The Suzuki SX4 1.6 is a front wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 5 door hatchback body designed by Italdesign.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 118 bhp (120 PS/88 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 156 N·m (115 lb·ft/15.9 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The quoted kerb weight is 1235 kg.
The Suzuki SX4 1.6 is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 185 km/h (115 mph), stated fuel consumption figures are 7.9/5.2/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 143.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | Italdesign | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2500 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1495 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Length | 4150 mm | 163.4 inches | |
| Width | 1755 mm | 69.1 inches | |
| Height | 1605 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1235 kg | 2723 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 58.9% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Suzuki | ||
| Engine code | M16A | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1586 cc (96.784 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78 × 83 mm
3.07 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 120 PS (118 bhp) (88 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 156 Nm (115 ft·lb) (15.9 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.5 kW/litre 75.4 ps/litre 74.4 bhp/litre 1.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
98.36 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1236 kPa (179.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 396.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 96.87 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.25 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 95.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.04 kg/kW 23.44 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.9/5.2/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.9/5.2/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.7/19.2/16.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 35.8/54.3/45.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 29.8/45.2/37.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 143.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | F | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | D | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/60 R 16 92H | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 R 16 92H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.24 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 206734 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Suzuki SX4 1.6 added 2009-10-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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