The Suzuki SX4 and Fiat Sedici is the result of a collaboration between Fiat and Suzuki. Both companies will produce a pair of soft-roaders - Fiat's Sedici and the Suzuki SX4 - that share the same Suzuki Swift platform and architecture.

The Japanese seem to have done most of the work - which is no bad thing - providing the overall architecture, the all-wheel-drive layout and a 1.6-litre petrol engine with five-speed manual gearbox.

The off-road set-up uses a simple electro-magnetic clutch that quickly and effectively apportions torque to the axle with the most grip. The engineers at Fiat have donated their 1.9-litre MultiJet turbo diesel engine and six-speed transmission.

Both cars have been designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign and both will be built at Suzuki's new Hungarian plant near Budapest.

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