It’s Suzuki’s saloon star

Who says family saloons aren’t exciting? Certainly not Suzuki! This is the futuristic Kizashi, and its outrageous design previews the look of the firm’s forthcoming Ford Mondeo and Vauxhall Vectra rival.

It will be the largest Suzuki in the line-up, and is designed to provide existing customers with an option once they outgrow the likes of the Swift supermini. The new car will come in estate or saloon bodystyles, and neat features on the Kazashi include a six-speed sequential transmission and advan­ced all-wheel-drive system.

These and other key elements of the concept’s design are likely to be carried over to the road car, which will get a 2.0-litre turbodiesel engine when it hits showrooms in 2009.