One of the cars we were looking forward to crowding the mid-manger parking lot was the Suzuki Kizashi. The designs we've seen were a fresh and aggressive approach to the family sedan, and a rumored 3.5-liter V6 was also helped wet our appetites. But that seems to be all over now. A Reuters report is now indicating that Suzuki will halt all investment on the car, despite the almost production-ready versions we've spied.

Suzuki has been making a significant comeback in Europe with its Swift hatchback->ke1838. But the Swift has stayed off our shores due to a mixture of American's little love for small hatches, and the last Swift we had was also sold as the image-crushing Geo Metro. Instead, the Kizashi was supposed to be Suzuki's chance at real credibility in America. Now all we're left with is wondering what the word “Vitara” means.

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