Hi folks, I'm checking outta my new ride and am interested in Suzuki carry at 380kb new. 

I've Googlethe fuel consumption and I guess it's around 8km per litre? 

That's pretty shi te and I've looked at the weight... 

https://www.suzuki.co.th/en/carry/

 

Why the hell gross weight is at twice of kerb weight??  At 2ton.

Is this weight from the steel rack? 

Can this be removed, attached easily? 

 

Engine is 1.5l 4 cylinder, 5 speed, eps steering. 

Driving at 4,5th gear, maybe it's as same as normal sedan? 

How's the condition at 90km/h?

Engine noise, handling, aerodynamic, etc

 

Any owner of this beast enlighten me pls? 

 

 

4 hours ago, villageidiotY2K said:

I've Googlethe fuel consumption and I guess it's around 8km per litre? 

This is obviously not a long distance car, but made to carry stuff around in your area, thus consumption isn't really important if you drive it just a few kilometers a day.

 

4 hours ago, villageidiotY2K said:

Why the hell gross weight is at twice of kerb weight??  At 2ton.

The weight without any load (kerb weight) is 1065kg, the load capacity of the vehicle 945kg, thus the gross weight (kerb weight + load) is 2010kg, sounds right to me.

 

4 hours ago, villageidiotY2K said:

Driving at 4,5th gear, maybe it's as same as normal sedan? 

Haha, good joke. I think you can't even adjust the seats in this car.

 

4 hours ago, villageidiotY2K said:

How's the condition at 90km/h?

Doing this speed on a Honda Wave is probably quieter.

The Suzuki specs say the Carry has a very low final drive ratio (4.8) so good for pulling a load around at low speeds but probably relatively noisy and thirsty at higher speeds.  

 

Not sure where you googled fuel consumption but Wikipedia says:

Fuel consumption in city:	13–14 km/L (7.7–7.1 L/100 km)
Fuel consumption on highways:	16–17 km/L (6.3–5.9 L/100 km)

Some forums talk about ~12km/L.  Like most vehicles, probably depends a lot on how it's driven. 

 

The kerb weight of 1 ton is pretty good for a light truck.  Gross weight of 2t just means it can carry a load of about 1t.  So similar load capacity to a pickup at 2/3 of the kerb weight and power.  With passengers only, the Carry is still lighter than most cars and pickups. 

 

I worked for a company years ago that had a couple of the early 2 strokes.  They were tough and fun to drive around site, but I would not want take on on the highway.

 

 

It's a commercial vehicle. Be sure it can be registered on white plates for private use otherwise you can't drive it.