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Originally Posted by Lucky1
I Just read an article about some changes planned for the 2009 GV.
Apparently, the current V6 2.7L engine will not be available anymore. A 2.4L four cylinder would be introduced and a more powerfull V6 will be offered to better compete with other SUV's.
Some minor cosmetic changes are also planned.
Hope we can get some pictures soon.
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I guess Suzuki decided that they had to do something since the anemic 2.7L V6 sucked too much gas while offering no more performance than a V4. I concur with this move by Suzuki since people are no longer willing to purchase a SUV in the "compact" class that only gets 18-19 MPG in the City and 20-21 MPG on the Highway. I have a full size Ford F150 Super Crew cab and it gets similar gas mileage as my compact GV! I also think that Suzuki needs to offer 2WD mode at the touch of button versus a full time 4WD that just sucks more gas. In real life driving, it has been my experience that full time 4WD consumes fuel more than 1 or 2 MPG of a comparable GV with 2WD as noted by EPA.
Other than that, My 06 Luxury GV w/ 4WD is about to hit 20,000 miles and not a single problem so far other than the automatic transmission hanging periodically in second gear. Don't know what causes this other than it does it about one or two times a day then works fine. I also received a recall notice from Suzuki that my automatic transmission can fall out of parking gear intermittently and to schedule an appointment with my local Suzuki dealer. Never seen this problem as the shifter is gated but will mention to my dealer during next service.
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