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more about #suzukiswift more comments → that ain't the way to have fun, son: Now, sitting on the fuel tank is nuts, but being elbow-to-cylinder-head with a Honda V65 engine is insane. When I had a V45 Sabre, it'd occur to me, ... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Simply magnificent. more » Novaload: The funniest part is that if you told a stranger-to-Lemons about a racing match-off between teams named Metro Gnome and an Angry Hamster, the mental ... more » coupeZ600: Oh,.. I am so conflicted by this car. One hand holds my face, one shakes a fist, and the other reaches high for the heavens. Why?,... asks one. WHY!... more » beercheck: What kinda sicko schedules a post for 12:05 AM? Now, 12:06.... that would make some sense. more » Turboner: How many BS laps do you give someone for "free" CNC machining? ;) more » bmoreDLJ: Uh-oh...that Swift better watch out. That Challenger looks hungary. more » Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: Can you take a picture of yourself next to it so we can see if you look about as out of place there as you did next to the mustang? Or did you buy ne... more » engineerd: I love seeing things like this. I saw plenty of American pickups and SUVs in Germany. It's almost as if these people are thumbing their nose at the ... more » Flathead Smith: Small cars, crowded road conditions and high fuel prices are why I choose not to live in Hungary and also the fact that I’m not a Hungarian, can’t... more » MaWeiTao: If the Challenger were 75% of it's current size and not quite as tall it would look phenomenal. more » MushyHeirloom: Oh, the brake dust! more » FTGDWolverineEdition'09: I am dying about how one can drive with American plates in a EU country? Apart from any custom super duper prototypes that is... even they usually get... more » TheCarspotterist: It probably belongs to an embassy person. I spend half the year in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and one woman who works at the embassy drives an Infiniti QX56... more » beercheck: Hey, we had Suzuki Swifts too, ya know. more » -
#24hoursoflemons
Inside Those Crazy Motorcycle-Engined LeMons Racers
You've seen the Angry Hamster Racing V65 Magna-powered Honda Z600 under construction, and of course you're familiar with the LeMons-winning CBR900-powered Geo Metro-Gnome… but the engineering behind these two machines pushes the LeMons Insane-O-Meter™ into the red numbers. More » -
#musclecarwars
Dodge Challenger Takes On Hungary, Blots Out Entire Country
Think a Challenger looks giant and menacing in America? Here’s one parked in Budapest behind a Suzuki Swift—which you’ll recognize as the Geo Metro. More » -
#jalopnikreviews
2008 Suzuki Swift: Around The Block
When we found out Suzuki had an event with a Euro-only 2008 Suzuki Swift just a short distance from Chicago we jumped at the chance to take it for a quick spin. A volume seller in Europe, Asia and other markets, the Swift has a mostly inglorious past here in the states as the almost indistinguishable cousin of the Geo Metro between 1995 and 2001. Anyone who has driven either might wonder what made us so excited about the prospect of driving this particular Swift. There are two reasons. The first is that there's more than an ocean's worth of difference between that Swift of old and this completely reworked global compact car. The second reason is that although this particular version wasn't meant for American consumption, one similar to it will be here as a U.S.-spec model. Also, I'm not crazy enough to pass on an opportunity to drive one of the only two new Swifts in the US. More »
