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Suzuki UK statement Jimny and Diesel Cars10 April

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10 Apr 2018 11:43 #191515 by auchenblae
Diesel-powered versions of the Vitara and S-Cross have vanished from the range.

Suzuki has stopped selling diesel engines in the UK due to a lack of demand, a spokesperson for the Japanese company has confirmed.

According to Suzuki GB, diesel-powered cars accounted for less than three percent of the brand’s sales, so production of diesel engines has now stopped.

The only Suzuki models previously available with diesel engines were the S-Cross and Vitara, but both will now be sold only with petrol engines.

The news comes just days after figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed that diesel sales fell by more than 37 percent in March 2018.


Although Suzuki’s move might look like another nail in the coffin for diesel – a fuel that has been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons since the Dieselgate scandal of late 2015 – the company has announced that it will continue to sell diesel engines in Northern Ireland and the situation in mainland Britain will remain under review.

Customers will still be able to buy new diesel Suzukis, but these cars will be limited in number and are unlikely to offer much choice in the way of colours and specification.

Suzuki’s spokesperson said: ‘Due to very low demand for diesel engine models in the UK Suzuki range, the [diesel] derivatives of Vitara and S-Cross for the UK only have temporarily ceased production. This is due to much higher demand for the Boosterjet petrol models and the real world fuel consumption that they attain. Diesel engine models will be available from existing stock only.

‘However, these models will remain on sale in the Republic of Ireland where demand is much stronger.’

The Japanese company also confirmed that it has stopped taking orders for new Jimnys ahead of the new model’s arrival in early 2019.

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10 Apr 2018 14:03 #191522 by auchenblae
The Jimny was on the Suzuki UK New Car site last week but now removed

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10 Apr 2018 18:55 #191541 by Lambert
Thanks for sharing this.

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One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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10 Apr 2018 19:16 #191542 by Foxtrot
I have a diesel AllGrip Vitara which has 320Nm of torque for dragging my caravan , I am not sure if the petrol version would have enough grunt, although the 1.4 petrol booster jet may be ok at 220Nm, Suzuki usually get their diesel power plants from other car manufacturers such as Peugeot, the new Vitara uses a Fiat 1.6 dci engine.

The 1.4 petrol booster jet would be good if they use it in the Generation 4 Suzuki Jimny..

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11 Apr 2018 10:13 #191562 by cailean
Subaru is the same. They released the 2018 Outback this week, now only with a 2.5 petrol engine replacing the 2.0 diesel, so now with higher emissions, lower economy, slower acceleration.

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11 Apr 2018 15:09 #191570 by auchenblae
Lots more than that happening with Subaru not only have they stopped diesels in the Impreza some years ago, the XV this December and now the Outback, they have also stopped manual gearboxes in these cars as well. The Forester will be replaced in the Autumn and no manual gearboxes, diesel or turbo petrol.

The STI does not pass Euro6B which is a requirement in September. most of the unsold STI cars have been preregistered and the ones that are not registered have had price reductions and will be regitered by the end of the summer if they do not sell to punters.

The Lineartronic autobox is not getting too much praise at all and the one I have driven was getting in the way of driving the car.

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