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Our spy photographers recently spotted a curious looking Suzuki test mule enveloped in black camouflage and mystery. Some voices in the industry hinted that the Japanese brand may be working on a new model slated to debut in 2015 or 2016.
Most of Suzuki's current lineup is getting quite old now, with the exception of the S-Cross and recently previewed Vitara crossover SUV. We presume that what our carparazzi provided in the gallery below won't be marketed as a new nameplate. If our hunch is right, that, ladies and gentlemen, is the 2016 Suzuki Splash, a five-door small family hatchback that'll replace the first-gen model, which was introduced in Japan back in October 2008.
From the looks of it, the mystery prototype is similar in size with the Honda Jazz, Nissan Note and Toyota Corolla Verso, so it's highly possible that engineers will modify the Swift's platform for the new model. It that comes to fruition, we only wonder how a family-oriented subcompact MPV would handle like when coupled to the snickety five-speed manual and a zippy petrol-fed motor borrowed the Swift.
Apart from headlights that are virtually identical in shape to the ones fitted to Swift, the vehicle spied by our team of carparazzi sports a higher roof, a more steeply raked rear window, and taillight clusters that look more awful than a wart. Thankfully, this appears to be the type of prototype designed for testing only the chassis, so the aesthetics won't get to enter production.
From the looks of it, the mystery prototype is similar in size with the Honda Jazz, Nissan Note and Toyota Corolla Verso, so it's highly possible that engineers will modify the Swift's platform for the new model. It that comes to fruition, we only wonder how a family-oriented subcompact MPV would handle like when coupled to the snickety five-speed manual and a zippy petrol-fed motor borrowed the Swift.
Apart from headlights that are virtually identical in shape to the ones fitted to Swift, the vehicle spied by our team of carparazzi sports a higher roof, a more steeply raked rear window, and taillight clusters that look more awful than a wart. Thankfully, this appears to be the type of prototype designed for testing only the chassis, so the aesthetics won't get to enter production.
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