The Seven 160 is powered by a turbocharger, three-cylinder Suzuki engine producing 80 horsepower and 79 pound-feet of torque. This gives the 1080-pound car a claimed 0-60 time of 6.5 seconds and a top speed of 100 miles per hour. Power is put to the rear wheels via a five-speed manual transmission.
Suzuki’s American automobile operations will end, with American Suzuki Motor Corporation filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy with the US Bankruptcy Court in Santa Ana, California. As part of a restructing, the Japanese brand will focus its efforts on its more successful Motorcycle, ATV, and Marine divisions. Suzuki will continue to honor all warranty claims.
Suzuki officially debuted its all-new Kizashi midsize sedan today, showing a car that is at once more premium and aspirational than anything the company has offered to date in North America, as well as more risky. That’s ok with Suzuki, which claims to be ready to, “Enter a field already saturated with countless nondescript transportation appliances.” Game on, old guard.