The HEARTECT platform is an

automobile platform A car platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components, over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of cars, often from different, but somewhat related, marques. It is pract ...

that underpins various

Suzuki is a Japan, Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan. Suzuki manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, All-terrain vehicle, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), outboard motor, outboard marine engines, wheelchairs ...

models since 2014. __TOC__

Construction

The platform is claimed to utilize " Advanced High Tensile Steel" and "Ultra High Tensile Steel", which are intended to increase occupant safety in case of a collision. Suzuki also claims that the platform offers increased body stiffness, allowing for better ride quality and handling. Additionally, via a reduction in weight of up to , the platform helps achieve an improved

power to weight ratio Power-to-weight ratio (PWR, also called specific power, or power-to-mass ratio) is a calculation commonly applied to engines and mobile power sources to enable the comparison of one unit or design to another. Power-to-weight ratio is a measuremen ...

. The platform is shown to utilize

MacPherson strut The MacPherson strut is a type of automotive suspension system that uses the top of a telescopic damper as the upper steering pivot. It is widely used in the front suspension of modern vehicles, and is named for American automotive engineer Ear ...

front

suspension Suspension or suspended may refer to: Science and engineering * Suspension (topology), in mathematics * Suspension (dynamical systems), in mathematics * Suspension of a ring, in mathematics * Suspension (chemistry), small solid particles suspend ...

Applications

Kei cars

Suzuki Alto The is a kei car produced by Suzuki since 1979. The model, currently in its ninth generation, was first introduced in 1979 and has been built in many countries worldwide. The Alto originated as a commercial vehicle derivative of the Fronte, b ...

Mazda Carol The Mazda Carol is a kei car manufactured by Mazda from 1962 until 1970. The Carol name was revived again with Mazda's 1989 re-entry into the kei car class with the Autozam brand. Since 1989, the Carol has been a rebadging, rebadged model manufac ...

(2014–present) *

Suzuki Lapin The Suzuki Lapin is a kei car with a five-door hatchback body, manufactured since 2002 by Suzuki for the Japanese market only, and was also marketed in Japan only by Mazda as Mazda Spiano under an OEM agreement through their Autozam stores until ...

(2015–present) *

Suzuki Wagon R The is a kei car manufactured and marketed by Suzuki since 1993. The R in the name stands for Revolution and Relaxation. The Wagon R uses a "tall wagon" configuration to maximize cabin space within kei car dimensional restrictions. The Wagon ...

/Mazda Flair (2017–present) *

Suzuki Spacia The Suzuki Spacia is a kei car produced by Suzuki. It was a replacement for the Suzuki Palette, which was discontinued in February 2013. It improves upon fuel efficiency, is lighter and features a larger cabin than its predecessor. The vehicle i ...

/Mazda Flair Wagon (2017–present) *

Suzuki Hustler The is a crossover SUV-styled kei car produced by the Japanese automaker Suzuki since 2014. The car is also sold by Mazda as the through an OEM agreement. __TOC__ Name Suzuki's design department chose the name "Hustler" to promote the ca ...

/Mazda Flair Crossover (2020–present) * Suzuki Wagon R Smile (2021–present) File:Suzuki HUSTLER HYBRID X Turbo 2WD (4AA-MR52S-HTXB-JN) front.jpg, Suzuki Hustler File:Suzuki ALTO L Upgrade Package 2WD (3BA-HA37S-ABLE-P).jpg, Suzuki Alto File:2015 Suzuki Alto Lapin.jpg, Suzuki Lapin File:Suzuki WagonR HYBRID FZ MH55S (cropped).jpg, Suzuki Wagon R File:Suzuki Spacia HYBRID X Wheelchair Transport Vehicle (DAA-MK53S-ZBKB-JHR) front.jpg, Suzuki Spacia File:Suzuki WAGON R SMILE HYBRID S 2WD (5AA-MX91S).jpg, Suzuki Wagon R Smile

Subcompact cars

Suzuki Baleno The Suzuki Baleno nameplate has been used by the Japanese manufacturer Suzuki to denote several different subcompact cars since 1996. * From 1996 to 2002, the Suzuki Baleno that was sold in Europe and Asia-Pacific was a rebadged Suzuki Cultus C ...

/Toyota Glanza/Starlet (2015–present) *

Suzuki Solio The is a mini MPV manufactured and marketed by Suzuki since 1997. The preceding model and the first generation Solio were derived from the narrower Wagon R. __TOC__ Predecessor: Wagon R-Wide (MA61S/MB61S; 1997) The predecessor to the ...

/Mitsubishi Delica D:2 (2015–present) *

Suzuki Ignis The 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 t ...

(2016–present) *

Suzuki Swift The is a supermini car (B-segment) produced by Suzuki. The vehicle is classified as a B-segment marque in the European single market, a segment referred to as a supermini in the British Isles. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been app ...

(2016–present) *

Suzuki Dzire The Suzuki Dzire (stylized as the Suzuki DZire, previously known as Suzuki Swift Dzire but still sold as Suzuki Swift sedan in Colombia) is a subcompact sedan made by Suzuki for the Indian market since 2008. It was developed as a sedan variation ...

(2017–present) * Suzuki Xbee (2017–present) *

Maruti Suzuki Wagon R The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R (or WagonR) is a city car manufactured and marketed by Suzuki through its subsidiary Maruti Suzuki primarily for the Indian market since 1999. The Wagon R was launched in India on 18 December 1999, and has since undergon ...

(2019–present) * Suzuki S-Presso (2019–present) *

Suzuki Celerio The Suzuki Celerio is a hatchback city car produced by the Japanese manufacturer Suzuki since 2008. Originally a rebadged Alto/A-Star city car for some markets, the Celerio was made as a global nameplate and a standalone model replacing the A-S ...

(2021–present) * Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 (2022–present) File:2022 Maruti Suzuki Baleno Alpha (India) front view 02.jpg, Suzuki Baleno File:Suzuki SOLIO BANDIT HYBRID MV 2WD (5AA-MA37S-FSVB-JN) front.jpg, Suzuki Solio File:2018 Suzuki Ignis SZ5 SHVS Allgrip 1.2 Front.jpg, Suzuki Ignis File:2017 Suzuki Swift (AZ) GLX Turbo 5-door hatchback (2017-07-15) 01.jpg, Suzuki Swift File:Maruti Suzuki Dzire VXi VVT (front).JPG, Suzuki Dzire File:Suzuki XBEE HYBRID MZ (DAA-MB71S-CBZK-JC).jpg, Suzuki Xbee File:2020 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R VXi (O) (India) front view.png, Maruti Suzuki Wagon R File:Suzuki S-presso 1.0 GLX 2020 (49848495562).jpg, Suzuki S-Presso

Compact cars

Suzuki Ertiga The Suzuki Ertiga is a car manufactured by the Japanese carmaker Suzuki since 2012. It is a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) with standard three-row seating. The first-generation model is heavily based on the Swift while the second-generation model in ...

/Toyota Rumion (2018–present) * Suzuki XL6/XL7 (2019–present) File:2019 Suzuki Ertiga GL, West Surabaya.jpg, Suzuki Ertiga File:2020 Suzuki XL7 Zeta 1.5 NC22S (20210307) 01.jpg, Suzuki XL7

References

{{Suzuki vehicles Suzuki HEARTECT