We don’t know how you say “Throw down the gauntlet” in Japanese, but Suzuki CEO Osamu Suzuki has apparently gone and done it. Claiming that his company’s relationship with Volkswagen has the potential to become a “ball and chain” if it continues it current course, Suzuki apparently sees so little hope of remedy that he has suggested an amicable separation. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
Auto Talk: Suzuki to launch sprightlier Swift Sport
It’s compact, sporty, has a manual transmission… and we don’t expect it to arrive Stateside anytime soon. We’re talking about the all-new Suzuki Swift Sport, which is set to make its official debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. The compact hot hatch is a tuned version of the standard Swift, with power rated at 134 horses and torque at 118 pound-feet, fed to the wheels through a six-speed manual transmission. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
Auto Talk: Suzuki Wants Divorce From VolksWagen ‘Ball And Chain’
Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman Osamu Suzuki today said he plans to end his carmaker’s turbulent two-year capital alliance with Germany’s Volkswagen AG, citing concerns about independence and a dearth of technological exchanges and joint projects from the tie up. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
Car Talk: Suzuki Swift Sport
Hot-hatch enthusiasts take note: the Suzuki Swift Sport is back. Having updated the Swift range last year, Suzuki unveiled the rather tantalizing S-Concept in Geneva a few months back. What you see here may not be quite as extreme as the show car, but carries the salient points to the showroom. And if the previous-generation Swift Sport was anything to go by, it could become a new favorite among pocket rocket enthusiasts. Funkmasterflex
