After successfully sell over 25.000 units in European market, Suzuki SX-4 Crossover .. the first ever Suzuki's crossover is trying to make an entry to the most challenging rally championship, World Rally Championship.
This big leap, seems has been awaited by Suzuki after Suzuki Swift with 1600cc engine in Junior Class proven their existence with Per Gunner Andersson, Urmo Aava, Aigar Pars & Michal Kosciszko.
To enter the WRC 2008 season, Susuki has prepared the SX-4 WRC featuring 2000cc engine, 4 cylinders. Based on the ordinary SX-4 2000cc, Suzuki Motorsport only need to add turbocharger as per regulation plus adding more piston diameter and stroke. Also the engine is retuning to add more torsion in low rpm.
The WRC car also can be changed to be a 4x4 car, because special regulation allows Suzuki's technicians to cut the floor off to add a 4x4 system.
SX-4 WRC is a Suzuki Motorsport special project involving professional engineers inside its, specially Michael Nadan, a Technical Manager, an European Engineer that was born in Monte Carlo and has many experience in big WRC teams such as Toyota and Peugeot.
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