New York 2011: Suzuki makes a Kizashi Turbo, calls it the Apex concept

[Rania Elhoseny]

Suzuki has often flirted with the idea of strapping a turbocharger to the Kizashi, and it's once again putting it at the front of our minds with this, the Apex concept, here at the 2011 New York Auto Show.

The Kizashi Apex uses a Garrett turbocharger, air-to-liquid intercooler and a recalibrated ECU to produce an estimated 275 to 300 horsepower, mated solely to a six-speed manual transmission. To communicate that grunt to the road, Suzuki has fitted the Apex with a set of 19-inch wheels wrapped in sticky 245-series Yokohama tires.

As for the graphics package, the livery is pulled from the Japanese automaker's GSX-R race motorcycles, tying the Apex to Suzuki's racier roots. Of course, the car is simply a concept for now, but we're crossing our fingers that it makes it to production... somehow.