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#25 of 1353 Suzuki XL-7 Touring 2-WD by bini44 Jan 03, 2001 (11:35 am)
Wife just purchased Cool-Beige color XL7 on 19 DEC. Cool color and nice vehicle design. A little small in the next 4 seats behind drivers and shotgun seating. Extremely smooth ride over railroad tracks and handles great. My wife has sunroof, but not a plastic sun shield. Doesn't touring model supposed to come with the sun shield?
#26 of 1353 sunshield? by luna31570 Jan 04, 2001 (9:16 am)
Bini44 -   I have the Touring model. By sunshield, do you mean a outer visor attachment along the front windshield top edge? If so, no -- no models come with that nor is it available as an accessory.   If you mean the manual sliding inner cover that blocks the sun from shining through your sunroof, yes, it should have come with one.   regards, -L
#27 of 1353 XL-7 Colors & Size by nolemon Jan 04, 2001 (1:00 pm)
I live in Europe and the XL-7 will not be here until Spring, so I will have to wait and keep reading the comments the XL-7 gets here.   bini44! The color of your car is it the same as seen in the suzuki.com page is that the "cool beige" color, bright beige/silver ? + I cant see that sunroof wind reflector is included, they talk about sunshade, colored glass roof or the thing you pull across the sunroof.   Is it possible to remove the 3rd seat row, I find it unbelievable if you are stuck with them. I want them in or out at my own choice.   And for anyone to inform me, I see that the car is bigger, versus the standard Grand V. But what car does it compare to size wise. The body is wider, correct me if I am wrong! Or am I a Landcruiser wannabe !   I really like this edit-30 min. thing
#28 of 1353 XL7 test drive by mty96 Jan 04, 2001 (1:06 pm)
I got a chance to test drive the XL7 recently. Very nice ride, quiet. Power is acceptable but nothing to write home about. The third row of seats is barely functional and difficult to get into. They might be better served to have a version without the third row of seats and offer more 2nd seat legroom and more cargo room. I eventually purchased the Mazda Tribute based on price and reputation but I would not have been disappointed with the XL7.
#29 of 1353 Reputation? by paisan Jan 04, 2001 (4:11 pm)
You do realize the Tribute = Ford Escape which has 6 safety recalls and 2 stop sales, and 2 stop production line recalls! I'd take the suzuki anyday over the FORD Exploder little sister Good luck with your mazda, i just hope you didn't believe the commercial where it claimed to be raised by miatas, cause there isn't one single thing mazda about the Tribute   -mike
#30 of 1353 XL7 by big_guy Jan 04, 2001 (5:15 pm)
I test drove an XL7 today. I liked the ride and the acceleration was o.k. The second row leg room could be better but isn't bad for a smaller SUV. The rear most seats are for kids or small adults. The second row of seats can be slid forward to make third row leg room better but the second row leg room gets worse. I would like to take my family down for a test drive in the XL7 to see how it behaves when it is loaded down with people and to see how the leg room works out with the car loaded up.   noleman - The 3rd row seats are not removable but they do fold down out of the way. The rear area is not flat with them folded however, the folded seats cause the floor line to slope up towards the second row of seats.
#31 of 1353 XL7/Tribute by mty96 Jan 05, 2001 (8:05 am)
Yes I had heard about the recalls etc. and I have concerns over the issue, but what I meant is that over the years Mazda has a decent reputation as does Suzuki. You said that there wasn't one single thing Mazda about the Tribute which is not quite correct. The only thing not Mazda about it is the engine. The Tribute/Escape were designed by Mazda. I am watching and listening very closely for anything out of the ordinary. By the way, the Tribute and XL7 were neck and neck with me. The final decision came down to paying a $2K premium for the third row of seats. For my needs it was not worth it.
#32 of 1353 Car Show & C&D Article by giowa Jan 05, 2001 (7:53 pm)
1. Just came back from the Omaha Auto Show. Nice chance to check out all the major brands. XL-7 really stood out due to its 3rd row of seats. My wife, I, and our daughter climbed all over the 3 XL-7s at the show--2 Plus and 1 Touring, all automatics. I have to have side air bags so until Suzuki puts 'em in we'll just be looking. However, in comparison to the Santa Fe, Sportage, Escape, CR-V, RAV-4, etc. the XL-7 was clearly a bit bigger and more functional, and I think just plain better looking. Great proportions. While 3rd seat cannot be removed, it folds pretty flat, as does 2nd row. Too bad 3rd doesn't fold into the floor like some minivans' 3rd seats. I'm 6 ft 2 inches and 185 lbs. I was able to get into the 3rd seat without too much trouble. Wife and I were able to position all 3 rows of seats simultaneously so 3 adults could fit adequately well in each row. If kids in 3rd row, 2 sets of adults can fit nicely. Noticed that the driver seat lacks height adjustment. Tire jack is located under the driver's seat. With sunroof, my head was nearly touching. Rear gate is a huge one piece with fixed glass. It opens from the left side with the hinge on the right side. Designed for British & Japanese roads; will be awkward to load and unload on US and Canadian streets.   2. Feb '01 issue of Car & Driver has a 1-page preview on p. 89. They are a bit hard in their review: "it's a stopgap, a product of undergraduate whimsy in competition with grown-up machines."
#33 of 1353 3rd seat row & 4WD by nolemon Jan 07, 2001 (9:22 am)
If you fold the back of 3rd row down, in what position is the second row ? Is it in the most forward position or does it let a full grown adult sit normal with foot space and back in good position. Or does it just fold up and down without touching the 2nd row   When they say part-time 4wd, what do you do when you drive off snowy road to a dry one, does the 4wd go automatic off or do you have to take it in and out of 4wd. I wonder because I read somewhere that you cannot drive in 4wd on dry asphalt.
#34 of 1353 yes by paisan Jan 07, 2001 (11:51 am)
You need to take it out of 4wd in order to drive on dry pavement. You can't drive it in 4wd on dry pavement or you run the risk of binding the front axles, and ruining the driveline. Only full time 4wd systems or ones specifically designed for dry pavement can be used on dry pavement. Trooper, QX4, Some pathfinders, some 4runners, landcruisers all have full time or systems able to drive on dry pavement.   -mike

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