Suzuki's largest SUV carries as many as seven riders on three rows of seats in a cabin that stretches about a foot longer than Grand Vitara. The exterior design appears more sophisticated and serious, as interior appointments rise in tone and quality.
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2005 Suzuki Grand Vitara Compact Sport Utility Vehicle
This four-door sport-utility vehicle in the compact class conforms for off-road forays with a body of high stance featuring front and rear overhangs angled acutely to make approaches and departures easy when climbing over the rough stuff.
Read More »2005 Suzuki Verona Mid-Size Sedan
Suzuki's front-wheel-drive (FWD) flagship sedan fits in the mid-size class and supports a spacious five-seat cabin loaded with features of convenience and luxury. Verona shows sleek exterior styling in the manner of premium European touring sedans with fog lamps in the bumper and twin-light halogen headlamps.
Read More »2005 Suzuki Reno Compact Hatchback Sedan
The newest label from Suzuki -- a sleek compact-class hatchback with four doors for passengers and the rear hatch lid -- also shows the influence of sensuously body styling from Giugiaro's Italdesign studios.
Read More »2005 Suzuki Aerio Sub-Compact Sedan and Hatchback Sedan
New body styling and a revised cabin design apply to Suzuki's sub-compact Aerio, which comes in conventional sedan and unconventional four-door hatchback formats. Both sedan and hatch share a chassis, powertrain and mechanical hardware.
Read More »2005 Subaru Baja Compact Crossover Pickup Truck
This unusual Subaru crossover is part car, part truck and part SUV. It looks like both a car and truck -- the car up front and truck in back. Baja's front half comes from Outback and Legacy with a four-door cabin containing front buckets and a back bench.
Read More »2005 Toyota Scion xA Compact Wagon/Sedan
Scion xA is an eensy-weensy four-door with big glass up front and the tail squared for a hatchback door. Despite tiny proportions for a boxy four-door with hatchback-style back door, the xA looks progressive, even daring. It stands tall like a cubist bubble on wheels which seems to tip forward due to the high tail and low nose united by the arching roof line. Inside, the cabin floor dips low so you can step aboard easily, and the ceiling bows high to fit tall chair-like seats.
Read More »2005 Subaru Legacy Mid-Size Sedan and Wagon
The mid-size Legacy series in Subaru's 2005 line has been redesigned for a fourth generation of sedans and station wagons. Legacy's chassis is about an inch longer and the track is wider with revised chassis dynamics and new suspension settings to foster a smooth ride quality. Trims and powertrains are different too with a total of six models in the series now.
Read More »2005 Subaru Forester Compact Sport Utility Vehicle
The chassis of a sporty coupe -- Subaru's Impreza -- underpins agile Forester the sport-utility vehicle. It was rebuilt in 2003 and earned optional turbo-charged power last year, with 2005 models showing four trims including a deluxe new 2.5 XS L. L. Bean edition.
Read More »2005 Scion xB Compact Minivan
xB looks like a box on wheels as contemporary homage to a panel van but in slammed stance. Built on a platform used for the bB wagon sold strictly in Japan, this low-slung and boxy panel van resembles a cool California surfer's custom-crafted wagon.
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