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Suzuki dominates What Car? True MPG tests

July 10, 2020

If fuel efficiency is most important to you when buying a car, look no further than the Suzuki small car range.

In the latest What Car? True MPG tests, which uses real-world driving to show what fuel economy you can really expect from a car, three Suzuki models featured in the top 10 best performing cars.

With a True MPG of 55.2mpg, the Suzuki Baleno, a practical and spacious hatchback, finished in 6th position. Another model discontinued in 2019, the Suzuki Celerio, a small and practical city car, secured 2nd place with a True MPG of 57.8mpg. Both models offer excellent value for money in the marketplace, delivering not only excellent fuel efficiency but also a good level of specification at an affordable price.

Scoring an impressive True MPG of 59.6mpg, the Suzuki Ignis Hybrid was the most efficient model What Car? tested. As a mild hybrid, the Ignis benefits from both an electric motor and an extremely frugal 1.2-litre petrol engine. Even with the 4-wheel drive option, the Ignis’ True MPG only drops to 53.3mpg.

Hybrid News in Brief – Ignis

September 12, 2019

In line with plans to further reduce CO2 emissions across its range of vehicles, Suzuki GB PLC is pleased to announce the introduction of two further Hybrid grades for the Ignis range. Suzuki’s system is now available across all manual transmission 1.2-litre Dualjet models which are SZ3, SZ-T, SZ5 two-wheel drive and SZ5 ALLGRIP 4X4.

Suzuki is the pioneer of the compact low cost 12V Hybrid system which is ideally suited to a small car; its components add just 6.2kg to the overall kerb weight of 865kg for the SZ3 whilst reducing CO2emissions by an average of eight per cent.

The SHVS system (Smart Hybrid Vehicle by Suzuki) is a compact and lightweight unit that incorporates an Integrated Starter Generator (known as ISG) which acts as both a generator and starter motor, the ISG is belt driven and assists the engine during vehicle take off and acceleration and also generates electricity through regenerative braking.

The system also uses a compact high performance lithium-ion battery placed under the front passenger seat to store energy and incorporates an idle stop function operated via the Integrated Start Generator. This in turn helps all Ignis manual two wheel drive models attain CO2 emissions of 98g/km (NEDC) and achieve a combined fuel consumption figure of 54.1mpg on the WLTP combined cycle. The SZ5 ALLGRIP is only just behind at 105g/km and 48.6mpg on the combined cycle.