Just almost three years after the Super Carry model was launched here in October 2016, Suzuki Philippines has announced its replacement with the new 2019 Carry that was introduced globally from Indonesia last April. While the Super Carry’s three-year run looks abbreviated and its replacement, reactionary, the new Carry’s features and the timing of its launch actually suggest some astute moves by global small-car big-brand Suzuki.
Notably, the nuance of the new Carry dropping that Super prefix communicates how the model is standardizing on a larger form factor, no longer having to distinguish between its mini multi-cab roots and the up-sized dimensions they had recently introduced with the outgoing Super Carry. And the new Carry looks spec’d and priced to replace both the Super Carry and the older 1.6 liter APV truck variant as well.
Suzuki Philippines’ 2019 Carry dealers, banks and media launch event
The Super Carry is sourced from Maruti Suzuki of India where the government is pushing for strict enforcement of Euro 6 equivalent emission standards by next year. To upgrade the Super Carry’s diminutive 0.8 liter 2-cylinder turbodiesel would entail significant investments not justified by its global sales volumes and Maruti Suzuki has announced that they will discontinue the Super Carry line after March next year. The global brand seems well prepared for this because that announcement last April coincided with the introduction of the 2019 Carry at the Indonesia Motor Show in the same week that month.
The new 2019 Carry is even larger than the 2016 Super Carry, is now powered by the full-grown 4-cylinder 1.5 liter Suzuki K15B-C gasoline engine with multipoint fuel injection, and is sourced from Suzuki Indomobil of Indonesia. The new sub-compact truck is 39.5cm longer, 20.3cm wider and 2.7cm taller, and it has a 2625mm wheelbase that puts 9.5cm more between front and rear axles. The front cabin is sized wide atop a squat and stable undercarriage with 1465 and 1460mm front and rear wheel tracks that are the widest in the Carry’s truck class. In fact, the upsized Carry has dimensions that are closer to those of Suzuki’s larger APV truck rather than those of the outgoing Super Carry.
That best-in-class push continues with the 1.5 liter gasoline engine that puts out 96hp and 135Nm, power and torque numbers typically found on larger compact trucks like the 1.5L Forland Mini-Truck and other contenders for the Mitsubishi L300’s segment. And numbers that are even better than the 91hp and 12Nm of the 1.6 liter G16A engine of the Carry’s APV truck big brother. And, simplest but also among the most dramatic among the Carry’s improvements (after the Super Carry’s quirks), front air-conditioning is now standard with its full-sized engine and with an engine compartment featuring enough elbow room for mounting a belt-driven AC compressor.
The new 2019 Carry, like the outgoing 2016 Super Carry, is offered in flatbed truck, cargo van, and passenger van variants. Flatbed variants are imported as completely built-up (CBU) units while the vans are brought in as cab-chassis platforms that are then built on by popular body builder Centro. Also shown at the launch were Centro-built Suzuki Carry food truck and Class I modern public utility vehicle (PUV) prototypes.
The new model being sourced from ASEAN-member Indonesia allows for tax breaks that were not available on the Super Carry sourced from India. As such, while its features notch it alongside or even higher than Suzuki’s larger APV truck, the Carry is priced lower (and just slightly above the outgoing Super Carry’s price points) at P509k for the flatbed truck, P576k for the aluminum sided cargo van, and P614k for the multi-purpose passenger van with foldable side-facing benches.
<SOURCE> Press Statement by Suzuki Philippines Inc. (SPH), “All New Suzuki Carry Lands in PH, Drives Filipino Business to Success,” 2019:
Manila, 26 September 2019–Suzuki Philippines Inc. (SPH), the country’s pioneer subcompact car distributor, introduces its newest breed of workhorse vehicle, the all-new Suzuki Carry.
Designed to meet the needs of commercial businesses, the all-new Carry is packed with upgraded features and a lightweight yet fuel-efficient engine, making it a tough and reliable partner to drive every Filipino business owners to success.
“Filipinos are a hard-working people. The all-new Suzuki Carry is engineered to match the level of dedication Filipinos put into their businesses. We designed this new workhorse vehicle to deliver any business requirements with efficiency and power to do more. With the all-new Suzuki Carry, we extend the Suzuki Way of Life! to small and medium enterprises and be a part of their journey to success,” Suzuki Philippines Director and Automobile Division General Manager Keiichi Suzuki shares.
A reliable workhorse to carry more
Succeeding the Suzuki Super Carry, which bagged the 2016 Best Commercial Utility Vehicle by Car Awards Group, Inc., the all-new Carry amps performance with a stronger and fuel-efficient K15B 1.5-liter engine, providing more power to carry out every task in any road conditions with ease. This upgrade delivers more output power at 96hp/5,600rpm and torque at 135N.m/4,400rpm over the entire range, giving business owners the confidence to deliver on their business commitments.
The all-new Carry stays true to its nature as a reliable and functional workhorse with its exterior design exuding simplicity, durability and a good sense of balance. It has a wider and longer body with access to side gates opening from all sides, making loading and unloading cargo of any size and shape easier. The new truck is also packed with 22-rope hooks to secure any cargo during transit.
Supported with a bed 365mm longer and 75mm wider than its predecessor, the all-new Carry boasts a greater loading capacity of 940kg with better weight distribution when fully loaded. Its cabin space now features a more spacious design to ensure a more comfortable seating position with ample distance between the hip point and the center of the accelerator pedal. Aside from the added storage in the dashboard and the cabin, the shift lever is now situated on the dashboard to provide extra legroom for an optimum driving experience.
The all-new Suzuki Carry can be converted and modified to suit any business needs. It can be used as a utility van, cargo truck, or pick-up truck with the same reliability and functionality expected of a trusted workhorse.
The All-New Carry price starts at:
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- 509,000 – Carry truck
- 576,000 – Carry Cargo Van
- 614,000 – Carry Utility Van
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Business and transport partner
Alongside the all-new Carry and to support Filipinos’ diverse business and transport requirements, SPH also introduces the latest variant of its signature compact sedan – the new Suzuki Dzire GA.
SPH hopes to provide Filipino commuters with additional ride-sharing options with the all-new Suzuki Dzire GA. Suzuki’s signature sedan gets a fresher look with easy-to-handle compact dimensions and expanded storage capacity, making it an ideal addition to a taxi fleet business. The all-new Dzire GA features a more compact K12M engine under its hood with increased fuel efficiency. Its interior and engine performance are guaranteed to give complete comfort for all the passengers traversing the busy streets of the metro.
Added in their Dzire vehicle list Suzuki Dzire GA price starts at:
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- 549, 900 – Dzire GA2L – Manual Transmission
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Strong/stable front: Steering is light and predictable even when going downhill, braking and then turning. The Super Carry’s signature tension rods shape the wheel mounts into strong tripods, preventing the front wheels from being pushed back in those turns, protecting the intended caster and camber, and stabilizing her on tight curves as well as on fast straightaways.
Adaptive rear: With load compensating suspension and brakes in the rear (features typical on larger truck segments), the Super Carry does a decent job of keeping all four wheels planted under hard braking and vigorous turning. About 75% of leaf spring tension is online, all the time, with the other 25% implemented with a partial/floating bottom leaf that comes into play only when the mini-truck takes on a heavy load, or when doing some G-pulling turns. Braking is intuitive and predictable with the ventilated discs up front complemented by standard drums in the rear featuring Load Sensing Proportioning Valves (LSPVs)–LSPV maintains braking traction on the rear tires even when there’s little or no cargo to tamp down the back.
