Nostalgia: Want a New Suzuki Samurai? Go to India or New Zealand Editor: Andy Lilienthal – subcompactculture.com Portland, OR – The Suzuki Samurai was introduced to North America in 1985 as a MY 1986 vehicle and was on sale for 10 model years. Despite the whole Consumer Reports roll-over conundrum in the 1980s, it remains one of the most loved, coveted, and in-demand 4x4s …
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The Fall Classic 2015 – this time with extra ‘murica! Editor: Eric Bewley, Photos by: D. Arnold, V. Mueller, M. Verley, A. & M. Lilienthal, Videos by: M. Verley Bend, OR – We’ve been putting on this event since the early 2000’s and even though it’s held in the same general area, as a group we always seem to find and do …
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Around the West in 95 Horsepower: Imogene Pass Editor: Andy Lilienthal, photos by Andy and Mercedes Lilienthal Portland, OR – In part three of Around the West in 95 Horsepower, we had arrived in Ouray Colorado. Here, we hit the famous trails of the San Juan Mountains. After our first night in Ouray, Colorado, we’d stay in the area and visit …
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News: Suzuki Motor Corporation has Annouced its exhibits for Tokyo Motor Show Editor: Eric Bewley Bend, OR – October 2015 Suzuki Motor Corporation has announced its exhibits for the 44th Tokyo Motor Show 2015 (organized by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association), which will be open to the public from 30 October to 8 November. The theme for Suzuki’s booth is “SUZUKI NEXT …
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Colorado Samurai Adventure Editor: Johnathan Hall Tulsa, OK – There we were, in July 2014 two weeks prior to starting our now annual August Colorado driving-Samurai hauling trek from eastern Oklahoma. During the previous two treks out to Colorado we had driven my “dirty job” truck, a 1993 Ford F150 with 275,000 miles on the inline-6. We used this truck to haul our …
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Lifestyle: Around the West in 95 Horsepower: Portland to Murtaugh Editor: Andy Lilienthal photos by Mercedes Lilienthal – subcompactculture.com Portland, OR – In the first installment of “Around the West in 95 Horsepower,” we talked a bit about where we were headed and what we did to prepare. In this segment, we’ll talk about our first day on the road. We made it …
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Big Dreams; No Money – Suzuki Sidekick Rock Crawler Build Project Editor: E. Bewley Story/Photo M. Hagen Minneapolis, MN – Building a rig for maximum performance on a budget means that it will require a lot of time and you will need to get creative with as many stock components as possible. Keeping it lightweight helps keep the stock components …
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Bold, Big and Beautiful ZUKIWORLD tests the new Suzuki XL-7 -Photography and Story by: Junior LAS VEGAS , NV – Make no mistake, American Suzuki is proactive in their desire to rule the sub-compact SUV market. With their introduction of the Grand Vitara and now the brother to the GV the XL-7, Suzuki is clearly gaining secure ground on this …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2003, A Great Year For Suzuki Enthusiasts. Story/Editor: Eric Bewley Photo: D. Arnold, S. Bewley, N. Galvin, M. Hagen, B. Zeigler ALBANY, OR. The year 2003 will be remembered as one of great adventures, events, technological improvements, and people. We were very fortunate this year to cover and participate in many great events. There were many new …
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CALMINI’s Heisman Trophy Special Edition Grand Vitara. Story by: Eric Bewley / Photography by Junior and Steve Kramer BAKERSFIELD, CA. The special projects staff at CALMINI does it again with the Heisman’s Trophy Special edition Grand Vitara. CALMINI was asked by American Suzuki to build this masterpiece as an integral component of their Heisman Trophy campaign. American Suzuki Motor Corporation …
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