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Global News

14 December 2017

*All the features mentioned in the following press release are of Spacia and Spacia Custom minicars exclusively distributed in the Japanese domestic market.

Suzuki Launches the All-new Spacia and Spacia Custom
Minicars in Japan with Enhanced Safety Equipment
- Tall miniwagons that provide pleasure with families and friends -

Suzuki Motor Corporation has today launched the all-new Spacia and Spacia Custom tall miniwagons in Japan.

The all-new Spacia and Spacia Custom are equipped with enhanced safety equipment by adopting the Suzuki Safety Support, Suzuki’s preventive safety technology which supports driving safely and confidently. All variants come with collision-mitigating system for front and rear, including the Dual Sensor Brake Support (DSBS) collision-mitigating system, as well as the Back-up Brake Support collision-mitigating system for backing-up, which is installed for the first time on a minicar*1.
They are also installed with functions that support safety driving, including a head-up display that displays no-entry road signs and vehicle information in colour onto a front windshield, and a 3D View that lets the driver see the vehicle’s 360-degreee surroundings in three-dimensional view, both of which are installed for the first time on a minicar*1. The all-new Spacia and Spacia Custom qualify for Sapo Car S Wide*2 of the Safety Support Car (Sapo Car)*2, which is promoted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for its expansion.
The all-new Spacia and Spacia Custom each offers distinctive styling design: Spacia expresses “excitement”; and Spacia Custom expresses “powerful impression and presence”.

They offer packaging of much roomier spacious cabin with enhanced user-friendliness, including the rear sliding doors on both sides that offer the ease of getting in and out with low floor and wider opening, and a taller luggage room for enhanced ease of loading even bigger luggage. The enhanced function and equipment offer comfort to not only the driver but to the rear passengers as well.

All variants are installed with mild hybrid system that lets the vehicle drive solely on motor when it starts moving*3. Combines with a light and rigid new-generation platform “HEARTECT”, they realise fuel-efficiency of 30.0km/L*4.

  • *1 Based on Suzuki research as of December 2017.
  • *2 Safety Support Car (Sapo Car) is the nickname given to the vehicles equipped with certain driving support functions such as the advanced safety technologies including autonomous braking. Sapo Car S category is one of the categories of the Safety Support Car which includes vehicles equipped with additional safety features that help prevent misuse of accelerator and brake pedals, which is recommended especially for elderly drivers. Sapo Car S Wide is one of the sub-categories of Sapo Car S category which includes vehicles equipped with autonomous braking (for pedestrians), system that helps prevent misuse of accelerator and brake pedals, lane departure warning, and advanced headlights.
  • *3 Motor drive is enabled when the vehicle starts moving after the idle-stop, in creep driving (when the vehicle slowly starts moving after releasing the brake pedal without stepping on the accelerator) for up to 10 seconds.
  • *4 Measured in JC08 test cycle and verified by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. For HYBRID G (2WD) variant.
  • * Functions for supporting safety driving are useful in preventing or mitigating accidents, but their detection and control performances are limited to a certain level, and they may not function depending on the situation. Do not rely on these functions and always drive safely.