fine. I love my car though no one has it and it stands out.
I have owned a 2012 Sport with CVT for 5 years. Was offered it at a really good price which came with one catch; I paid cash up front and then the seller's new car was delayed for 3 months, so he asked me to wait. Best [car] decision I ever made. Drives better than my last BMW 3-series and the only thing I have spent money on is servicing and tyres. I can't see myself selling it, possibly ever
I have the Kizashi, 2012 pearl white, 6 speed manual. I bought it r years ago with 100tkm on it, now it has 180. For 4 years of owning it I had only 2 problems. Pne light bulb and one front parking sensor. I crossed the Europe with the car many times, very comfortable on long rides, economicam as well when driven gently, very fun on higher soeeds, stabil and quiet inside. Remarkable car. I want to sell it now but it is becoming hard to sell it because no one lnow about this car and how brilliiant it is. I may keep it for a while....
I Have one of the last one sold brand new on my location (2016). Currently onle have 43.000km cause I only use it on weekends ñ, I really love the car, it onle needs fuel and regular oil changes and nothin more. In my case is a 2wd 6spd manual gearbox which in my opinion is far better than de cvt one in terms of performance. Its a good well balanced saloon to enjoy driving every day. It also was one off the few cars back in the day who passed the small overlap crash test with 5 stars. Thanks for the video!.
Could be the truth. Might have been a prototype using the Grand Vitara gearbox. The Grand Vitara also had the J24B engine used in the Kizashi, it came with a 5 Speed manual tho.
Hi, in México, you can still find parts for the Suzuki Kizashi in any Suzuki Dealership. In México, this car was on sale until 2016. I think that in India, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia was sale until 2016 as well.
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Just purchased one and this bad boy just eats snow with the AWD❤
On German Autobahn 6 speed manual got 650 km or range driving at average speeds of 160-190kmh just for the info.
I've had my Kizashi 2012 CVT for 4 years now. I've driven 20.000km with it, and last week my transmission blew.. Saddest week of my life. This car has been great for me and my usage. Always starts, always grips the snowy roads, never got stuck even in 1 meter of powder snow. Very roomy inside, great sound system too. I can recommend this car if you live in a snowy area.
Were you able to replace the trans?
@@jesuswalkedtheearth best choice is to buy with manual, it's much safer choice (and also quicker on the road)
@@jesuswalkedtheearth no sir, it's still sitting in my garage... don't know if I shall try to fix of buy a new one tbh
Any CVT need to replace transmission oil each 30 thousand miles chip maintenance to keep long life of transmission
I owned Kizashi 6 speed manual...the biggest mistake was selling it, but I needed Station wagon for family and could have easily afford to keep it. My lowest consumption driving eonomicly was 6.4 l/100km. I did a test drive with filled up tank drove the car as efficent I could and managed to get this results. Ofcourse it was non urban 80% and 20% urban driving conditions. Only issue this car have are rear shock which from factory are oil shocks and tend to brake. There is a flow in construction of rear shocks which are not quite good protected with the plastic cover so that salt and water enters inside coming in contact with the schock bolt and does the damage to rubber seals. Car so reliable and underated which is just unbeliveable. CVT transmissions from Jatco tends to brake as they don't like long fast run on the highway they get overheated but to be honest I saw examples with 300.000 km still runing perfect. If you go for one with 6 speed manual you will have no problems same as with 2.4vtec from Honda. Suzuki has Vvti just for thr info. Seats are comfortable for me personally after 1750km trip i had no issues same as my wife. As soon as the older son get his licence I will by probably buy again Kizashi but 6 speed manual.
oh My God , i own this car now , cant believe it featured on a car review :)
i mean own this very car Ky61 kzm :)
A great car! Criminally underrated
I own one in the UK white 2013 pearlescent. Amazing car
@@zayteer1657wow! never sell it
I sold mine 6 speed manual,but will get one again as soon as my oldet son get his licence.😂 @@speedandpowah1620
@@zayteer1657is it expensive to run? Do u take it to a suzuki specialist? Do u have to like get a 4wd service with the normal service?
@@GANJAMAN-1987 it can be if you drive gangster style but I tend to drive smooth and it's not too bad. Maintenance wise I get parts easily and no I don't take it to official Suzuki garages any good garage will be fine. I love my car though no one has it and it stands out.
best car i have ever owned. i have purchased 4
I have owned a 2012 Sport with CVT for 5 years. Was offered it at a really good price which came with one catch; I paid cash up front and then the seller's new car was delayed for 3 months, so he asked me to wait. Best [car] decision I ever made. Drives better than my last BMW 3-series and the only thing I have spent money on is servicing and tyres. I can't see myself selling it, possibly ever
I have the Kizashi, 2012 pearl white, 6 speed manual. I bought it r years ago with 100tkm on it, now it has 180. For 4 years of owning it I had only 2 problems. Pne light bulb and one front parking sensor. I crossed the Europe with the car many times, very comfortable on long rides, economicam as well when driven gently, very fun on higher soeeds, stabil and quiet inside. Remarkable car. I want to sell it now but it is becoming hard to sell it because no one lnow about this car and how brilliiant it is. I may keep it for a while....
I Have one of the last one sold brand new on my location (2016). Currently onle have 43.000km cause I only use it on weekends ñ, I really love the car, it onle needs fuel and regular oil changes and nothin more. In my case is a 2wd 6spd manual gearbox which in my opinion is far better than de cvt one in terms of performance. Its a good well balanced saloon to enjoy driving every day. It also was one off the few cars back in the day who passed the small overlap crash test with 5 stars. Thanks for the video!.
I have one in red. Really fun car
I got the red one too , got it new in 2012 and still have it and drive it everyday !
Just looking for one in manual in Canada,Alberta. Really rare model. Beautiful design
I have one in El Salvador, it is a 2wd with 6 manual speeds plus reverse. I could sell it to you, the detail is how to take it to Canada?
It is a wonderful car, quality and safety guaranteed by Japan.
I would say, lost opportunity for the mass to enjoy a brilliantly engineered vehicle.
I have Suzuki Kizashi 07/2012 :)
I want Suzuki Kizashi❕(^^)
What potato did you use to film this, please?
Did you really say you drove this car with a 5 speed manual gear box.....
nice video anyway.
Could be the truth.
Might have been a prototype using the Grand Vitara gearbox.
The Grand Vitara also had the J24B engine used in the Kizashi, it came with a 5 Speed manual tho.
Kizashi came only with 6 speed manual...never with 5 speed like said in the video.
Hi could you point to in the direction of any website that offer replacement parts for this car? wondering because I need a new cvt transmition
Hi, in México, you can still find parts for the Suzuki Kizashi in any Suzuki Dealership. In México, this car was on sale until 2016.
I think that in India, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia was sale until 2016 as well.
In india only till 2014.
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