Suzuki was variety sufficient to lend us its flagship – the Throughout PHEV. If the SUV appears acquainted it’s as a result of it’s the results of Suzuki’s collaboration with Toyota, basically being a rebadged RAV4 Prime / PHEV. We’ve already pushed the latter however had been intrigued by the quirkiness of its clone so we had been joyful to get the keys for per week and take a look at it in a wide range of driving situations.

The Suzuki Throughout was launched in 2020 in a quest to assist cut back Suzuki’s fleet common CO2 emissions in Europe, because of its plug-in hybrid nature. In the identical 12 months, Suzuki launched the Swace, which is a rebadged Corolla Touring Sports activities Hybrid. These are the one examples of rebadging in Suzuki’s European vary, increasing the product catalogue of the automaker in new segments.

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Styling-wise, the Throughout is sharing most of its physique panels with the Toyota RAV4 except the entrance finish. Whereas one would hope that it is a uniquely-designed face, this isn’t truly the case. The headlights and the grille come from the Chinese language-spec Toyota Wildlander, which is one other RAV4 sibling. Fortunately, the Suzuki encompasses a redesigned entrance bumper with completely different intakes and a elaborate aluminum-style skid plate. Curiously, Suzuki didn’t go for the Wildlander’s taillights which might assist differentiate it just a little bit greater than the RAV4.

Predictably, the inside is all RAV4, with Suzuki limiting its enter within the badge on the steering wheel. Fortunately the graphics on the 9-inch infotainment are generic so that you received’t be seeing any 3D fashions of Toyota’s SUV hiding in plain sight. The Throughout is barely out there within the high-spec GLX trim which suggests you get all the things you could possibly ask for by way of customary gear. Sadly, you don’t get the brand new 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster that has simply been launched within the facelifted EU-spec RAV4, with the Suzuki getting the acquainted 7-inch display between the dials.

The spotlight of the Suzuki Throughout is Toyota’s environment friendly plug-in hybrid powertrain which contains a naturally aspirated 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, a front-mounted electrical motor, a rear-mounted electrical motor, an e-CVT gearbox, and an 18.1 kWh battery. The mixed energy output is 302 hp (225 kW / 306 PS), permitting a 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) time of 6 seconds, which is sort of spectacular for the phase.

As for the EV-only vary, it’s longer than most PHEVs, with a WLTP determine of 75 km (46 miles) between costs. A full cost of the 18.1 kWh lithium-ion battery usually takes 2.45 hours in a wallbox from the now-standard 6 kW onboard AC charger, though our Throughout is a pre-2022 instance with the lesser 3 kW cable which means it is going to take us 5 and a half hours to recharge.

So this was our fast introduction to the Suzuki Throughout. Now the mic goes to you as we collect your questions earlier than writing the total evaluate of the midsize SUV.