Suzuki SX4 WRC

Suzuki SX4 WRC

Category	World Rally Car
Constructor	Suzuki World Rally Team
Technical specifications[1]
Length	4,135 mm (162.8 in)
Width	1,770 mm (69.7 in)
Height	1,450 mm (57.1 in)
Wheelbase	2,550 mm (100.4 in)
Engine	J20 1,995 cc (121.7 cu in) I4 turbo charge Front transverse
Transmission	Five-speed sequential 4-wheel drive
Weight	1,230 kg (2,711.7 lb)
Tyres	Pirelli
Competition history (WRC)
Notable entrants	Suzuki World Rally Team
Notable drivers	Per-Gunnar Andersson Nicolas Bernardi Toni Gardemeister Sebastian Lindholm
Debut	2007 Tour de Corse
Races Wins Podiums Titles 17 0 0 0
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

The Suzuki SX4 WRC is a World Rally Car built for the Suzuki World Rally Team by Suzuki in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the Suzuki SX4 road car, and was debuted at the 2007 Tour de Corse.[2]

Competition history

World Rally Championship

Toni Gardemeister's Suzuki SX4 WRC at the 2008 Tour de Corse.

At the 2007 Geneva Motor Show, Suzuki announced it would enter the FIA World Rally Championship, with the factory backed Suzuki World Rally Team in the World Rally Car category in 2007, using the SX4 WRC with AWD and the J20 engine producing 320 PS (235 kW; 316 hp) and 590 N⋅m (440 lb⋅ft) of torque.[3] However, due to WRC calendar changes Suzuki officially debuted in 2008, using the season of 2007 as further development time for the SX4.

The SX4 competed on a test basis in two 2007 WRC events: the Rallye de France in October 2007 (finishing 31st overall) and the Rally GB in November 2007 (finishing 27th overall).[4] In the first event of 2008, the Rallye Monte Carlo, Suzuki driver Per-Gunnar Andersson finished eighth.[5]

Hillclimbing

A race car called 'Suzuki SX4 Hill Climb Special' was used at the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. It was a specially adapted Suzuki SX4, with a twin turbocharged 3.1 litre V6 engine producing 910 hp (679 kW; 923 PS) and 890 N⋅m (660 lb⋅ft) of torque. Driver Nobuhiro Tajima won the event in Suzukis for six years running, the last three of which were in the SX4 HCS, and set the track record time of 9:51.278.[6]

Rally results

Complete World Rally Championship results

Year	Car	No	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Points	TC	Points
2007	Suzuki World Rally Team	19	Nicolas Bernardi	MON	SWE	NOR	MEX	POR	ARG	ITA	GRE	FIN	GER	NZL	ESP	FRA 31	JPN	IRE		–	0	–	0
			Sebastian Lindholm																GBR 27	–	0
2008	Suzuki World Rally Team	11	Toni Gardemeister	MON Ret	SWE 7	MEX Ret	ARG Ret	JOR Ret	ITA Ret	GRE 9	TUR Ret	FIN 8	GER 10	NZL 7	ESP 13	FRA 13	JPN 6	GBR 7		13th	10	5th	34
		12	Per-Gunnar Andersson	MON 8	SWE Ret	MEX Ret	ARG 24	JOR Ret	ITA 9	GRE 11	TUR Ret	FIN Ret	GER 15	NZL 6	ESP 32	FRA 17	JPN 5	GBR 5		12th	12

References

1. "Suzuki SX4 WRC". juwra.com. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
2. "Suzuki SX4 WRC". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
3. "SUZUKI WRC CHALLENGE | Reports | Test Report #01 SX4 WRC moves on to European tests". Suzuki-wrc.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
4. "Suzuki World Rally Team". 28 July 2008. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
5. "Loeb clinches record Monte win". Autosport. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
6. Woodyard, Chris (27 June 2011). "Video: Monster Suzuki blows away Hyundai on Pikes Peak". USA Today. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)