Suzuki wants to develop lighter cars

Brand outlook Suzuki models to become lighter and more efficient

2024-08-26 From sp-x | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

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Suzuki aims to produce future cars with gasoline and electric drives that are more energy-efficient both in manufacturing and operation.

The chief strategists at Suzuki want to sell more efficient and also electrically powered cars in the future. With the eVX Concept, the Japanese have shown where e-mobility is heading in 2023.(Image: Suzuki) — The chief strategists at Suzuki want to sell more efficient and also electrically powered cars in the future. With the eVX Concept, the Japanese have shown where e-mobility is heading in 2023.
(Image: Suzuki)

Suzuki aims to make its cars lighter, more efficient, and cost-effective over the next decade. Central to this strategy is the advancement of the Heartect platform, which is expected to reduce vehicle weight by approximately 100 kilograms while maintaining high rigidity.S

Suzuki's vehicles already weigh 200 to 300 kilograms less than many competitors, offering key advantages: reduced material and energy use during production, and lower energy consumption on the road.

Efficient gasoline engine and small electric drive systems

For cars with combustion engines, Suzuki wants to ensure greater efficiency on the drive side by introducing the Z12E engine already used in the Swift in other model series. According to Suzuki, the unit achieves a thermal efficiency of up to 40 percent, which is roughly equivalent to that of diesel engines. In addition, Suzuki wants to develop battery electric drives with small and efficient motors as well as small and lightweight batteries.

In the coming years, Suzuki will continue to focus on the manufacturing principle "Sho-Sho-Kei-Tan-Bi" ("smaller, less, lighter, shorter and cleaner").(Bild: Suzuki) — In the coming years, Suzuki will continue to focus on the manufacturing principle "Sho-Sho-Kei-Tan-Bi" ("smaller, less, lighter, shorter and cleaner").
(Bild: Suzuki)

In the area of Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV), Suzuki is also working on a new, cost-effective system whose software can be updated both wired and wirelessly. In order to reduce development costs, the Japanese company wants to use more components across all models in future models. In addition, many parts are to be made easier to dismantle and recycle in the interests of an optimized circular economy.

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