Suzuki Whizzkid Review: The Coolest RWD Unicorn You’ve Never Heard Of

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  • Опубликовано: 1 ноя 2024

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  • @tadejvelensek
    @tadejvelensek 8 лет назад +108

    i think the horn has more horsepower than the engine

    • @joelm442
      @joelm442 8 лет назад

      TV scout lol

    • @fatboy19831
      @fatboy19831 8 лет назад

      Sounds better than my BRZ horn.

  • @Jnunez00
    @Jnunez00 9 лет назад +123

    Which 911 is the best 911:
    My 911 is the best 911 because whizzkid.

  • @donutves
    @donutves 8 лет назад +166

    my friend: 'hey what's under the hood'
    me: 'a tire'
    my friend: 'what?'

    • @mwmmatt1
      @mwmmatt1 8 лет назад +6

      That's the boot.

    • @pico4996
      @pico4996 7 лет назад +3

      yeah its an engine under the hood

    • @tiadanama1998
      @tiadanama1998 6 лет назад

      I own a cayman so yeahh I got nothing under the hood

    • @DrewLSsix
      @DrewLSsix 5 лет назад

      PiCÓ miss the joke much?

    • @tooyoungtobeold8756
      @tooyoungtobeold8756 4 года назад

      "What's that under the hood"?
      "My head".

  • @edm418
    @edm418 9 лет назад +26

    I've had one of these for years... Just finished putting a cappuccino F6a 3cyl turbo in the back and some wider wheels, scary little bugger now :)

    • @trissybabes
      @trissybabes 3 года назад +1

      Would love to see a video of that angry little puppy!

    • @edm418
      @edm418 3 года назад

      @@trissybabes have a look at my channel...

  • @AlohaBiatch
    @AlohaBiatch 9 лет назад +7

    To be honest the look of this car is amazing. I love the compact, perfect proportions, the blocky dashboard, the cute little engine and everything.
    If a carmaker tried to make cars in this style but with modern engines and better safety I would be all over it.

  • @tomforrest7814
    @tomforrest7814 9 лет назад +58

    this has become the new top gear and im loving it!!

  • @ryanwilsonbackup
    @ryanwilsonbackup 9 лет назад +34

    You've got some serious talent, I just watched a seven minute video on a Suzuki. I don't know whether to be pissed off or impressed lol

  • @luckyluke5638
    @luckyluke5638 8 лет назад +42

    I kind of like the style of it though

  • @Acc0rd79
    @Acc0rd79 9 лет назад +30

    Still better than a Prius!

  • @Salomondrin
    @Salomondrin 9 лет назад +8

    This is fucking phenomenal!

  • @JHJ350
    @JHJ350 9 лет назад +28

    "It's got a steering wheel, that's good"

  • @MrRandomcommentguy
    @MrRandomcommentguy 8 лет назад +18

    That is one of the coolest cars I've ever seen.

  • @progames70
    @progames70 6 лет назад +4

    I own one of these in blue, it looks pretty spectacular (mine has a custom interior based on the original with blue suede and vinyl and louvres on the rear window and stuff) we added bigger wheels and some really good tires to it and it corners pretty well now, I wouldn't even say it's super slow with 50bhp, the thing only weighs 650 kilos, so it gets off the line pretty fast, it's really a blast to drive

    • @seanpirrie5748
      @seanpirrie5748 9 месяцев назад

      I’m actually seeing one tomorrow. Need advice dude

    • @progames70
      @progames70 9 месяцев назад

      @@seanpirrie5748 engine is usually bulletproof, but especially look for rust on the floor in the footwells/rear quarter panels. Also make sure it shifts well and that it has the spare wheel (without it it doesnt handle well lol)

  • @bartvanriel6767
    @bartvanriel6767 8 лет назад +57

    I own a non rusted mx5, I'm not in the UK though, probably karma for driving on the wrong side

    • @hussguy1990
      @hussguy1990 8 лет назад +1

      Bart Van Riel well I used to own a rusted mx5, and I fully blame that on living in Canada lol.

    • @bartvanriel6767
      @bartvanriel6767 8 лет назад

      hussguy1990 yeah that's understandable I live in the Netherlands and there hasn't been a need for salt on the roads for a few years and I hope this winter won't be any different

    • @hussguy1990
      @hussguy1990 8 лет назад

      Bart Van Riel that sounds wonderful, they almost have a quota here I've seen literally 20 pound piles on a snow free street..... but I drive a mini Cooper s now I hope it doesn't rust out lol.

    • @bartvanriel6767
      @bartvanriel6767 8 лет назад

      hussguy1990 good luck with that

    • @hussguy1990
      @hussguy1990 8 лет назад

      Bart Van Riel thanks.

  • @bunter6
    @bunter6 9 лет назад

    My wife had one of these back in the 90's and misses it so much she gets tearie eyed every time we see the one that lives locally to us.

  • @redmondbandy3521
    @redmondbandy3521 9 лет назад +90

    Just put a Suzuki Motorcycle engine in it, then it would really kick some arse #baby911

  • @nix123ism
    @nix123ism 2 года назад +1

    I had the model before this one the fronte LC10W, as my first car, it had a 3 cylinder 2 stroke 356cc (!) Engine in it, great fun to drive , an so low to the ground you felt like you were speeding everywhere.... I got 4 teenagers , incl driver in it and did a trip on the open road 100kph , did it, but only just......

  • @joeyhammer1998
    @joeyhammer1998 8 лет назад +6

    i want that car. I'll make it the most unboring car in the world. it's already practically a 911. just give it a turbo flat 6 and boom. you have yourself a sleeper.

  •  8 лет назад +12

    Fun fact: it's designed by GIUGIARO. And you can see it too, looks cool.

    • @sunilayya8948
      @sunilayya8948 5 лет назад

      I was wondering how come this car has so much personality for an 80s Japanese car !

  • @manfromnantucket9544
    @manfromnantucket9544 8 лет назад +1

    Understeering into oncoming traffic. Part of the charm.

  • @ColinHarvey78
    @ColinHarvey78 5 месяцев назад

    I remember having lifts to work in one of these in my first job. Great fun, it had lots of character. Wringing every last horsepower out of the engine was great fun, it was a willing and buzzy unit. Everything is so dinky and delicate on them. Love it!

  • @EvanMoon
    @EvanMoon 9 лет назад +1

    The lines are great. This thing is super square yet someway the corners drip off the car. I just like it a bunch.

  • @Sleepy.Time.
    @Sleepy.Time. 9 лет назад +1

    this little car has more character than every supercar that will be released this year combined

  • @ahmedshamsi9737
    @ahmedshamsi9737 9 лет назад +2

    I wonder how many people thought Alex was constipated when he passed by, but THEY DONT KNOW THE POOOOOWERR IT HAS!

  • @ChrisDelArc
    @ChrisDelArc 8 лет назад +1

    A friend of mine used to have one, many years ago.. i remember how fun it was, although very old and with rusty holes on the floor (you could see the road underneath). I could barely fit in there, and generally it felt so insecure, but when we got it in random empty fields just to drift it, it was like being in a huge RC toy. Really fun

  • @BondTheOGYT
    @BondTheOGYT 9 лет назад +54

    Why do I always see Alex tensing in every video/image?

    • @alexkersten1964
      @alexkersten1964 9 лет назад +10

      +Bond Because I tense in every video/image ;)

    • @oemasian9617
      @oemasian9617 9 лет назад +2

      Why do i see you in every vid that i watch

    • @jimhowe2624
      @jimhowe2624 9 лет назад +4

      +Bond Cause he's a knob

    • @TheCalvinnnnn
      @TheCalvinnnnn 9 лет назад +2

      +Bond cos hes a fucking gym brah

    • @GamerofGamesGG
      @GamerofGamesGG 9 лет назад

      +QuiGon Jim I smell jealousy. :)

  • @Kakuberi_Bancho
    @Kakuberi_Bancho 9 лет назад +1

    This car in Japan had been sold under the name Cervo.
    I am very pleased to be able to see the Cervo which is maintained very beautifully in the 21st century.

    • @deanosaur808
      @deanosaur808 10 месяцев назад +1

      There are still many in Japan. strangely only one Japanese video is found when I search "Suzuki cervo" despite there being many videos about it, and one has more views than this one, 500K + 🤷

  • @ellie698
    @ellie698 Год назад

    That's what cars were like in the 80's!
    My first car was one of these and I bloody LOVED it

  • @04Wenban
    @04Wenban 7 лет назад

    My mum had one of these in her 20's. She told me once while driving it in the pouring rain another driver pulls out of junction without looking, she slams on the brakes, all wheels look up, car spins a whole 360! Simply selects first and carries on. What a machine!!

  • @IamMeHow
    @IamMeHow 9 лет назад +54

    Reminds me of the Fiat 126

    • @MrCostes13
      @MrCostes13 9 лет назад +7

      +Mehow DF dokładnie

    • @CTFilmsandProduction
      @CTFilmsandProduction 9 лет назад +3

      +Mehow DF Check Out MY fiat 126 Video on Channel I need feedback! 'Fiat 126 test shots'

    • @Stratos1988
      @Stratos1988 9 лет назад +1

      +Mehow DF This calls for a drag race and track day with those two !

    • @temsbab1565
      @temsbab1565 6 лет назад

      yeah me too the fiat polski?

    • @deanosaur808
      @deanosaur808 10 месяцев назад

      This would leave the 126 for dead 😂 bigger 4 cylinder engine!

  • @rodanderson1922
    @rodanderson1922 6 лет назад +1

    I live in New Zealand where 40 of these great little cars were imported to, and OWN a "Full Spec" CX-G which is NUMBER 27 off the production line. Unlike England, Australia, Iceland and The Netherlands, the 40 cars imported into New Zealand were the same as the JDM cars, and as such, retained the same frontal treatment. Instead of Square Headlights and the indicators mounted in the grill, the New Zealand cars had round headlights, the indicators wee mounted under the front bumper, and where the indicators were mounted in the Wizz Kid, there were a set of spot/driving lights. The car I own also differs in the interior trim, as, being a "Cross-Over" car, it has Tombstone style front seats, trimmed in a red and black hounds tooth design, and where you sit is made of cloth rather than Vynle? As these cars were prone to rust, and not designed to last any great length of time, and given the low production number on my car, it's Highly Possible that I own the earliest surviving example anywhere worldwide? The car is in completely original, un restored condition, with a Genuine 72,000 kilometers on it. I drive it most days, and it always puts a smile on my face. As to it's value, who knows?

  • @luislabrabravo
    @luislabrabravo 6 лет назад

    I had one of these... and that was the only one car I have ever had! I loved it!

  • @calumanderson571
    @calumanderson571 9 лет назад +21

    Is it just me that likes really old boring cars?

    • @cordiasr7021
      @cordiasr7021 6 лет назад +4

      calum anderson nah but this isn’t boring at all

  • @rodanderson1922
    @rodanderson1922 7 лет назад

    I live in New Zealand, and two weeks ago, I bought an Immaculate 63,000ks (39,000 Mile) example of one of these cars. It's slightly different in the front body trim, with Round Headlights, and Spotlights where the Indicators are in the front of this car, but mechanically it's identical. Contrary to what the road tester says here, it handles remarkably well, in that it can be chucked into a corner, where it hangs on like it's on rails. The most I have gotten mine to do is lift the inside rear wheel, but other than that. it's great fun, in an under powered light weight small car can be. To hear the prices they are fetching excites me, as I paid the equivilent of around two and a half thousand pounds for mine, and it's in amazing order for a 39 year old motor car. Putting a Hayabusa motor in it has crossed my mind, but it's to nice and to rare to butcher it in such a way.

  • @christianlamprecht7638
    @christianlamprecht7638 8 лет назад +12

    That triple chin kicked in yo😂😂😂

  • @JericTamayo
    @JericTamayo 9 лет назад +1

    - So Much Power!!!
    - With the 1 side view mirror for the weight reduction and aerodynamism for the Power!!!
    - It's a GX because it's an Xtreme GT!!! Like a 911 B)

  • @janpruijser8649
    @janpruijser8649 4 года назад

    This might be my favourite review of Alex ever.

  • @nitishk9
    @nitishk9 9 лет назад +12

    Turbocharge that 970CC engine, fit it with some wider wheels, suspension reinforcements and a rollcage.

    • @Darwinpasta
      @Darwinpasta 9 лет назад +8

      +Jaafar Farhan And once you've finished mopping up the pieces, you can put a dirt bike engine in its place.

    • @Nippledozer
      @Nippledozer 9 лет назад +2

      just swap in a hayabusa engine

    • @nitishk9
      @nitishk9 9 лет назад +1

      I think those things have all already been done.

    • @deanosaur808
      @deanosaur808 10 месяцев назад

      The Japanese already been there done that 😂 there are a few videos about them on youtube, but they are all in Japanese 😩

  • @rasvial
    @rasvial 9 лет назад +18

    Ahhhh my neck! WARN ME NEXT TIME MATE, WARN ME

  • @soundseeker63
    @soundseeker63 8 лет назад +5

    Of all the cars he has ever tested, I think this one suits him the best! :-D

  • @FoxRS
    @FoxRS 9 лет назад +1

    This was great fun to watch. xD I love that 911 GT3 RS!

  • @blackpool321
    @blackpool321 9 лет назад

    had one years ago ,loved it ...rose tinted glasses etc.

  • @martinbuchczyk2074
    @martinbuchczyk2074 8 лет назад +17

    please tune this car ! PLEASE!!! :)

  • @stewartrowley1
    @stewartrowley1 5 лет назад

    I had one of these and it was the most fun i have ever had in a car !!!.seriously i used to go everywhere in it.
    In the snow it was the only car i have ever owned that overtakes Landrovers when they are stuck in knee high snow.I drove it up to Scothland non stop 300 miles and on the way back coming down a hill in the Shap it topped out at nearly 100 mph.i loved this car until one day it wouldn't stop at a cross road and i hit another car.it was written off and then repaired but still had a ripple in the roof from the impact.oh cars in those days were so much fun.it didn't kill me though.and yes i am still alive.

  • @papavictorromeo5079
    @papavictorromeo5079 9 лет назад +2

    Lovely little car, a real gem.

  • @sghotouk
    @sghotouk 9 лет назад +26

    Cigarette lighter and no smoking sticker on the windshield, fuckin hypocrisy

    • @iamstd2
      @iamstd2 9 лет назад

      absolute madmen

    • @goosegog
      @goosegog 9 лет назад +3

      +ADIGA!|Cheezo So he should have removed the cigarette lighter?

    • @sghotouk
      @sghotouk 9 лет назад +3

      goose gog he should have added an ashtray

  • @Ryce_Cubed
    @Ryce_Cubed 8 лет назад

    I wanna drop a rotary into one of these. Seems like a perfect fit for a car of this caliber. Light and powerful

  • @jeffbankston8806
    @jeffbankston8806 9 лет назад

    my geo metro /Suzuki swift had same 12 on it I put 14 inch 60's on made huge difference I have a 1.2 liter Suzuki now but its 100 hp and weights 400 lbs

  • @transportevolved
    @transportevolved 8 лет назад +1

    My friend has one on his driveway. It needs some serious TLC.

  • @MaGGoT583
    @MaGGoT583 9 лет назад

    just found a life goal, getting one of those then engine swap, turbo, wheels, coilovers, roll bar, small spoiler and voila perfection :D

  • @jamesbraithwaite478
    @jamesbraithwaite478 8 лет назад

    I LOVE cars like that. It's why I own a Chevette. They're more alive - you drive it rather than it drives you.

  • @markok0610
    @markok0610 9 лет назад +45

    Hello guys

  • @OliverPickard
    @OliverPickard 9 лет назад +1

    the first time ive ever liked a car throttle video very funny well done

  • @elsa3dany1
    @elsa3dany1 9 лет назад

    Thanks so much for reviewing my dream car the GT3RS

  • @StephenButlerOne
    @StephenButlerOne 8 лет назад +23

    That double chin comes in hand for 'speed reenactment' 😋
    Sorry.

    • @StephenButlerOne
      @StephenButlerOne 8 лет назад +2

      Probably one of the coolest cars you've had on here. I love 'different' cars.

    • @CM-xl4lk
      @CM-xl4lk 8 лет назад

      Stephen Butler *Riced

    • @StephenButlerOne
      @StephenButlerOne 8 лет назад

      Christopher McDonell​ the opppersite to riced lol

  • @aaronries9307
    @aaronries9307 8 лет назад

    I've got a 1982 Chrysler Lebaron convertible with the N/A Mitsubishi 4g54 2.6L engine. It's so slow but it's still fun to drive.

  • @ND-mq4dd
    @ND-mq4dd 9 лет назад

    Alex could be the perfect top gear host, his humor is mint

  • @ev-ezaye3580
    @ev-ezaye3580 6 лет назад

    I'm in, I'm down for such an interesting quirky RWD!!! Just loving the RWD feature...

  • @buxvan
    @buxvan 5 лет назад

    Had 3 of these back in the early 90's, great fun, one ate rear driveshafts for some reason, did good handbrake turns,
    One was that rusty brown colour & we called it the "crabber" because it crabbed (wheels not in alignment) were going rusty back then though.
    Bloody excellent cars though.

  • @ZORGtheALIEN
    @ZORGtheALIEN 4 года назад +1

    I really like this car, the styling is amazing

    • @deanosaur808
      @deanosaur808 10 месяцев назад

      Giorgetto Giugiaro 😉

  • @yashish17052404
    @yashish17052404 9 лет назад

    you guys are doing a great job!! keep the nice reviews coming.... cheers!

  • @departedgardens9262
    @departedgardens9262 9 лет назад +1

    alex is so lucky to get to drive these unicorns. >< Jelly activated.

  • @wiktorioss
    @wiktorioss 8 лет назад +6

    Hey! next time test the Fiat 126 !! you'll love it!

  • @ronaldderooij1774
    @ronaldderooij1774 7 лет назад

    I remember this one. It was cheap and very well received by the automotive press at the time. It rusted like hell, but I really liked it. Standard MW radio for no money. Gauges, rpm counter, rear engine, wow. Cheap! And Japanese (so reliable). Don't crash it, because you will die. And don't go into modern day towns because of exhaust emissions. And oh, 12 inch tyres, good luck finding them.

  • @roadtrip4690
    @roadtrip4690 7 лет назад

    The interior looks really neat!

  • @AIHurrell
    @AIHurrell 8 лет назад

    That thing genuinely is really frikking cool.

  • @norwester7018
    @norwester7018 9 лет назад

    Looks like a neat little car I've never heard of... Id LOVE to see one hopped up and done right. Even if its not a screamer (or even a real performer by any standard) its cool looking and unique (maybe? We certainly never got them in the USDM). What a cool little car.

  • @cbr900rrt
    @cbr900rrt 2 месяца назад

    Had one as my first car in 1986 great fun, was a squeeze with 4 people in it lol

  • @Owiko7
    @Owiko7 9 лет назад

    1:58 the No smoking sign in the front window right after he makes a comment about the acceptabillity of smoking in cars xD

  • @ThaRealGecko
    @ThaRealGecko 9 лет назад

    Im good at barrel rolling... where can i get one?

  • @dickiewilken
    @dickiewilken 9 лет назад

    this smirk on my face every time I see a new video in my subs.

  • @Ashbell27
    @Ashbell27 8 лет назад

    i like this dud, he just talk funny stuff and the way he comment about cars is so funny i was laughing the whole time in this episode

  • @ahmedp800
    @ahmedp800 9 лет назад

    Thats one super Clean example!

  • @MrBharath91
    @MrBharath91 3 года назад

    Those three Adidas like stripes in the C pillar are now back on the Suzuki Ignis.

  • @p24hrsmith
    @p24hrsmith 7 лет назад

    I had one of these for 6 years rescued it from a scrap yard and only had to have 1,000 patches welded in to get it on the road. Only issue if you didn't push the gear stick down enough when selecting reverse it jammed the selector between gears so you had to get out unbolt the plate on to of gearbox and stir about with a big screwdriver to unjam it. Another odd thing when changing the canbelt I noticed the camshaft pulley had 2 marks on it. So thought lets see what the other mark does and it improved performance so why they had these 2 setting I don't know.

  • @calumm8466
    @calumm8466 7 лет назад

    "Let's check out the radio, oh no put that back..." *explosion of white noise*

  • @SPEEDTRIBESAKURA
    @SPEEDTRIBESAKURA 9 лет назад

    Such a cool little car. I know this as the Cervo so when I saw Whizzkid I was curious. I had never heard of that name on the car. I'd love to see more kei car reviews!

  • @RoxiTube1
    @RoxiTube1 6 лет назад

    I had a bright yellow whizzkid in the 90s it cost me £300..... loved it! 🤣😋😎😄

  • @BritishRail60062
    @BritishRail60062 8 лет назад +2

    Interesting car indeed. The question is though, where would the shopping go as there doesn't look to be much room in the front compartment where the spare wheel is. Okay the back seat wouldn't be an issue if there is just two people in the front. But although the car is unique. Its not that practical for chores.

  • @mcrsit
    @mcrsit 9 лет назад

    Hahahah hey guys, kudos 4 the vid, It was a blast, very fun indeed!
    And btw that little Suzuki reminds me of yer old 4x4 Fiat Panda...

  • @ToxiicGas
    @ToxiicGas 8 лет назад +7

    gixxer engine in that and we good to go

  • @tjeremiah9747
    @tjeremiah9747 9 лет назад

    Imagine stancing this car with some crazy fat rim and 200hp+ in the back. JDM POWER!

  • @LMacNeill
    @LMacNeill 9 лет назад

    LOL! Absolutely hilarious! "Hangs out the back end like a 911." So funny!!!

  • @nezabytes
    @nezabytes Год назад

    Always wanted one of these!!!

  • @fatboy19831
    @fatboy19831 8 лет назад

    cool...........I remember my aunt had a RWD tercel in the Caribbean. She drove that car at 100% all the time on bald tires. My fist experience in a drifting drive along.

  • @jordanoneill82
    @jordanoneill82 8 лет назад

    that thing is cool as hell

  • @coombsfh
    @coombsfh 9 лет назад

    There is one of these rotting on a drive in Manchester. Always thought about leaving a note but never did. Now I wish I had.

  • @brysonfrank6476
    @brysonfrank6476 9 лет назад

    I dropped a Chevy big block in my whizzkid and turbo charged it. Also got some sweet suspension and brakes. Lifted it and put rally tires and lights on it.

    • @014Burn
      @014Burn 9 лет назад

      Sounds great

    • @shona5512
      @shona5512 8 лет назад +2

      And then you woke up from your sedation after undergoing the brain surgery that you obviously required.

  • @zhemin
    @zhemin 9 лет назад

    Wow really its that fast?
    Really interested now how much does something like that cost?

  • @thegrade8552
    @thegrade8552 9 лет назад

    0:43 Finally, Alex being himself.

  • @veereshsangolliV12
    @veereshsangolliV12 9 лет назад +1

    alex turned into voldemort during acceleration😂😂😂

  • @hectorae86
    @hectorae86 8 лет назад +1

    There's one in the Netherlands with a Hayabusa engine, it's called a SC100 here,

  • @theun-personing5674
    @theun-personing5674 8 лет назад

    my old dear taught me drive in one of these badboys,awesome little car.

  • @jason41a
    @jason41a 2 года назад

    it's so cute though. imagine driving and parking easily in rural japan with narrow streets. fantastic for it.

  • @Edt_dcs
    @Edt_dcs 8 лет назад +1

    you'll get squashed like a bug if you get in any kind of accident in that thing, a very comforting feeling when going over the highway i assume.

  • @fletcherhyslop
    @fletcherhyslop 8 лет назад +1

    0:44 When you hit VTEC for the first time.

  • @user-xd6mf9rl3c
    @user-xd6mf9rl3c 9 лет назад +1

    love car throttle

  • @walkerwhite7639
    @walkerwhite7639 9 лет назад

    you always make me laugh man, you're awesome! :D

  • @GoliathAngelus
    @GoliathAngelus 8 лет назад

    Nice little car.The Japanise answer on the FIAT 500 or 126. A new classic!!You don t see them that much.

  • @mr.actiongal1017
    @mr.actiongal1017 9 лет назад

    This car is really really neat