Suzuki X-90

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The Suzuki X-90 (SUV Cabrio in Japan) was a small SUV sold from 1996 through 1998. It was related to the Suzuki Sidekick, but had extremely rounded styling, two doors, seating for two and T-section removable roof. It replaced the Samurai for the United States. The X-90 was available with four wheel drive or rear wheel drive and used a 1.6 L I4 16-valve engine which produced 95 hp. The transmission choices were 5-speed manual or automatic. Air conditioning was available, as was a dealer installed 6 disk CD changer. It had dual air bags and anti-lock brakes. The suspension used MacPherson struts and coil springs in front and coil springs with wishbone and trailing links in the rear.

The X-90 was initially a concept car and received wide praise from the public. However, the production vehicle sold poorly, and is considered a flop. Just 7,205 X-90s were imported into the US in total. More than half were sold in 1996, with sales dropping to 2,087 the next year and just 477 in 1998.

In Europe sales were equally poor; altogether 1,500 examples reached the UK alone and Suzuki had great trouble marketing and selling them. In 2004 BBC's Top Gear magazine awarded the car the status of the worst car of all time.

Suzuki road vehicle timeline, North America market, 1985-present  v • d • e
Type	1980s						1990s										2000s
	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Subcompact	Forsa				Swift						Swift									Swift+
Compact												Esteem						Aerio					SX4
																				Reno
																				Forenza
Mid-size																				Verona
Mini SUV	Samurai											X-90			Vitara
Compact SUV					Sidekick										Grand Vitara							Grand Vitara
Crossover SUV																	XL-7						XL7