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Old January 29th, 2008, 3:03 PM   #1
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Truck Trend is quickly becoming a thorn in the side of a couple automakers, first by spilling the beans about the 2009 HUMMER H3T in its March/April issue, and now by revealing details about the new Suzuki Equator in the same issue. The rebadged Nissan Frontier is set to make its official debut next week at the Chicago Auto Show, and the illustration provided by Truck Trend is apparently a dead-ringer for the production model. We'll have to wait until next week for all the details, but Jalopnik was kind enough to post a scan of the yet-to-be-released pickup. You're looking at it.
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´Why is it Suzuki makes such ugly cars? They've showed they're able to make great looking and driving cars with the Swift. Obviously, they haven't been able to keep it up...
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´Why is it Suzuki makes such ugly cars? They've showed they're able to make great looking and driving cars with the Swift. Obviously, they haven't been able to keep it up...
this is by no means "ugly".....
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2007/05/14/047633.1-lg.jpg

or this....
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this is by no means "ugly".....
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2007/05/14/047633.1-lg.jpg

or this....
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...which is a shame, because THIS is.

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´Why is it Suzuki makes such ugly cars? They've showed they're able to make great looking and driving cars with the Swift. Obviously, they haven't been able to keep it up...
That truck is just a rebadged Nissan, according to the article.
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...which is a shame, because THIS is.

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its one, low-res picture of a truck that isn't supposed to be unveiled until Chicago.

i'd really wait until we see official pics to call "ugly".
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from the A pillar back, its ALL nissan.

http://image.automotive.com/f/miscellaneous/2008-nissan-changes-350z-frontier-quest-xterra-/6499885+w640+cr1+re0+ar1/2007-nissan-frontier-front-right.jpg
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from the A pillar back, its ALL nissan.
Well, I should hope so...

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It's a pickup... of course it is ugly. images/smilies/mellow.gif
It's not like they can put some styling details in the bed of the truck... or the tailgate or mess around with the roofline. They can change the front lights and make a more plastic grille.
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How is it that Suzuki can use rebadged Nissans and Chevys?
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How is it that Suzuki can use rebadged Nissans and Chevys?
what Chevy does Suzuki rebadge?

Suzuki is partnered with both GM and Nissan. the GM part being Daewoo.

the Chevy Aveo used to be a Suzuki. before that, it was a Daewoo. the Suzuki Forenza also which is still a Daewoo and Chevy in most places. its known as the Chevy Lacetti (celebrity in a reasonably priced car).
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from the A pillar back, its ALL nissan.

http://image.automotive.com/f/miscellaneous/2008-nissan-changes-350z-frontier-quest-xterra-/6499885+w640+cr1+re0+ar1/2007-nissan-frontier-front-right.jpg
The only panels they changed are the grill and hood.
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I think this Suzuki is very goodlooking:
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ATTN!: this is only a rendering.....
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ATTN!: this is only a rendering.....
...and a pretty fucking ugly one at that.

Can I finally get the chance to call it "ugly" now? images/smilies/rolleyes.gif
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i said "does" as in meaning present tense, not past. also, technically it wasn't a rebadge since the Tracker was made into a Chevy. rebadge is when a current model has been rebadged with another auto maker's badge on it and both are being sold at the sametime.

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