Make up your mind

Suzuki is an oddly unpredictable company especially when it comes to engines and automatic gearboxes, raising many questions such as: Why was the oh-so-popular Jimny lumbered with an old nail of an engine that fell victim to European emissions regulations, and why was it then converted into a van, rather than given the decent engine it always needed? Having ditched the automated manual in the Ignis for a CVT, why has the former now popped up again in the Vitara Hybrid? When the Swift had a torque converter that gave great performance and pretty good economy, why was it swapped for the less popular CVT? It would almost seem that Suzuki can’t make up its mind as to which tech it should use and isn’t averse to using old stuff that’s left lying around.

Still, I suppose such questions will become irrelevant when everything has to be battery-electric. ‘Streaky’

Via autocar.co.uk