Kizashi Club

Greeting all...just got a 2010 model about a week ago.

Great car, loving it! I'm in Miami, FL and can say until I bought it, never even knew about the model.

My father in law in Ecuador owns a Suzuki SUV, can't remember the model

Thanks for having me!

Welcome!

your father in law probably has a sx4 s-cross or a vitara.

Welcome!

Welcome. What's the color and trim level?

Hey Meeshmosh, I’m in Miami too. I’ve only seen a handful of Kizashis here, but happy to know there’s one more rolling around in Magic City!


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I just bought a 2010 Suzuki Kizashi se. admittedly I only bought it because it was a killer deal, only 80k miles, and I wanted to resell it. Now that I have been doing some research on it seems it was a great buy and I am excited to start driving it. I want to explore ways that I can make it faster since I got a automatic instead of a manual. I must confess Im not extremely knowledgeable on cars any suggestions on where to start?

Welcome newbie1!

There's not a lot of options for a Kizashi. There weren't many sold and it's not a brand well known for hot rodding. Also, the CVT transmission is a known weak point. The engine was detuned 5 HP with the automatic for reliability, probably should have been 10 HP because they're breaking. Best thing you could do would be weight reduction, that would make it faster and reduce the load on the transmission. Not sure what wheels came on a 2010 SE, but the bigger wheels were heavy as hell. Getting lighter wheels and tires will dramatically improve acceleration, but may reduce the cornering potential.

I'm on my third.
The only legitimate and relatively inexpensive method for 'improving performance', IMNSHO&E, is a set of lightweight 17X7.5" wheels with correspondingly 'lightweight' tires (under 24lb ea).
I save between 11--14lbs per corner vs 'stock', based on the specific set of tires I'm running at the time.

Motor mods may affect CVT durability.

Any other methods for reducing the vehicle's overall weight are also encouraged: "If you can't increase the horsepower then decrease the weight".

thanks for the advice guys ill give it a try. I really wish it was stick shift but not a total dealbreaker

intake+exhaust+chip wil easily cost you 2000 en will bring you to about 200hp. Every work on your engine itself will cost you lots of money if you have to spend it out. RRM sells some parts for kizashi but most are discontinued.
De turbokit should cost 4300. If we could even make a nice groupbuy for the turbokit......maybe I am in