Suzuki’s Q-concept micro car tries to out-smart the Smart

8 November 2011

The Suzuki booth on the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show* will feature automobiles and motorcycles that highlight Suzuki’s uncompromising deal with meeting contemporary needs, offering new sorts of value, and delivering genuine pleasure to customers.

In step with Suzuki’s unparalleled expertise in small cars, the theme of Suzuki’s booth shall be “small cars for a large future”. Suzuki cars for today, the near future, and the more distant future will highlight the fuel economy, user-friendliness, innovation, brisk performance, and exciting styling which might be possible within smaller dimensions – and the massive possibilities that small cars will realize in future years.

*The 42nd Tokyo Motor Show will occur from 2 to 11 December 2011 on the Tokyo International Exhibition Center (also referred to as Tokyo Big Sight). It’s organized by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.

Automobiles

Reference exhibits

REGINA: a vision of a next-generation global compact car with excellent fuel efficiency and occasional emissions due to lightness and superior aerodynamics

The REGINA embodies Suzuki’s vision of a next-generation global compact car. It’s as light as a minicar (just 730kg) due to a transparent concentrate on minimizing weight, and it has a drag coefficient at the least 10% less than that of current models as a result of uncompromising efforts to intensify aerodynamic performance. Subsequently, it has fuel economy of at the least 32km/L (measured inside the JC08 test cycle) and CO2 emissions as little as 70g/km (measured within the New European Driving Cycle) using a petroleum engine.

Q-concept: two-seat micro mobility for way of life.

The Q-concept is a wholly new sort of mobility – one that’s positioned between conventional motorcycles and cars. With a 2.5-metre overall length and two seats in tandem configuration, it’s ideal for everyday journeys within a radius of about 10km.

The Q-concept is simpler than a car as it’s more manoeuvrable and takes up less car parking zone. Mutually, a cabin makes it a more attractive, more well-off option than a motorbike. It’s outstandingly handy for shopping, commuting, going to the doctor, transporting children, and the entire other short journeys in way of life.

Other Q-concept configurations are possible. For example, the Q-concept may have a single seat for a parent on the front and a two-person child seat on the rear, or it may be configured as a delivery vehicle with a single seat on the front and a cargo area on the rear. So it offers new possibilities for those who live in towns where businesses, schools, hospitals and other essential facilities are all in relatively compact areas.

Swift EV Hybrid: a compact electric vehicle with an engine-driven generator

The Swift EV Hybrid is Suzuki’s vision of an ecocar that embodies advances at the Swift Range Extender.

A compact vehicle consisting of the Suzuki Swift is sometimes driven 20−30km per day in Japan. The Swift EV Hybrid can cover such distances on battery power alone. And it is able to extend its range using an engine-driven generator.

Compared with an electrical vehicle that depends entirely on battery power, the Swift EV Hybrid has a smaller battery that’s quicker to charge, weighs less, uses fewer resources, and prices less.

The Swift EV Hybrid is scheduled to be exhibited because the Swift Range Extender at motor shows in some countries.

New Swift Sport: the performance flagship of the Swift series

The recent Swift Sport is predicated at the new Swift (a model that gives a lot better performance than its predecessor). Reflecting an idea of making a elegant sport compact, it has a fair-higher-powered engine, new transmissions (six-speed manual and continuously variable), and stiffer suspension, which together deliver even better performance or even greater driving enjoyment.
In addition to offering higher performance, the recent Swift Sport represents a major evolution with regards to fuel economy, comfort, and calmness.
Production models

Compact cars:
Solio, Swift, Escudo
Minicars:
Wagon R, Wagon R Stingray, MR Wagon, Palette, Palette SW, Lapin, Jimny, Every (wheelchair-friendly model)

Motorcycles

Reference Models

e-Let’s electric scooter

The e-Let’s is an electrical scooter that mixes zero-emission environmental performance with the practicality needed for everyday shopping and commuting.

The e-Let’s has a high-performance in-wheel motor with regenerative braking capability; a lithium-ion battery; and a charging system within a compact, lightweight chassis. It weighs not more than a petroleum-engine model. Also, it offers the sleek acceleration, nimble performance, low noise, low vibration, and nil-emission environmental performance that characterize electric scooters.

The battery is charged from a 100V household outlet. A single charge gives a variety of about 30km (assuming the e-Let’s is ridden at 30km/h on level roads).

The e-Let’s was granted a bunch plate in September 2010. Suzuki has since been conducting on-road trials on its own and as portion of an initiative led by its home city, Hamamatsu. Suzuki will use the resulting data to confirm the reliability of the e-Let’s and move further toward production.

Burgman Fuel-Cell Scooter

The Burgman Fuel-Cell Scooter debuted on the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. It has since been subjected to on-road trials within the Uk and Japan and has become the 1st fuel-cell vehicle of any kind to earn Whole Vehicle Type Approval within the European Union. Its appearance on the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show will highlight its continuing evolution.

GW250: Suzuki’s flagship road bike for Chin

The GW250 is a 250cm3 road bike that Suzuki developed to be its flagship model in China, where increasingly individuals are getting concerned with motorcycles because the economy continues to grow. It debuted at this year’s China International Motorcycle Trade show within the city of Chongqing.

The GW250 is produced in China.

V-Strom 650 ABS sport enduro tourer

The versatile V-Strom 650 ABS makes every ride enjoyable whether it is a day-to-day run across town or an extended-distance tour.

When the unique V-Strom 650 debuted in 2003, it earned worldwide approval for its versatile sport-enduro-tourer characteristics. The most recent model change made the V-Strom 650 ABS much more comfortable through improvements to performance at low and mid-range engine speeds and adoption of latest styling that provides better wind protection. Environmental performance is likewise improved by enhancing the fuel efficiency.

The V-Strom 650 ABS is an export model.

GSX-R1000:”The pinnacle Performer”

In response to the GSX-R1000′s “Own The Racetrack” slogan, the most recent GSX-R1000 delivers enhanced running, cornering, and stopping performance along with improved fuel economy.

The GSX-R1000 is an export model.

Production models

Motorcycles:
Bandit 1250F ABS, Gladius 400 ABS
Electro senior vehicle:
ET4D

2011 Suzuki Auto Product Line

Suzuki is proud to provide the most cost effective all-wheel-drive lineup available inside the U.S. and maintains a flexible array of vehicles, including the spirited SX4 Sport sedan, multipurpose five-door SX4 Crossover, SX4 SportBack hot hatch, refined Grand Vitara compact SUV, award-winning Equator pickup truck and function-oriented Kizashi Sport. Every vehicle within the line provides Suzuki’s standout virtues of sturdiness, leading-edge style and high-content at a competitive price. All 2011 Suzuki automobiles are backed by America’s #1 Warranty: a 100,000-mile/seven-year, fully transferable, zero-deductible powertrain limited warranty.

About Suzuki Auto

The Brea, Calif.-based Automotive Operations of yank Suzuki Motor Corporation was founded in 1963 by parent company Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) and currently markets its vehicles within the Usa through a network of roughly 250 automotive dealerships and diverse other motorcycle, ATV and marine distributors. With global headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan, SMC is a diversified worldwide automobile, motorcycle and outboard motor manufacturer. In 2010, SMC sold greater than 2.5 million new cars and trucks and greater than threemillion motorcycles and ATVs. Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920, SMC has operations in 193countriesand regions. For more info, visit www.media.suzukiauto.com. Suzuki is also found on Twitter (@SuzukiAuto), Facebook (www.Facebook.com/SuzukiAuto) and YouTube (www.YouTube.com/SuzukiAutomotive).

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