Overview & Reviews
A versatile wagon model joins the lineup. Side airbags are now standard on all Forenzas.
- Lots of standard features for the price, comfortable cabin with unexpected conveniences, solid construction, predictable handling.
- Subpar fuel economy, similarly priced Aerio makes more power.
User Reviews:
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I Love My Suzuki - 2005 Suzuki Forenza
By gigindaut - November 19 - 1:06 amThe Forenza has plenty of power, awesome stopping ability, and a great suspension.
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Decent car/ great price. - 2005 Suzuki Forenza
By Gabe - October 21 - 7:50 pmI bought the car because it was so cheap. i received a killer warranty and great service from the dealer. I financed the car for 60 months, but as long as i owe money on it it is covered because they gave me a 7 year/100000 mile bumper to bumper. who could beat that. it gets good mileage and is a fairly decent looking car. They beat everyone elses price by thousands and gave me a car easily as nice.
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Suzukis are GREAT!! - 2005 Suzuki Forenza
By Nancy - July 28 - 8:03 amThis is my 3rd Suzuki. I bought a 1999 Grand Vitara which I couldnt bear to give up when I bought my Forenza, It has 125,000 miles on it and Ive onlyreplaced the tires and brakes. The people that cant get great MPG on a Suzuki must check their driving patterns. I get 35 mpg on the Forenza, 25 mpg on the Grand Vitara and got 30mpg on the Tracker. I fail to understand why Edmunds and ConsumerReports dont rate them higher. I had a Nissan Pathfinder before my Grand Vitara and couldnt wait to get rid of it after 3 years!! When they told me how much it was I said SOLD!!! and I had been looking for months! I bought it on the spot.
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Forenza Review - 2005 Suzuki Forenza
By Mary Tinsley - June 26 - 11:56 amThe car is roomy in the front but less leg room in rear seating area. Easy to handle and rides very smooth. One drawback on the interior is the steering wheel blocks the speedometer. The seats adjust easily and are quite comfortable. Controls are easy to reach and use. Gas mileage is great I get around 34-35 hwy. It is an attractive looking car with many pluses when you compare it with the price of the vehicle. It handles well in heavy traffic and stopping is not a problem and has a good turn radius. Easy to parallel park. Overall the best vehicle I have owned and really liked the price.
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A lot of car for the money - 2005 Suzuki Forenza
By john - April 29 - 12:23 amgood more than basic transportation.Comfortable interior with a really good sound system. A nice riding car for its size it does have 4 wheel independant suspension. It seems hard to grow tired sitting in this car on long drives. One nice feature is that the car comes complete no options other than auto or manual trans. My dealership was a very pleasant no hassle dealer.It could use more power on long grades (126 hp) and the fuel economy is alittle short on what I hoped for averaging about 23 mpg with mixed driving. I was very surprized at how many people approached me to tell me how much they really liked the way it looks. Insurance was also cheaper ( no one steals suzukis I guess
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trying to hard - 2005 Suzuki Forenza
By sparkey424 - April 19 - 5:07 pmalthough this is one of my favorite cars i have had, it has a lot of problems. its estimated mpg is [non-permissible content removed]. i have never seen better than 25 mpg. it looks pretty ugly, paint is terrible and is chipping away. has no power what so ever. if i have my ac on and try to go i have to burn the clutch to hell. recently somebody tried to break into my car and messed the locking system up and the dealership wants to charge 1200 dollars for it. break light never goes off. dealer wants 2300 for that. and my airbag light is on, which again is 1200 dollars to fix. although i have no problems with the rims. take it off roading where im not supposed to be and can take the abuse.
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How to Pick a Lemon - 2005 Suzuki Forenza
By Wratchet - April 3 - 4:26 amThe car was great-at first. It ran clean, and was not so quick but picked up fast. Though I kept the car in great condition, oil changes on time, here I am not even two years later finding problems with the transmission that no mechanic can seem to fix. I used to love the car until it started to experience shifting problems-in an AUTOMATIC! This is very disappointing to say the least.
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forenza sedan "S" - 2005 Suzuki Forenza
By Jean - February 28 - 5:40 amThis car has so many features I doubt I could list all of them. With the automatic transmission it a takes off really fast with a sufficent amount of pedal pressure, but then it seems to shift to low in order to keep the same acceleration. Other than that its a great car. It has alot of cabin room, great looking interior, and a sleek looking exterior! Everything is automated like windows, gass cap, mirrors (heated) trunk...etc. Seats are manual and uncomfortable. Has driver/passenger, and side airbags. I like the 15" wheels with P195\55R15 Kumho touring tires. Also has very stylish high intensity headlights. 2 cooling fans on radiator. Has 4 wheel disc brakes. Its a great car for the $.
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Lasted 260K miles. - 2005 Suzuki Forenza
By JofNoho - February 21 - 4:13 pmI averaged 50K miles a year since I bought this car brand new. No problems until I had to replace the lifters at 110K, not bad. Suzuki recommends timing belt replacement at 60K but I pushed it to 100K and then 200K. It ran great to 260K, it proved to be extremely reliable. There were a few electrical problems, the passengers air bag light came on pretty early on and the headlight switch shorted out at about 150k. Also, suzuki charges a lot for parts and the two mechanics I took it to knew nothing about these cars. Other than that, it was a surprisingly durable car that got me back and forth from work for almost 5 years.
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Warranty not good enough - 2005 Suzuki Forenza
By Allen Holloway - February 15 - 3:53 pmI bought the car new in 05 and didnt have any trouble the first year. In the last 12 months, Ive replaced the exhaust system due to catalytic converter failure and the entire a/c system which isnt covered under the 100,000 mile warranty and cost me $2,000.00. I dont get the gas mileage that is advertised either. The ride is okay. A lot of extras come standard on this car such as power windows, cd player and tilt wheel. Overall Im satisfied with the car, I would like to see the 100,000 mile warranty cover everything.