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Compacts are purchased by people who want cheap, fuel efficient transportation. This car is neither.

Try $20,000, buddy. ]]>Apr 26th 2008 10:07AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/26/2009-suzuki-sx4-getting-nav-system-as-standard-equipment/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/26/2009-suzuki-sx4-getting-nav-system-as-standard-equipment/Apr 26th 2008 11:08AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/26/2009-suzuki-sx4-getting-nav-system-as-standard-equipment/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/26/2009-suzuki-sx4-getting-nav-system-as-standard-equipment/
Second, the SX4 is considered a C-segment vehicle, not a B-segment subcompact. When you go to Suzuki's website, the direct competitors listed are the Corolla, Civic and Sentra. So the car's no less purposeful than a WRX.

That said, I'm not sure I'd want a standard Navi, especially if I wouldn't use it that often. I mean it's great to offer something standard others have as an option, but why would I pay for something I don't to use? That money probably could've gone into adding better materials to the interior or something.]]>Apr 26th 2008 10:30AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/26/2009-suzuki-sx4-getting-nav-system-as-standard-equipment/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/26/2009-suzuki-sx4-getting-nav-system-as-standard-equipment/Apr 26th 2008 10:31AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/26/2009-suzuki-sx4-getting-nav-system-as-standard-equipment/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/26/2009-suzuki-sx4-getting-nav-system-as-standard-equipment/
lastly, the SX4 AWD system has three modes.

FWD - obvious
iAWD - intelligent all... . sends between 5% and 30% of the power to the back wheels.
AWD - sends between 30% and 50% of the power to the back wheels until the speed hits 60 kph and then it reverts to iAWD.

i would have verified those numbers but i couldn't find anything on their site or the net. i'm pretty sure they are close though.]]>Apr 26th 2008 10:54AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/26/2009-suzuki-sx4-getting-nav-system-as-standard-equipment/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/26/2009-suzuki-sx4-getting-nav-system-as-standard-equipment/
The next time you think that people only want cheap compact cars, price a Mini.]]>Apr 26th 2008 11:06AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/26/2009-suzuki-sx4-getting-nav-system-as-standard-equipment/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/26/2009-suzuki-sx4-getting-nav-system-as-standard-equipment/
I stand by my statement that Americans who buy compacts typically want them cheap and fuel efficient. Aveo for instance, big seller. This car will not sell.

I sold Suzukis about a year ago and the AWD SX4s we had ALL stickered above 17k. Needless to say, it wasn't a huge seller. With Nav? I shudder to think.

And I honestly don't care where Suzuki chooses to slot this thing in the market, but I'm telling you it's VERY similar to Yaris and Fit, not the cars they claim to compete with on-line. Maybe that's just their way of justifying the terrible price.

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