Suzuki SX4 WRC

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Suzuki SX4 WRC
Toni Gardemeister - 2008 Rallye Deutschland 3.jpg
Category World Rally Car
Constructor Suzuki World Rally Team
Technical specifications [1]
Length4,135 mm (162.8 in)
Width1,770 mm (69.7 in)
Height1,450 mm (57.1 in)
Wheelbase 2,550 mm (100.4 in)
Engine J20 1,995 cc (121.7 cu in) I4 turbo charge
Front transverse
Transmission Five-speed sequential
4-wheel drive
Weight1,230 kg (2,711.7 lb)
Tyres Pirelli
Competition history (WRC)
Notable entrants Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki World Rally Team
Notable drivers
Debut Flag of France.svg 2007 Tour de Corse
RacesWins Podiums Titles
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The Suzuki SX4 WRC is a World Rally Car built for the Suzuki World Rally Team by Suzuki in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the Suzuki SX4 road car, and was debuted at the 2007 Tour de Corse. [2]

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Competition history

World Rally Championship

Toni Gardemeister's Suzuki SX4 WRC at the 2008 Rallye de France. Toni Gardemeister - 2008 Rallye de France SS5.jpg
Toni Gardemeister's Suzuki SX4 WRC at the 2008 Rallye de France.

At the 2007 Geneva Motor Show, Suzuki announced it would enter the FIA World Rally Championship, with the factory backed Suzuki World Rally Team in the World Rally Car category in 2007, using the SX4 WRC with AWD and the J20 engine producing 320 hp (239 kW; 324 PS) and 590 N⋅m (440 lb⋅ft) of torque. [3] However, due to WRC calendar changes Suzuki officially debuted in 2008, using the season of 2007 as further development time for the SX4.

The SX4 competed on a test basis in two 2007 WRC events: the Rallye de France in October 2007 (finishing 31st overall) and the Rally GB in November 2007 (finishing 27th overall). [4] In the first event of 2008, the Rallye Monte Carlo, Suzuki driver Per-Gunnar Andersson finished eighth. [5]

Hillclimbing

A race car called 'Suzuki SX4 Hill Climb Special' was used at the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. It was a specially adapted Suzuki SX4, with a twin turbocharged 3.1 litre V6 engine producing 910 hp (679 kW; 923 PS) and 890 N⋅m (660 lb⋅ft) of torque. Driver Nobuhiro Tajima won the event in Suzukis for six years running, the last three of which were in the SX4 HCS, and set the track record time of 9:51.278. [6]

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