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100hp in a 1800lb car is not bad, specially on 89.

I'd like to buy this....at $30,000 or less

Fiats have been garbage since day 1, the 500 was quickly discovered again to be a nightmare as far as service goes, so gone again, thankfully. It's not "prestige", its a rolling junkyard. Also, it's not at all able to safely drive on the interstate, it can't keep up with traffic without almost blowing it up.

🤣🤣🤣 I think most of this prediction is way off. I don't feel like explaining here, but other than California and maybe NYC, I don't see the majority of this happening. Definitely not within 10 years, and most likely not in many of our lifetimes, with how much consumer pushback there would be.

Despite the negatives of this car. It's practical and affordable for the times. Plus it's 100 hp engine puts it above the Geo any day of the week. 😊

You want cool cars? Look to the past, not to the future.

Maybe rebadge it under an old chrysler name like nash, hudson, rambler, or plymouth?

Genesis is making cars Infiniti should be making. I view them as the new Korean Infiniti. Even Acura makes better vehicles.

Popular car in Europe!

This car was well regarded overall, and well above a metro.

u couldn't pay me to own a Rogue POS. #JatcoCVT

Blame the accountants. Less car people more penny pinchers

ah yes, "the functionality of going to the grocery store". I too, long for a Jeep Wrangler for that very reason. it never hurts to dream I guess.....

Rather unfair to compare the roominess of the CR-X against the Swift as the Honda didn't really have a backseat. To be honest, for it's price I never found the CR-X particularly impressive. While with this car you're pretty much getting what you paid for.

I had the GEO version of this (well, non GTI). Great gas mileage but absolutely horrible on power and build quality. I think I had it for 2 years.

As a more sensible buyer than me, you probably think the Swift was a little too cheap for its competitors, but I’d gladly take one just because it’s so cheap and unusual, being a Suzuki. I think Suzuki was a little underrated because they never had a proper halo car like the other JDM brands did. Yeah, the Samurai was Suzuki’s halo but CR tore that idea to shreds. I think this Suzuki Swift is more comparable to the Toyota Starlet or VW Polo/Derby than the Honda Civic and VW Golf. And compared to the Starlet or Polo, I think Suzuki did well. Great review as always, and quite honestly, I wasn’t expecting a Suzuki on your retro review reaction video. And Sprite, I didn’t see that coming either. Really nice combo.👍

They needed to be like Cadillac and make a performance car to compete with the ctsv

I remember seeing s Swift GTI in a mall parking lot back then and really liking it as a 16 or 17 year old. It would be very hard to find one these days but would be perfect for a Radwood show.

Suzuki started selling vehicles in America in 1986 with the Samurai.

The body style side view looks just like the '89 Dodge/Plymouth Colt. The Colt is a rebadged Mitsubishi Mirage

Actually, Jon, Suzuki was around in the US with the Samurai in 1985-1986. The Swift and Sidekick was added in 1989. I would love to have the Swift GTi with an automatic transmission.

Drove a 1986 Suzuki Sprint, loved that 3 cylinder car at 50 miles per gallon on the highway. It sold through Chevy, when my $100 per month lease was done, they basically gave me the car because they didn't want it back. I really loved it. ( From an AI source, " The 1986 Chevrolet Sprint, built by Suzuki, has 48 horsepower. The Sprint also has 77 Nm of torque and a maximum power of 5,800-5,100 rpm. The Sprint gets 44 miles per gallon (mpg) in the city and 53 mpg on the highway for a combined 48 mpg." ) The car was finally stolen and the cop that found it down in WV bought the car from me in New York at the time for about $1000. LOL

I had a "version" of this vehicle sold under the Chevy nameplate. It was an '86 (I think) Chevy Sprint and it was an absolutely horrible vehicle. I bought it used, and soon found out that the transmission was known to lose first gear after just 60,000 miles.

I owned a 1990 one and the way I would describe it as Geo Metro on steroids, same vehicle as the Geo but with twice the HP. 100 HP at around 6400 rpm, in an 1800-pound vehicle makes for a fun vehicle. Yes, it wasn't all that reliable, A/C quickly died, and I usually had tires pre-ordered since it got flats all the time, but it was fun. My ex-wife made me get rid of it, perhaps I should have kept the car and not the ex-wife.

I remember when a 9 second 0-60 was pretty good. I do miss econoboxes though. It is more fun driving a slow car fast than a fast car slow. Cars are so powerful now, that you can run out of room real fast.

I took a look at this car in 1991 to replace my 1981 Corolla. This car handled like a slot car with incredible power and handling for the time. In the end I found the car way too tight and cheap feeling. I don’t agree with the plastics being a notch above “Korean imports”. This car felt just as cheap. I ended up buying a 1991 Excel SE.

You talking about the "only 100hp", but that's not taking in to consideration the roughly 1800lbs (by my very foggy recollection) it weighed. I wanted one of these desperately back in the day. Would love to have one now too.

Civic was not great back then. This Swuft had 100 hp a Civic Si had 105 hp then was heavier. These were way way way more fun then a Si. Were better track cars then an Si. Civics rusted and went through valve seals like crazy back then. Thing that hurt this car was size. I had a 91 was a blast. You keep bringing up Metro a 1.0 3 cyl 55 HP vs 1.3 4 cyl 100 HP different world almost double. 12 inch wheels on a Metro. Cheap seats and sound insulation on a Metro. Only thing they really share is the shell. Think about it 100 HP 1,500 lbs, independent suspension, 4 wheel disc brakes if I remember. Sport buckets, tach, so much more car than a Metro. Heck only thing I didn't like was the light clutch if I remember.

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I think we got Suzuki Trucks/SUV’s before their unibody cars

Metro with doors off, bolt pattern matches standard offroad quad so after flipping around the fronts (turning clearance) mine seriously went places that 4x4s struggled to go. Problem was with weak engine momentum was a must yet lack of suspension created issues in the rugged terrain.

To put it in perspective with inflation in 2024 9k bucks is getting close to 23k dollars. For 9k this thing looks like a steal but 23k? . . You can get a Mitsubishi mirage today for less and that seems like a much much better car in comparison. Just something that crossed my mind.

I had the 1.0 3cyl Geo Metro. This translates to 55hp. Great gas economy! Underwhelming engine perfomance. It served us well as a young married couple!

Well my wise friend. Gti in 89 had a whooping 105hp from a 1.8. Crx Si had 106 from a 1.6 so 100hp from a 1.3? Yes it was admirable in the era.

The 3 cyl. Metro version was 70hp.

The Geo was only a 3 cyclinder .... My sister had one of these - they were FUN, not fast - great campus car.

I caught the "first Suzuki" comment too. I think they were referring to Suzuki badged cars. They have an older review of the Samurai, technically a truck.

Love these little Japanese Econo-hot hatches. Mechanic here. These things were (or even are, assuming you can find on in good condition) fairly reliable, with a manual gearbox. But you have to change the oil and service it religiously, and you couldn’t leave it in the elements or drive on salty roads. Suzukis greatest reason for failing in the US market was the fact that their automatics were some of the worst in the industry, they are not too bad with a manual, for a hot hatchback, but change the oil twice as much as it says you should, and let the engine idle and warm up, especially if you have a turbo, particularly if it’s cold out.

Now you're talking my language Jon! What a legendary race car this little bad boy was here in AU! Very aspirational car. In the 80/90s, this was the new Mini Cooper in racing. Not much good at Bathurst ofc, but on a tight track these could & did kill V8 'Falcodores' regularly. These can be tuned to nonsense levels. Sure, a pretty agricultural vehicle, but the first baby hot hatch from Japan & what a beauty it was. Thanks Jon. _PS: My little Suzuki Alto Turbo RS is the spiritual successor, but much nicer!_

Who is Tesla's customer...? Car enthusiasts aren't impressed and the wealthy early adopters no longer see the novelty. The everyday person doesn't need an expensive oddball car, so who is left...?

I see 90-93 Accords on the road more than the same year Camrys. Actually, never see those box Camrys that were up until 91. But I do see more 92-96 Camrys. The 90-93 Accords were the best.

Chinese cars manufacturers should expand into the USA market

Little trucks didn't use enough Gass, so these larger models do and oil companies love these things, they rate mileage really great but when you get one it actually gets lots less, government has never fixed anything ever

I get a such a smile on my face whenever I see those Mazda or Isuzu pickups, I don’t know why. They look like fun

Thanks for the video! One thought that comes to my mind is the proper solution is simply to change the penalty so that it's an inversion of the MPG required. Simply put, you can make larger vehicles with worse MPG targets, but for every bit you go over it costs you more the worse the overall MPG is. Build a small truck with good MPG instead? The penalty should be almost non-existent because your MPG is so much better.

I have a 1986 D21 Hardbody. Everything still works! No new truck will last like that!!!!!

Yes. Thanks very much, Jon. You are absolutely right.

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