Subaru and Suzuki, not exactly the biggest automakers out there, but when it comes to the new Outback there is a huge buzz (it’s been the most popular new-car review on Cars.com for the past week) and sales are brisk. Editors Kelsey Mays, David Thomas and Joe Wiesenfelder discuss the wagon/crossover at length, and then they touch on the quirky Suzuki SX4 and where it stands in a sea of tough competition.
You can listen to the podcast via iTunes, or for the first time, you can listen to it here in this post by clicking the play button below.
Cars.com Podcast #26
2010|Subaru|Outback
2009|Suzuki|SX4
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We bought my son a Suzuki Areo, it was a great car for him, we never had any issues with it, just did general maintenance and just sold for way more than I expected, it was a nice surprise. My point being, I think they get a bad rap.
Wonder if Subaru is really cranking up production? On other sites, all the fanboys are claiming that Subaru didn't do so well in Sept. because they had no cars to sell. If my local Subaru parlor is typical, they're right. Not a sedan or hatch to be seen and not all that many of anything else.
Suzuki used to sell rebranded GM-designed cars built by Daewoo, which were the cause of their bad reputation. The SX4 is Japanese designed and made, by Suzuki, the same company that makes the motorcycles.