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Trio of customized Suzuki Equator pickups headed to Chicago Auto Show Motor Authority - Jan 30, 2009 Edmunds.com/Inside Line The Equator is actually based on the Nissan Frontier and is built at a Nissan factory in Smyrna, Tennessee. It is available in either Extended Cab or Crew Suzuki Equator provides total off-road experience AUTO REVIEW: Vanilla Equator stands out in name only

Behind the Wheel: Suzuki Equator - Oakland Press Oakland Press, MI - Jan 25, 2009 Behind the Wheel: Suzuki Equator I drove the four-door crew-cab version of the Equator, which comes with spacious second-row seating and a short cargo box, but there also is a crew-cab This rebadge is a mixed blessing

Suzuki lineup gets tougher with 2009 Equator RMZ-4 4x4 - San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Jan 16, 2009 Suzuki lineup gets tougher with 2009 Equator RMZ-4 4x4 Suzuki's new-for-2009 Equator RMZ-4 4x4 is the perfect battle machine for a weekend warrior. The midsize Crew Cab test vehicle rolled into my driveway just

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 SUZUKI EQUATOR REVIEW Autochannel (press release) - Jan 27, 2009 I drove a four-door 2009 Suzuki Equator with the crew cab, the 261-horsepower 4.0-liter V6 engine and the RMZ-4 (4WD off-road package).

2009 Suzuki Equator Preview - Auto123 Auto123, Canada - Jan 20, 2009 Auto1232009 Suzuki Equator Preview Unlike the Frontier that offers two cab sizes, the Equator gets only a crew cab version in Canada. In JX trim, the Equator includes four-wheel drive,

Suzuki lineup gets tougher with 2009 Equator RMZ-4 4x4 - San Francisco Chronicle

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The RMZ-4 is the top among four grades, also including Base, Premium and Sport models. Equators, which are based on the Nissan Frontier platform, are available in Extended Cab and Crew Cab (with short or long bed) configurations.

The Equator RMZ-4 base price, "well equipped," is $28,550 and, with destination charges, totals $29,325. The only substantive option is the Sport package, which adds just more than $2,000.

All Equator models boast youthful appeal, and beg to used for weekend adventures that are more adrenaline-pumping than my trips to the storage unit. Suzuki's goal of building rugged pickups with "no excess fat" is to fill the demands of the Equator's active-lifestyle target buyer.

Gene Brown, Suzuki vice president of marketing and public relations, said Suzuki's mission in building the Equator centers around motorcycles - the products for which Suzuki is best known.

"Suzuki motorcycle brand awareness is more than 80 percent in the U.S., reflected in some 1,000,000-plus motorcycle and ATV sales," said Brown. "There is a powerful connection between our motorcycle audience and the truck market."

Source: San Francisco Chronicle,  USA