Suzuki

The 2017 Tokyo Motor Show kicked off this week and flooded the scene with new concept cars. All types of passenger and commercial concept vehicles are on display, ranging from SUV utility vans, to futuristic cargo delivery pods, to AI-driven motorcycles, to sleek sports cars.

This year the Autumn Stafford Sale seemed more eccentric than normal, with some extraordinary motorcycles selling for not very much, and at the other end of the scale, several of the most expensive two-stroke motorcycles ever sold at auction.

With the new model season ante portas, manufacturers have begun hinting at motorcycles that will be unveiled at the upcoming international shows in Japan and Italy. Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki revealed their common interest in the modern classic genre, with three café racers based on existing models.

​The bi-annual Tokyo Motor Show is almost upon us, and the crazy concepts are already starting to appear. Suzuki has released images of its funky Kei car concepts ahead of the show, including a range of cute four-wheel drives and a mobile food truck.

With a complete overhaul for 2017 and a peak of 202 horsepower, the big Gixxer is well and truly back in the pantheon of the world's greatest superbikes. But Suzuki has gone to great lengths to beef up the midrange and make this thing dominate the road like never before.

The GSX-250R is Suzuki's first fully faired small-capacity sportsbike in ages, and it's a very snappy dresser; a beautifully put together bike for beginner riders. Underneath the racy livery, though, beats the earnest heart of a commuter, and a ride that's the polar opposite of intimidating.

The Suzuki Swift has won plenty of plaudits since the fourth-gen car launched. More than five million have found homes over the past decade, making it the most popular model in the Suzuki lineup. The latest Swift builds on the foundation laid by its predecessors with a new look and more tech.

There are bikes that intimidate. There are bikes that deliver instant confidence. And then there's Suzuki's new middleweight naked machine, which is so easy and fun to ride that it goads you into flogging it every time you dance.

Cars need to tell us where to go, facilitate phone calls on the fly, stream our favorite music and, crucially, they can't be distracting while doing all of this. That's no mean feat. So how does Suzuki's onboard infotainment system stack up?

Cheap and cheerful is an oft-used phrase, but very rarely is it true. Mercifully, some cars manage to buck the trend – cars like the delightful Suzuki Ignis. It doesn't cost much, but this funky helmet-on-wheels never failed to brighten our day.

When the original Suzuki Vitara launched in 1988, it was essentially in a class of one, a cute three-door with a foldable roof for summertime shenanigans. The Vitara Turbo we've been driving this week doesn't have much in common with the original, but that's no bad thing.

An unprecedented 1000 motorcycles sold in Las Vegas this year and the strength of the marketplace was clearly evident by the top 150 sales, arranged here for easy browsing