2010 Turbocharged Suzuki Kizashi Bonneville Special

With the help of a Turbonetics Turbocharger Suzuki America was able to take the land speed record for Blown Gas Coupe with their first-ever attempt with a car.  The new record holder is a Silver 2010 Suzuki Kizashi 4 door sedan dubbed the ‘Kizashi Bonneville Racer’ driven by Road & Track’s Sam Mitani.  The turbo Suzuki ran an average of 203.720 miles per hour (327.9 km/h) on two passes at the Bonneville Salt Flats taking the record at 8:40 am MT on August 18, 2010.

With help from engine builder Richard Holdener the Suzuki team was able to push the 2.4 litre four cylinder 16-valve DOHC engine to produce 513 HP @ 7,700 RPM with 515 lb-ft of torque @ 5,500 RPM.  Changes to the stock engine included disassembly, flowed and ported cylinder heads, an intake manifold, forged rods and pistons, tuned ‘long tube’ header and ACT clutch and pressure plate.  The kicker was the Turbonetics Turbocharger which pushed the boost up to 16 pounds on a 3.5″ exhaust.

Also added to the Bonneville special was a roll cage, rear aluminum bulkhead, racing seat and harness, window nets, air dam to keep the front end down, steel wheels with welded seams, 15 x 7 inch Goodyear Front Runner® tires, hood pins and a parachute.