Suzuki Xl-7

The first-generation XL-7 wis a Suzuki design an wis essentially a stretched Grand Vitara. It haed a Suzuki-designed 2.7 liter V6 on a rear wheel drive-based platform wi optional fower wheel drive. When introduced, the XL-7 wis the least expensive SUV available wi 3-row seatin in North Americae. The Suzuki XL-7 sauld ower 20,000 a year, an wis awardit the Consumer's Digest Best Buy awaird. Housomeivver, sales slowed as competitors came oot wi SUVs wi mair features, lawer prices, better fuel efficiency an mair pouerful ingines, such as the Toyota Highlander, the Honda Pilot, an the Honda CR-V.

 

A unique trait in the U.S. mercat in this segment, the XL-7 wis available wi 5-speed manual transmission, in baith 5-person an 7-person variants.

 

Introduced in the fowert quarter o 2006, Suzuki pairtnered wi General Motors tae big the 2007 model, nou cried XL7 (athoot the hyphen). It uises the same unibody platform an mony o the same components as the Chevy Equinox, Pontiac Torrent an Saturn Vue, but incorporates third row seatin exclusive tae the Suzuki. The seicont generation model uises a version o the GM High Feature ingine, biggit in Japan an shipt tae CAMI Automotive in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, whaur the XL7 is assembled wi the Equinox an Torrent, an awso the seicont-generation Suzuki XL7 is Suzuki's first entry in the crossover SUV segment. Stylin cues on the 2007 include a chrome slottit grille an trapezoidal heidlichts.

 

In Mey 2009, Suzuki haltit production o the XL7 indefinitely due tae law demand. Throu Mey 10, 2009, CAMI Automotive Inc. haed anerlie produced fower XL7s for Suzuki efter producin mair nor 12,000 units last year.