"punkgoose17" (punkgoose17)
04/11/2019 at 21:59 • Filed to: Suzuki, Suzuki Fronte 800
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"punkgoose17" (punkgoose17)
04/11/2019 at 21:59 • Filed to: Suzuki, Suzuki Fronte 800 | 1
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I forgot this car exhisted. It is the first time Suzuki tried to build a larger car and did not do well. It is like a 1960's Kizashi. It looks great too . It would be a great design for a retro electric car.
Also, I am at my favorite punk bar for the first time since last summer, and I love it.
Steve in Manhattan
> punkgoose17
04/11/2019 at 22:11 |
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The styling is a bit BMW, a bit Volvo, a bit Fiat ... the nose is pure Japanese. Handsome!
Berang
> punkgoose17
04/11/2019 at 22:20 |
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Very rare car. It wasn’t that they didn’t sell, it was that Suzuki didn’t invest in expanding production to the point the car would have been profitable. It was also very old tech, a DKW copy appearing just as DKW were in crisis to revamp their line and ditch 2- stroke power.
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punkgoose17
> Berang
04/11/2019 at 22:33 |
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I completely agree. They never moved past hand building them, and it would have been nice with a 4-stroke 4 cylinder.
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Berang
> punkgoose17
04/12/2019 at 01:34 |
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Weirder still is Mitsubishi’s 2-stroke Colt, which used a DKW inspired 3-cylinder, but kept RWD instead. Development of front wheel drive in Japan is pretty fascinating.