If my experience driving around Chicago is any indicator, there's quite a market for small, sporty-looking hatchbacks. Most of them are heavily modified used cars, and against this benchmark the SX4 performs quite well, if for no other reason than it has up-to-date safety equipment.
It's when the SX4 is compared with other new offerings that it suffers. Is it as crisp, poised and refined as the segment leaders? Nope. And while it's fun to drive on twisty roads, it's not the most fun. The SX4 doesn't look like many other cars on the road, and the SportBack version is well-differentiated from its siblings. For some people, that plus good handling will be enough. I'm not convinced, though, that I wouldn't be happier in day-to-day use with something different.
Periodic Maintenance Schedule
R: Replace or change
I : Inspect, clean, adjust, lubricate or replace as necessary
R: Replace or change
I : Inspect, clean, adjust, lubricate or replace as necessary
#1: Inspect at 250000 km ( ...
Interior
Only those opting for four-wheel drive will get all of the Equator's interior
frills. The RMZ-4 package includes chrome trim on the instrument panel, more
adjustments in the driver's seat and upgr ...
Off-Road Driving
Your vehicle has specific design characteristics
for off-road driving. When you leave
the pavement, you will encounter driving
surfaces of all kinds which may change
continually as you drive. In m ...