@@touraneindanke "You probably won’t be surprised to learn that workaholic Jeremy Clarkson had a big say in what got made. Apparently, even after loads of brainstorming and putting scripts together, Clarkson could rock up the next day with dozens more ideas, after laying “awake all night worrying over tiny details and agonising over the smallest point until he’d got it right.”" - from an article written by Richard Porter, a former script editor for Top Gear who walked away when the lads got kicked off the show. Jeremy Clarkson is a writer. Not just a script writer but an author and a well renowned columnist. What on earth gives you the idea that he doesn't write his own pieces?
@@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney Considering the US is a country that says "Aloominum" instead of the correct *Aluminium,* your argument doesn't really hold up very well.
Oogly Sproggs It's difference in dialect, not incorrect. Aluminum (no second 'i') is how it's spelled, and pronounced, here. Like, if you type 'aluminium' into an electronic device for North American sale, spell check flags it as a typo (mine just did). Same with the MX-5/Miata thing. Mazda didn't sell MX-5s here. They sold Miatas. Nowhere on a North American Miata does it say MX-5, because that's not what MAZDA (not Americans) called the car for American sale.
@@ENKTDeeColon_and_randomnumbers there's a black sheep that claims to have some wool. Apparently enough to provide 3 bags for a master, a dame and a little boy who lives up some lane somewhere... hope this helps. I got my daughter to translate for me!
@@unclecreepy4185 , no, you can rest easy, there aren't any. I sat through a few seasons of American Top Gear, but "new" Top Gear made my blood coagulate. The only good thing was the black dude that moved on to Autotrader (and he's doing an awesome job!), but they only used him as a political correctness appendage, to show off "multiculturalism", and that really pissed me off.
There’s a lady who attends the church next to my workplace still drives one. It’s a manual and in mint condition, said it was her first car she bought back in the 90’s. She said she gets pulled over by people constantly asking her to sell for ANY price she wants but she doesn’t want to. Here in Canada, these are extremely rare
@@AMalas A simile is a comparison. For example "Her hair was as golden as the sun." Or "This car drives like it's on rails." So he's basically saying the trim is so vivid it's impossible to think of something equally or even more vivid to which he could compare it. Which of course is absurd. This combined with Clarkson nearly always using similes to describe a car is what makes it funny. Yet it also does the job of still telling the viewer that the trim is incredibly vivid.
@@sambroughton5520 yeah I knew what a simile is, I think was just digging too far, as if someone is saying "you know what I mean" and it's something dirty, but yeah that makes sense!
the part where Jeremy's interviewing the designer of the Suzuki X90... I was laughing my ass off. I believe the designer might have been drinking earlier... Yes somebody was definitely on the bottle of the good stuff.
I learned to drive in a Vitara. Also crassed it, drifted it, off-roaded it and was the one that killed it at ~235 000km. The most fun and scariest to drive vehicle.
Brilliant !!! Thanks for posing this. That's my old 4 door Vitara. I was almost a whole day just to film the 20 second clip of mine & my friend's soft top making the back drop and the clips in the field. JC played the fart game with his producer, camera man & sound guy. From their reactions in an open field, he's quite good at it.
I actually drove this car often 16 years ago. My uncle had one and he lent it to my mom for a while when she was between cars. Clarkson pretty much described it very accurately. The one we had was red so at least it presents a little bit better than the one in the video.
I owned both the Geo Tracker, which the x90 was kind-of-sort-of based on, and the Metro. Both of those are somewhat rare in the US. The X90 even more so. I loved both of them. The Metro was the only way I managed make a 50 mile commute for a minimum wage job actually work out. The Tracker let me do a very fun gig for the US Census that would have otherwise required a big, lifted, off-road vehicle. My Metro's run came to an end when a drunk driver broadsided me going 50+ MPH. It was crushed like a soda can, but I made it out with only some bruises. I appreciate that, because it could have been much worse. The Tracker met it's fate off-roading, which was a fitting end for it. I tried to cross a "puddle" that ended up being 4 feet deep, and it sunk down to level of the hood before getting stuck. After a long walk I found someone kind enough to help pull it out. I was even able to drive it home that day. But being submerged in muddy water for several hours (with the engine still running for much of the time) took it's toll. Components failed one by one over the next few days and weeks, until I had to accept it was done for. Being older now I would not buy either of those cars as a daily driver. But as a second vehicle? Hell yeah!
Actually, the X-90 is the Samurai with a coupe body. and it was (and is) one of the most reliable cars that I have owned. Jack Flash (yes I named him) was my daily driver for many years before I got him lifted and now we go off roading in places the Jeeps can't go. I love my little x-90 and I can assure you that I am not nor have I ever been a hair dresser. Just because a car is small and does not have the horsepower to launch it self into low earth orbit does not mean that it isn't a great car and a really fun ride!
The car is somehow hidiously adorable and I have no idea why but I would love to own one, it just looks fun. Put a little supercharger on the 1.6 and youve got an offroader, cabrio and a zippy little bugger. Or imagine one with an electric motor, you could probabily use a pair of 9V from the local gas station to power it :) .
If you get one thats outside of the US they are great. If you live in the US parts are hard to get as Suzuki pulled out of the American market a long time ago, not many mechanics are familiar with them. The head gaskets tend to blow quite often, even with head studs, not sure how it would hold up with a super charger on it. Rear axle clips are extremely weak and have a tendency to break, entire axle comes out while driving down the road, had 3 of them do this. Used to work at a dealership long long ago
I should also note that Japan requires you to replace your engine at roughly 30,000 miles so replacement Suzuki engines for these can be had on ebay fairly cheap if you need a low mileage engine for the swap.
@@d31zzz_ Don't try to find logic in haters :) No modern car can be as ridiculous as the X-90, because they all at least have areas where they shine over competitors and a reason to exist. The thing about cars is, most people who do no value their strengths automatically just assume they have none, because they're not important to them. That's not a bad product, it's just not designed for you.
@@d31zzz_ Because an "off road" car build on a car platform is like taking your $5 wal-mart special boots to climb mount everest. They are blobs of metal that handle worse then cars, are slower then cars, cost more then cars, and are bought by people with no sense of imagination. They are the ultimate "lifestyle vehicle"
Nick well my dad used to have an 08 X5, it handled well for its size, was comfortable and decently fast but it was a bit over priced. It was good off-road but it died when a stone got propelled from the road and cracked the engine bay.
I had a turquoise one of these in 2006. Lovely city car; great in the winter; vinyl/leatherette interior was slick/comfy. I just wish it had a larger gas tank.
I had a brand new Geo Tracker in 96 95 hp with a 5 speed. I bent the Unibody offroad. It was so slow and still great fun. I always thought the X-90 was cool looking
It would be a cool/funny Grand Tour special if the three of them picked a vehicle (like in this video) they gave a good review to 30 years ago and see how well the car has or has not held up.
My girlfriend had one of these back in the day. Absolutely dreadful! I remember if it had more than about 20-25 psi in the tyres it would feel like it was going to bounce off the road!
I saw an X-90 the first time in my life today. I didn’t know what it was, I open RUclips to watch people fails, and this video is a suggested video!!🤯 speak about coincidence!
Saw one TODAY for the first time ever - thats why I'm on this video. It's a bit ridiculous - but expect this shape to make a comeback in the next three years. They are doing all sorts of weird crap these days - my money is on BMW making something like this.
I can only HOPE you are right! I got my 1997 X90 a few months ago, with only 100K on her. I don't think Pansy will last the rest of my life, but I would NEVER choose to drive any thing else again! I've had 'em all. 60's T-birds, 70's muscles, Citroen, Jimmy, Westfalias, pick-ups, 18 wheelers. This girl's got it all! Tows yer other toys, has no winter issue, no summer issue, no parking issue, no gas mileage issue, no threatening electronic nightmare (so far - but I certainly would have preferred manual windows and locks). For marathon road trips, she'll probably just hitch hike on big bro RV.
I could totally see BMW making an X-Roadster and saying that's it's the world's first 4x4 roadster, except that Suzuki made it first in 1996 with the X-90.
I miss when the world wanted small cars that aren’t just eco boxes but fun too. Mini coupers aren’t mini anymore, 500 are no longer rear engine/rear drive, and Honda discontinued the Fit. Not to mention any small car made after the 2010’s are all hatchback hippy eco boxes. People keep wanting big boring gas guzzling SUV’s and wonder why gas prices are so high.
On the 2002-2015 series of Top Gear, after the two other presenters (Richard Hammond and James May) mention the X-90, Jeremy says that they filmed the last part of the review at night because he wouldn't be seen in it.
This is officially the coolest episode of any automotive TV show EVER! And the car is actually not bad either. They were quite well built (it is a damn Vitara underneath!), they have developed a cult following AND THEIR PRICES ARE GOING UP! I would love to have one, it would be the sensation of the office parking lot. Something like a Civic Del Sol, I reckon.
I just got an x90 from my brother. Plan to lift it for offroad fun! Parts are hard to come by, so I plan to check for sidekick/tracker parts and my kids lego collection.
I saw one of these for the first time in I don't know how long the other day. It had been so long it took a second for me to realize what I was seeing.
Clarkson was the canary in the coal mine...his "un-PC'ness' eventually earned him the ire of the Lefty / woke BBC leadership and...he got the heave-ho. And then they came for Dr Who...
Put Ford Crown Victoria springs and shocks on it and you can fit some nice large tires under it. A tough little 4x4. Always wanted one of these ever since I first saw one. It's just the answer to a question nobody asked.
They worked great in the snowy Catskills. Cheap on gas and no having to shovel it out of your driveway in the morning when snow fell overnight. Also the designer was super cute.
I had one of these, I "inherited" from my brother. At first |I was embarrassed to be driving it as it was the only car I had at the time but in a few short months I came love that little thing. You took the roof off put it in 4WD and while underpowered overall GD that thing would go anywhere.
I have owned 3 suzuki x90s .it's a convertible in the summer and a 4x4 in the winter...suzuki make a very reliable vehicle. I've never been left on the side of the road....my 2006 grand vitara is the best .....id buy a new suzuki before a Honda or toyota....
Always liked the 'look' of these, you couldn't help but notice when one drove by! Maybe too ahead of it's time. Remember this pre-dates the 'wacky' designs of the Smart car, the Cube, the iQ etc. With some updates/revisions (electric even?) it might be much more accepted today!
Geez, did they drive it for one year and then just park it away some place, that's amazing low miles! I bet it still feels 'new'. Or did they let it rot outside and get sun burnt, faded interior, or rusted from being someplace wet?
@@marcusdamberger nope, was owned by an old lady from new until 2016, previous owner bought it off her with 12k. there's some surface rust on the suspension and brakes and a little paint fade on the roof but apart from that it's mint, interior is perfect
@@JowoHD Amazing find, I hope it was not too astronomical, or the previous owner way too enthusiastic about pricing. After all, it's still a 20+ year old vehicle that no one knows about or considered significant. It sounds like a nice toy to have slash time machine.
Most presenters show improvement over the years. They start off perhaps a little timid before, given enough time, coming into their stride. Jeremy Clarkson did not have that problem. He is as sarcastic, nasty and over the top as he as always been... and I love it.
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"The steering wheel acts primarily in an advisory capacity"
Something only Clarkson could come up with.
He's so well spoken and his delivery makes it so great.
Leno says thing along those lines about steering and brakes all the time. But, yeah, that particular phrase was pretty thoroughly Clarkson.
@@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney: Has Leno ever done an episode on this car?
Writers do that for him!
@@touraneindanke "You probably won’t be surprised to learn that workaholic Jeremy Clarkson had a big say in what got made. Apparently, even after loads of brainstorming and putting scripts together, Clarkson could rock up the next day with dozens more ideas, after laying “awake all night worrying over tiny details and agonising over the smallest point until he’d got it right.”" - from an article written by Richard Porter, a former script editor for Top Gear who walked away when the lads got kicked off the show.
Jeremy Clarkson is a writer. Not just a script writer but an author and a well renowned columnist.
What on earth gives you the idea that he doesn't write his own pieces?
That's a rock crawling miata
It has the same door mirrors down to the part number as an na miata
Filth. Don't call it that, you heathen. It's an MX-5
Oogly Sproggs They're Miatas in North America.
@@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney Considering the US is a country that says "Aloominum" instead of the correct *Aluminium,* your argument doesn't really hold up very well.
Oogly Sproggs It's difference in dialect, not incorrect. Aluminum (no second 'i') is how it's spelled, and pronounced, here. Like, if you type 'aluminium' into an electronic device for North American sale, spell check flags it as a typo (mine just did). Same with the MX-5/Miata thing. Mazda didn't sell MX-5s here. They sold Miatas. Nowhere on a North American Miata does it say MX-5, because that's not what MAZDA (not Americans) called the car for American sale.
I love when designers tell how they came up with a car design. That was very enlightening.
Only problem is that I don't speak baby, so it was difficult to follow
@@ENKTDeeColon_and_randomnumbers there's a black sheep that claims to have some wool. Apparently enough to provide 3 bags for a master, a dame and a little boy who lives up some lane somewhere... hope this helps. I got my daughter to translate for me!
Arrow HEart I think that’s actually clarksons daughter
Was that his daughter Em Clarkson?
@@erickmarkon9337 Yep, Em Clarkson.
That was Clarkson's actual daughter
I was wandering if it was his daughter or not
Cute little booger.....
Shawn Reynolds
Ok Jeffrey
SA 79 yeah it’s Emily.
Yep its Emily
“People say they’re hairdressers’ cars”... says Clarkson while approaching the camera with his finest poodle bob, as if to prove the point.
Nailed it.
Thats his hair type
I feel like this is something James May would bring to a challenge.
For sure, it is certainly slow enough and weird enough!
Ur really close I think there was a special was it Vietnam some special lemme check the name
@@soundseeker63 no Burma special check it out
Hammond brought something like this to the policecar challenge
This car is perfectly tasteful enough for James May, but I was glad to hear even Clarkson like it.
This is the car what everyone used to draw in first grade
@William Mcphee even in kindergarten
Lmaoo
Naaaah i always drawed a sort of F40. But i love the x90 too.
Interesting how you make the same mistake Spanish speaking people do when confusing that with what.
Sense it makes
I saw one, I suddenly felt an urge to get one, and now I have a silver one with 4x4. Its one of the most fun cars I've ever driven.
Drive a Honda Element they are a blast and you can fit the X90 in the back lol
@@Spencer2302 pretty sure that obscure car was only available in North America.
Same here, I seen one on the marketplace and impulsively bought it. I regret nothing.
Anyone who thinks 0-60 in 14+ seconds and no handling is fun needs to aim higher in life! lol
@@soundseeker63 go drive ur JAGGGGGG u wanker
This little clip alone was more fun watch than entire seasons of top gear now
Wait, there’s people out there that can actually sit trough and entire season of Top Gear now?
Feels homely and original
@@unclecreepy4185 , no, you can rest easy, there aren't any. I sat through a few seasons of American Top Gear, but "new" Top Gear made my blood coagulate. The only good thing was the black dude that moved on to Autotrader (and he's doing an awesome job!), but they only used him as a political correctness appendage, to show off "multiculturalism", and that really pissed me off.
@@FlorinC1984 lol you just said he was good but they only put him on because of PC.... But you know what perhaps you're right.
@@unclecreepy4185 Oh I do. I have no problem watching the new Top Gear at all.
omg the door and seat lining is the most 90's thing I've seen since the actual 90's.
And I love it
needs a comeback
Take me back to the 90’s any day
Had a Peugeot 106 in ‘93 and it was exactly the same.
That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen. I want one.
He's still around you know.
You better put some mods for offroad
That’s car buying today in a nutshell.
There’s a lady who attends the church next to my workplace still drives one. It’s a manual and in mint condition, said it was her first car she bought back in the 90’s.
She said she gets pulled over by people constantly asking her to sell for ANY price she wants but she doesn’t want to. Here in Canada, these are extremely rare
I am a Canadian X-90 owner. I get lots of stares and honks. I have received multiple offers at gas stations lol
That's crazy.
But of course I want a Subaru sambar so I can't judge
Lets be real, this was a 2 seater cross over in 1997. This was waaaaay ahead of it's time.
It was shit. WaaY ahead of its time. I remember laughing at these. A vitara, but with no use.
@@handlesarefeckinstupid No arguments there. Hairdressers car.
@@armedbrit493 worse. It was useless at that as well.
I had a GF who had one. My guilty pleasure was to borrow her car every chance i had. I loved that car.
@@handlesarefeckinstupid Like 99% of modern cross over city SUVs. So yeah, ahead of its time
1:40 "Trim so vivid it defies any attempt to think of a simile."
Truly brilliant writing.
Help me I didn't get this and I wish I did
@@AMalas A simile is a comparison. For example "Her hair was as golden as the sun." Or "This car drives like it's on rails." So he's basically saying the trim is so vivid it's impossible to think of something equally or even more vivid to which he could compare it. Which of course is absurd. This combined with Clarkson nearly always using similes to describe a car is what makes it funny. Yet it also does the job of still telling the viewer that the trim is incredibly vivid.
@@sambroughton5520 yeah I knew what a simile is, I think was just digging too far, as if someone is saying "you know what I mean" and it's something dirty, but yeah that makes sense!
the part where Jeremy's interviewing the designer of the Suzuki X90... I was laughing my ass off. I believe the designer might have been drinking earlier... Yes somebody was definitely on the bottle of the good stuff.
Whats that? SMA follow on milk?
That's his daughter lol
Sad news....this particular fine example was scrapped in 2009. 😭 N168 OUF may you rust in peace.
RIP
I learned to drive in a Vitara. Also crassed it, drifted it, off-roaded it and was the one that killed it at ~235 000km. The most fun and scariest to drive vehicle.
Brilliant !!! Thanks for posing this. That's my old 4 door Vitara. I was almost a whole day just to film the 20 second clip of mine & my friend's soft top making the back drop and the clips in the field. JC played the fart game with his producer, camera man & sound guy. From their reactions in an open field, he's quite good at it.
I actually drove this car often 16 years ago. My uncle had one and he lent it to my mom for a while when she was between cars. Clarkson pretty much described it very accurately. The one we had was red so at least it presents a little bit better than the one in the video.
These when lightly used and cheap must’ve been so fun. But I guess everything 90s and small is only in comparison to the behemoths of today
Clarkson *Makes fun of hairdressers and other haircuts while sporting that monstrosity afro*
It's a mullet
😂 a afro lol 😅
I love the bashing. I have an x90 and somehow this car does suck but somehow it’s just awesome at the same time.
Hi Rebecca! Could you please tell me, from an owner point of view, what are the characteristics that suck versus those that make this car awesome?
@@TommyGun1979 it's like driving a tic tac, but it's bouncy and fun
@@wumbosaurus9121 HAHAHA!!! A funny bouncy Tic Tac ride!!! Good one!
Acceleration and top speed. I had a geo tracker, 85mph downhill with a tailwind.
Had it on two wheels a few times too.
@Acoustic02 _ LOL you sick fuck
I owned both the Geo Tracker, which the x90 was kind-of-sort-of based on, and the Metro. Both of those are somewhat rare in the US. The X90 even more so. I loved both of them. The Metro was the only way I managed make a 50 mile commute for a minimum wage job actually work out. The Tracker let me do a very fun gig for the US Census that would have otherwise required a big, lifted, off-road vehicle. My Metro's run came to an end when a drunk driver broadsided me going 50+ MPH. It was crushed like a soda can, but I made it out with only some bruises. I appreciate that, because it could have been much worse. The Tracker met it's fate off-roading, which was a fitting end for it. I tried to cross a "puddle" that ended up being 4 feet deep, and it sunk down to level of the hood before getting stuck. After a long walk I found someone kind enough to help pull it out. I was even able to drive it home that day. But being submerged in muddy water for several hours (with the engine still running for much of the time) took it's toll. Components failed one by one over the next few days and weeks, until I had to accept it was done for. Being older now I would not buy either of those cars as a daily driver. But as a second vehicle? Hell yeah!
Actually, the X-90 is the Samurai with a coupe body. and it was (and is) one of the most reliable cars that I have owned. Jack Flash (yes I named him) was my daily driver for many years before I got him lifted and now we go off roading in places the Jeeps can't go. I love my little x-90 and I can assure you that I am not nor have I ever been a hair dresser. Just because a car is small and does not have the horsepower to launch it self into low earth orbit does not mean that it isn't a great car and a really fun ride!
The car is somehow hidiously adorable and I have no idea why but I would love to own one, it just looks fun. Put a little supercharger on the 1.6 and youve got an offroader, cabrio and a zippy little bugger. Or imagine one with an electric motor, you could probabily use a pair of 9V from the local gas station to power it :) .
Just remove the floor-wells and use your feet Flintstone style.
If you get one thats outside of the US they are great. If you live in the US parts are hard to get as Suzuki pulled out of the American market a long time ago, not many mechanics are familiar with them. The head gaskets tend to blow quite often, even with head studs, not sure how it would hold up with a super charger on it. Rear axle clips are extremely weak and have a tendency to break, entire axle comes out while driving down the road, had 3 of them do this. Used to work at a dealership long long ago
I should also note that Japan requires you to replace your engine at roughly 30,000 miles so replacement Suzuki engines for these can be had on ebay fairly cheap if you need a low mileage engine for the swap.
@@Ruthless9o7 why on earth do they make you change your engine at that low of a mileage?
@@grantscowen1308 They don't, I don't know where he got that from.
Spiritual predecessor to the BMW X6 as stupidest 4x4 ever.
and all the other x type bmws that have been made !
geddy1972 how
@@d31zzz_ Don't try to find logic in haters :) No modern car can be as ridiculous as the X-90, because they all at least have areas where they shine over competitors and a reason to exist. The thing about cars is, most people who do no value their strengths automatically just assume they have none, because they're not important to them. That's not a bad product, it's just not designed for you.
@@d31zzz_ Because an "off road" car build on a car platform is like taking your $5 wal-mart special boots to climb mount everest. They are blobs of metal that handle worse then cars, are slower then cars, cost more then cars, and are bought by people with no sense of imagination. They are the ultimate "lifestyle vehicle"
Nick well my dad used to have an 08 X5, it handled well for its size, was comfortable and decently fast but it was a bit over priced. It was good off-road but it died when a stone got propelled from the road and cracked the engine bay.
3:22 He went down the exact same dirt track in the Family Car 2000 episode of Clarkson's Car Years.
But this time, he didn't do the school run with his offroad car
Nicely close to home.
It also made me think of the Peugeot drivers episode of Top Gear, May went straight in the 407.
I had a turquoise one of these in 2006. Lovely city car; great in the winter; vinyl/leatherette interior was slick/comfy. I just wish it had a larger gas tank.
There’s a purple X-90 parked in my local Lidl which has been there since the dawn of time
I now see why it has been deserted
Jeremy Clarkson is truly a legend, no one can do it better than him
My 85-year old mother owned the Suzuki X90 for many years. She loved it! 🙂
You've got to love it when car designers share the creative process behind their masterpiece!
I had a brand new Geo Tracker in 96 95 hp with a 5 speed. I bent the Unibody offroad. It was so slow and still great fun. I always thought the X-90 was cool looking
The frame on the 96 was a full ladder frame not unibody
At 03:55 was anyone else thinking "Go on, drive into it!"
Can't think why... but that was yet to come
The young version of Clarkson...... What a legend
i like how he is making fun of bad hair cuts.
It is a Mazda 121 of the era on stilts ;)
It would be a cool/funny Grand Tour special if the three of them picked a vehicle (like in this video) they gave a good review to 30 years ago and see how well the car has or has not held up.
My girlfriend had one of these back in the day. Absolutely dreadful! I remember if it had more than about 20-25 psi in the tyres it would feel like it was going to bounce off the road!
LOL!
We owned a Suzuki SX4. That thing was a beast! Unstoppable in the snow
Still enjoy mine😃 I'm in the Canadian Rockies and it loves the snow and offroad
The designer did a good interview, she articulated how it came to be.
3:26 I thought that was going to break into the Postman Pat theme
I saw an X-90 the first time in my life today. I didn’t know what it was, I open RUclips to watch people fails, and this video is a suggested video!!🤯 speak about coincidence!
Someone at Suzuki saw the Honda DelSol and thought "We *must* make a dune buggy like this!"
It really looks like they inflated a DelSol. 🤣🤣
You don't see many of these around and for that we should all be grateful!
Wanna feel old? The car design just got married
My friend had one, I agree with most of.what Jezza said, except to quote James May "it was a plucky little car" it got along great on the road.
4:47 that's Hammond, isn't it?
You mean Emily Clarkson? :)
Real men eat their quiche with chips and salad.
Saw one TODAY for the first time ever - thats why I'm on this video. It's a bit ridiculous - but expect this shape to make a comeback in the next three years. They are doing all sorts of weird crap these days - my money is on BMW making something like this.
I can only HOPE you are right! I got my 1997 X90 a few months ago, with only 100K on her. I don't think Pansy will last the rest of my life, but I would NEVER choose to drive any thing else again! I've had 'em all. 60's T-birds, 70's muscles, Citroen, Jimmy, Westfalias, pick-ups, 18 wheelers. This girl's got it all! Tows yer other toys, has no winter issue, no summer issue, no parking issue, no gas mileage issue, no threatening electronic nightmare (so far - but I certainly would have preferred manual windows and locks). For marathon road trips, she'll probably just hitch hike on big bro RV.
I could totally see BMW making an X-Roadster and saying that's it's the world's first 4x4 roadster, except that Suzuki made it first in 1996 with the X-90.
I am replying to you from the future. Such comeback hasn't happened yet. Ah, careful btw... 2020 is going to be a crazy year
4:32 that's exactly why I'm watching this video right now.
“In a fax they sent me today” 😂
That line aged just as well as the car
Even the old old Top Gear is more entertaining that the current one.
As a 25 year old in 2024, I need one of these.
Combines the performance, handling and roadholding of a small SUV with the practicality and load-carrying capacity of a small sports car.
On Top Gear, when Richard Hammond turned a Vitara into a police car, Jeremy called it a hairdresser's car.
I miss when the world wanted small cars that aren’t just eco boxes but fun too. Mini coupers aren’t mini anymore, 500 are no longer rear engine/rear drive, and Honda discontinued the Fit. Not to mention any small car made after the 2010’s are all hatchback hippy eco boxes. People keep wanting big boring gas guzzling SUV’s and wonder why gas prices are so high.
I was thinking this was mid 80’s but it was 97’!
Man, Jezza aged quickly!
Say what you want, this car design's had balls that we wish modern cars had.
Even if you don't like it, it makes you feel something, and I'd rather feel anything than the indifference I have to a lot of boring modern designs
On the 2002-2015 series of Top Gear, after the two other presenters (Richard Hammond and James May) mention the X-90, Jeremy says that they filmed the last part of the review at night because he wouldn't be seen in it.
This is officially the coolest episode of any automotive TV show EVER! And the car is actually not bad either. They were quite well built (it is a damn Vitara underneath!), they have developed a cult following AND THEIR PRICES ARE GOING UP! I would love to have one, it would be the sensation of the office parking lot. Something like a Civic Del Sol, I reckon.
I had a x90 in 2002 and i really miss it. It was a real 4wd. And su0er fun to drive. Specially in winter. Also in trafic.
I just got an x90 from my brother. Plan to lift it for offroad fun! Parts are hard to come by, so I plan to check for sidekick/tracker parts and my kids lego collection.
now im glad that i own one
I saw one of these for the first time in I don't know how long the other day. It had been so long it took a second for me to realize what I was seeing.
Top Gear had very funny car tests in the early years of Jeremy Clarkson. This one reminded me of some.
This car has a bigger engine then most of the modern cars in this price range (1,6l Vs 1l)
THAN
There is a certain "lifestyle choice" that the X90 fits into absolutely perfectly!
The show is amazing
Car shows these days are so devoid of humour
Regular car reviews?
It is called political correctness.
Clarkson and the gang had an amazing run for many years. But all good things must come to an end sooner or later, unfortunately.
@@austinpetemo imo pretty hit or miss recently, it's like post-ban wave Reddit: The Motoring Programme nowadays
Clarkson was the canary in the coal mine...his "un-PC'ness' eventually earned him the ire of the Lefty / woke BBC leadership and...he got the heave-ho.
And then they came for Dr Who...
RUclips recommend me this in 2020 August!
I owned an X-90; I loved it, and hated to have to sell it for a more practical ride. I still miss that little sucker, even after all these years.
Put Ford Crown Victoria springs and shocks on it and you can fit some nice large tires under it. A tough little 4x4. Always wanted one of these ever since I first saw one. It's just the answer to a question nobody asked.
I loved it when cars had those Technicolor interior incerts. 1:43
Yeah, me too, it doesn't get more 90s than that.
I'm quite disappointed that Initial-D didn't feature this car.
Ive had a baleno gtx from 2002 now dead but i was stunned that almost every interior piece is the same as that old car
They worked great in the snowy Catskills. Cheap on gas and no having to shovel it out of your driveway in the morning when snow fell overnight. Also the designer was super cute.
I had one of these, I "inherited" from my brother. At first |I was embarrassed to be driving it as it was the only car I had at the time but in a few short months I came love that little thing. You took the roof off put it in 4WD and while underpowered overall GD that thing would go anywhere.
now i want one...
there is one for sale in my country on auction and i had never seen car like this before it made me want it LOL
Saw one of these on my street the other day. Bit rusty around the wheel wells but looked solid. It’s a shame there aren’t more left
No, it's a shame there are any left.
I had a Subaru Brat (Loved it) when in College ... the X-90 would be just fine for a College student as well.
I have owned 3 suzuki x90s .it's a convertible in the summer and a 4x4 in the winter...suzuki make a very reliable vehicle. I've never been left on the side of the road....my 2006 grand vitara is the best .....id buy a new suzuki before a Honda or toyota....
As a Jimny owner I agree :)
It's a Cappuccino that tried to evolve into a 4x4 but got stuck halfway through 🤣
Always liked the 'look' of these, you couldn't help but notice when one drove by! Maybe too ahead of it's time. Remember this pre-dates the 'wacky' designs of the Smart car, the Cube, the iQ etc. With some updates/revisions (electric even?) it might be much more accepted today!
They had these as Red Bull promotional cars in the late 90s at my college
Really! Cool
In 1989 the consumer’s association lied through there teeth about the stability of Suzuki’s cars nearly destroying there reputation
Now I want one.
my sophomore english teacher drove an x-90, self explanatory
waited to watch this AFTER i bought mine, still love it. 1997 purple RWD 5 speed with 16k miles
Geez, did they drive it for one year and then just park it away some place, that's amazing low miles! I bet it still feels 'new'. Or did they let it rot outside and get sun burnt, faded interior, or rusted from being someplace wet?
@@marcusdamberger nope, was owned by an old lady from new until 2016, previous owner bought it off her with 12k. there's some surface rust on the suspension and brakes and a little paint fade on the roof but apart from that it's mint, interior is perfect
@@JowoHD Amazing find, I hope it was not too astronomical, or the previous owner way too enthusiastic about pricing. After all, it's still a 20+ year old vehicle that no one knows about or considered significant. It sounds like a nice toy to have slash time machine.
@@marcusdamberger it was a pretty decent price, the owner also threw in some spare parts and such. i appreciate the kind words :P
I find it funny how people like the Sidekicks/Tracker and then complain about the X-90 being underpowered. They have the exact same engine.
I love T-top removable roofs.
They persist in certain iterations. Had a Honda DelSol, too briefly.
idk. it is badass.
1:40 That trim looks like the 90s threw up all over the door lol
love the fax. bring it back.
still at your local hospital!!
I had to look this up as one of my neighbours has TWO in his driveway.
Ah that was Jeremys daughter! Just realized that now :-) @4:37
Let's admit it, this car deserves recognition now more than ever!
Excellent review
Easily one of the best Jeremy Clarkson TM reviews 😂 I love it!
Nah, that was the peel P50, or the "review" he did when he built a sequel to it
I'm desperately trying to get my great uncle to sell me the one he has sat rotting away. They're so cool
much better then top gear these days
Most presenters show improvement over the years. They start off perhaps a little timid before, given enough time, coming into their stride. Jeremy Clarkson did not have that problem. He is as sarcastic, nasty and over the top as he as always been... and I love it.
I remember when these came out, very quirky little cars, my mom's coworker at the time bought one new in red