Suzuki Announces Intent To Offer a Hybrid Version of Its Kizashi Sport Sedan

American Suzuki Motors Corp. has announced that it will offer a hybrid version of the 2010 Kizashi, an all-wheel-drive sport sedan the Japanese automaker debuted last week.

The gas-propelled Kizashi is scheduled to appear in North American showrooms starting this winter.

Built at Suzuki's new manufacturing facility in Sagara, the Kizashi will be equipped with a standard 2.4-liter DOHC inline four-cylinder engine.

As for the hybrid version of the Kizashi, Suzuki was unwilling to say more about it than this snippet from a statement released in conjunction with the Kizashi's world premiere:

"In addition to this excellent new powertrain, and to even further enhance the Kizashi's strong efficiency story, Suzuki is developing an even more fuel-efficient hybrid version that will be added to the lineup in the future."

A lot more details would have been nice, but we're delighted to know that a hybrid Kizashi is on the way.

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Scott Doggett August 3, 2009, 12:16 PM

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