Suzuki Ignis

Suzuki Ignis
2018 Suzuki Ignis SZ5 (UK)
Overview
Manufacturer	Suzuki
Production	2000–2008 2016–present
Body and chassis
Class	Subcompact car (B) (2000–2006) Crossover city car (A) (2016–present)[1]
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive

The Suzuki Ignis (Japanese: スズキ・イグニス, Hepburn: Suzuki Igunisu) is an automobile nameplate that was first produced by Suzuki in 2000 as a subcompact car, replacing the Suzuki Cultus, and subsequently as a crossover-styled city car from 2016.

The Cultus retailed under various names globally, notably as the Suzuki Swift. While the Cultus-based Swift was replaced by the Ignis in Europe and Australasia, Japanese models were in fact badged Suzuki Swift—thus debuting the "Swift" name in that market. The word "ignis" is Latin for "fire".

As a result of a venture project between General Motors (GM) and Suzuki, the Ignis, from 2001 also formed the basis of the Chevrolet Cruze. The Cruze sold throughout Japan as a Chevrolet, with Australasian-market versions badged Holden Cruze. From 2003, Suzuki of Europe adopted a lengthened version of the Cruze as the Suzuki Ignis—representing a facelift of the original Ignis. In the same year, Subaru adopted the car as the Subaru G3X Justy, also exclusive to Europe.