Looks like Carscoop's readers are on a roll lately as only a week after Peter Mcabe spotted the 2011 Suzuki Kizashi in Virginia, Michael Kalkofen picked up these shots of the mid-size sedan at a hotel somewhere in Kansas. Michael told us that he found three lightly camouflaged Kizashi prototypes, two in dark silver and one in a red, parked right outside the hotel. Wasting no time, Michael managed to bag some excellent interior shots of the Kizashi prototype models that you can check out in detail below.
The photos reveal that Suzuki's Honda Accord challenger gets an Alfa Romeo-like instrument panel with two deeply set gauges. The dashboard is uncluttered with all controls neatly concentrated on the center stack.
The prototype models seen here have their front and back ends covered, but it doesn't take a pro to see that the production version will be less aggressively styled than the Kizashi 3 concept car that was shown in New York last year.
Official details on the range of engines remain scarce but look for a detuned version of the concept-car's 300HP 3.6-liter V6 that will power all four wheels and an entry-level four-banger that will most probably be offered in front-wheel drive form only.
Suzuki is expected to officially unveil the Kizashi before the end of the year.
Hat tip to Michael Kalkofen for the pics!








































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Way to go Michael, awesome pics! I like Suzuki's simple take on the dash. Looking good
It sort of looks like a shortened Mercury Milan in the roofline and doors. Not original but not bad.
Finally somebody some got good pictures. Looks like a new Buick. Peter take notes.
why even bother? Nothing special here - would have been if they didn't stray from their concept design which was fantastic. I will take this company seriously once they take their designs seriously. Again, nothing new under the sun......
looks good! can't wait for this car to finally debut! I think Suzuki has a winner!
Visually, it's a middle-of-the road melding of Pontiac G6, VW Jetta, and Ford Fusion. Nothing special, nothing compelling, no sizzle, no surprises. Lets hope performance and pricing blow everyone away.
Thank God they're equipping it with a manual transmission! Now all we're missing is a turbodiesel option!
Suzuki also needs to bring the Samurai/Jimny back to the United States!
Does anyone else see adaptive headlights?
Take a look at the Buicks from China. Do you really think Suzuki did this all by itself?
Another GM car in Suzuki clothes is my guess.