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2009 Mazda AZ-Wagon
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Mazda AZ-Wagon

Late Sunday night, Mazda issued a press release from the mothership in Japan touting the arrival of the new home-market AZ-Wagon kei car. Those of you who paid attention to Autoblog last week may be experiencing twinges of deja vu as you look at the enclosed photos. Yes, you have seen this car before: the new Mazda AZ-Wagon is simply a rebadged version of the new Suzuki Wagon R, just like it was before. The regular AZ-Wagon is the standard Wagon R, while the AZ-Wagon Custom Style (above) is the Wagon R Stingray. We'd happily sign up for one, but alas, Mazda's Stateside rebadge-o-rama is limited to the Tribute and B-Series.

Gallery: 2009 Mazda AZ-Wagon


[Source: Mazda]

AZ-Wagon: Mazdaspeak for "Suzuki Wagon R" originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Click above for a hi-res gallery of the new Suzuki Wagon R Stingray

As of today, Suzuki has a new Wagon R on the market in Japan. It's joined by a new Wagon R Stingray variant (above) as well, and the duo will set about filling the shoes of their bestselling predecessors. The new Wagon Rs don't lose their signature boxiness, but they wear all-new sheetmetal and sit on a longer wheelbase. The standard Wagon R gets a friendly face with large, tall headlamps, while the sportier-themed Wagon R Stingray gets a chrome grille strip that runs between its thinner, horizontal lamps.

The rest follows the standard kei-car formula. Darker, more masculine colors characterize the Stingray, while the Wagon R clearly includes women in its target audience, sporting a color palette loaded with the lighter solids and pastels. Normally-aspirated and turbocharged 660cc engines are offered, mated to either 4- or 5-speed automatics or a CVT, depending on trim level. The turbocharged Stingray with CVT even gets paddle shifters to give drivers complete control over the 64 ponies corraled underhood. A snazzier, dark interior with some nifty lighting is also available in the Stingray.

Suzuki hopes to sell 18,000 new Wagon Rs every month, and if the previous generation showed us anything, we can expect to see a variety of spinoff models over time.

Gallery: 2009 Suzuki Wagon R


Gallery: 2009 Suzuki Wagon R Stingray


[Source: Suzuki]

Suzuki releases new Wagon R, Wagon R Stingray originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Click above for a high-res gallery of the Suzuki Wagon R and Stingray Limited

In Japan, Suzuki expects the Wagon R to eclipse the 3,000,000 units sold milestone this month. To commemorate, it has launched Limited versions of both the Wagon R and its Stingray variant (whose front-end styling looks very similar to the old Toyota bB). The new limited edition variants give Japanese drivers slightly flashier boxes in which to transport themselves. Among the features included in the cars' special packages are new grilles and foglamps, Alcantara-covered seats, leather-wrapped steering wheels with silver contrast stitching, and rearview mirrors with LED turn indicators. The 660cc kei-spec engine is untouched, and the cars can be ordered beginning today. Prices range from ¥1,115,000 for the 2WD Wagon R to ¥1,314,600 for the 4WD Stingray. Needless to say, we want both.

Gallery: 2008 Suzuki Wagon R Limited & Stingray Limited


[Source: Suzuki]

Suzuki Wagon R, Stingray Limited editions intro'd in Japan originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Motor Authority claims to have the in on what Suzuki's bringing to the Geneva Motor Show in early March. According to the website, the Japanese automaker will be debuting a mid-sized sedan based on the SX4. Unlike the SX4, it will be front-wheel drive only and not be offered with a diesel engine. We assume this new car is not the sedan version of the SX4 we've seen in various spy shots, since it's being called a mid-size. It is, however, destined for markets beyond Europe, including the U.S. where it will probably get a V6 instead of the 1.6L motor that will be on display with it in Geneva.

Suzuki will show us a new Wagon R+ in Geneva that supposedly takes its styling cues from the Splash Concept shown at the Paris Motor Show last year. The Wagon R is a big seller for Suzuki in Japan and holds its own in the European market. The current design is looking a little dated, so we're curious to see whether the Splash treatment will be a refresh or a total redesign.

[Source: Motor Authority]

Geneva Preview: Suzuki set with new sedan and Wagon R+ originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As part of the partnership agreement between Nissan and Suzuki that we reported a few days ago, a Nissan Motor spokesperson in the U.K. has confirmed that Suzuki will build a new city car for Nissan to sell in Europe.

Scheduled for a 2007 launch, the city car will reportedly be an all-new model. The closest thing to a Suzuki city car so far seen in Europe is the Wagon R+, a chunky, 1.3-liter people mover (also sold as the Opel/Vauxhall Agila) that apparently has built something of a cult following.

Autoblog's vote for Nissan's new city car? The Suzuki LC concept car from the last Tokyo Auto Show (pictured).

[Source: Verdict on Cars, Suzuki Motor]


Nissan to market Suzuki city car in Europe originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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