Bear in mind the Suzuki Samurai? These little jeeps had been in every single place in North America for a time period. So, what concerning the X-90? The title might not resonate as properly, however have a look and you need to acknowledge it. When was the final time you noticed one? It’s been a very long time for us, which is why this 1995 Suzuki X-90 is our Choose of the Day. It’s being bought on ClassicCars.com by a dealership is Christiansburg, Virginia. (Click on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)

Basically a two-door Suzuki Sidekick (once more, keep in mind these?), the Suzuki X-90 was out there in America from 1996-97 and was marketed as a alternative for the favored Samurai on our shores, although its Jeep-meets-Honda del Sol (as Automobile and Driver characterised it) ethos was of a unique animal. The T-topped two-seater was powered by a 1.6-liter inline-four providing 95 horsepower paired with both a five-speed handbook or four-speed automated. Rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive had been out there. Fortunately, for the sake of Shopper Experiences, all had been outfitted with twin air baggage.

You probably might recall that Crimson Bull used these as promoting automobiles, together with a five-foot Crimson Bull can mounted on the trunk lid, very like what you see extra just lately on Mini Coopers.

In a world the place the entry-level subcompact sedan is being changed by crossover SUVs taking part in the identical position (learn: Chevrolet Trax), it may very well be stated that the Suzuki X-90 was taking part in an analogous position of kinds. Nonetheless, it by no means actually caught on, making them considerably of an reasonably priced curiosity as we speak. The vendor of this 1995 Suzuki X-90 doesn’t say a lot about this specific car apart from it has 86,468 kilometers (below 54,000 miles), which hints that it’s a more moderen import — certainly, flipping by way of the photographs exhibits it to be from one other land on account of its RHD configuration. Extra perusing exhibits that this X-90 is a 4WD model shifted by a five-speed with a Razo shift knob. With a pretty material inside and open-air enjoyable, it is a swell tackle the Samurai that may internet you many marriage proposals and maybe a dowry. At $15,900, it’s not a foul strategy to go down the daily-driver collectible path, particularly in the event you’re single.

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