This Retro-Inspired Electric Suzuki Channels All the Topless Fun of the Original Samurai
Ah, the memories…
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In a shout back to the company’s glory days with the mini-Jeep clone Samurai, Suzuki will show an electric powered concept SUV at the Tokyo Motor Show that channels the original cute-ute in its attitude if not its specifics.
Suzuki calls the e-Survivor concept “a compact SUV of the next age,” and boasts that it is built on a traditional truck-style frame that has a lightweight body bolted on top.
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Electric motors send power to all four wheels, while a five-slot version of Jeep’s seven-slot grille announces the e-Survivor’s off-road intent.
Whether this comes to fruition or not doesn’t much matter to American drivers, because Suzuki bailed on the US market in 2013.
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