(Photo by Kurt Niebuhr) Like everyone else here, I'm not thrilled with the pathetic range of our 2009 Suzuki SX-4. It's mostly due to the small gas tank made necessary by the all-wheel-drive system, and could be fixed, for us here in Southern California, by deleting that option. But this Suzuki has a neat little trick up its sleeve that, in a sense, increases the range on the AWD SX-4. See, what they've done is equipped the SX-4 with an “electronically controlled coupling device mounted in front of the rear differential.” There's a switch (pictured) to pick between all and front wheel drive. Power/Fuel economy losses are estimated at 5-10% for all
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2009 Suzuki SX-4: Options