"The steering wheel acts primarily in an advisory capacity" Something only Clarkson could come up with.

I love when designers tell how they came up with a car design. That was very enlightening.

That's a rock crawling miata

I feel like this is something James May would bring to a challenge.

I saw one, I suddenly felt an urge to get one, and now I have a silver one with 4x4. Its one of the most fun cars I've ever driven.

“People say they’re hairdressers’ cars”... says Clarkson while approaching the camera with his finest poodle bob, as if to prove the point.

That was Clarkson's actual daughter

This is the car what everyone used to draw in first grade

omg the door and seat lining is the most 90's thing I've seen since the actual 90's.

This little clip alone was more fun watch than entire seasons of top gear now

There’s a lady who attends the church next to my workplace still drives one. It’s a manual and in mint condition, said it was her first car she bought back in the 90’s. She said she gets pulled over by people constantly asking her to sell for ANY price she wants but she doesn’t want to. Here in Canada, these are extremely rare

1:40 "Trim so vivid it defies any attempt to think of a simile." Truly brilliant writing.

That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen. I want one.

Lets be real, this was a 2 seater cross over in 1997. This was waaaaay ahead of it's time.

the part where Jeremy's interviewing the designer of the Suzuki X90... I was laughing my ass off. I believe the designer might have been drinking earlier... Yes somebody was definitely on the bottle of the good stuff.

I love the bashing. I have an x90 and somehow this car does suck but somehow it’s just awesome at the same time.

I learned to drive in a Vitara. Also crassed it, drifted it, off-roaded it and was the one that killed it at ~235 000km. The most fun and scariest to drive vehicle.

Clarkson *Makes fun of hairdressers and other haircuts while sporting that monstrosity afro*

Brilliant !!! Thanks for posing this. That's my old 4 door Vitara. I was almost a whole day just to film the 20 second clip of mine & my friend's soft top making the back drop and the clips in the field. JC played the fart game with his producer, camera man & sound guy. From their reactions in an open field, he's quite good at it.

I actually drove this car often 16 years ago. My uncle had one and he lent it to my mom for a while when she was between cars. Clarkson pretty much described it very accurately. The one we had was red so at least it presents a little bit better than the one in the video.

3:22 He went down the exact same dirt track in the Family Car 2000 episode of Clarkson's Car Years.

Sad news....this particular fine example was scrapped in 2009. 😭 N168 OUF may you rust in peace.

The car is somehow hidiously adorable and I have no idea why but I would love to own one, it just looks fun. Put a little supercharger on the 1.6 and youve got an offroader, cabrio and a zippy little bugger. Or imagine one with an electric motor, you could probabily use a pair of 9V from the local gas station to power it :) .

I owned both the Geo Tracker, which the x90 was kind-of-sort-of based on, and the Metro. Both of those are somewhat rare in the US. The X90 even more so. I loved both of them. The Metro was the only way I managed make a 50 mile commute for a minimum wage job actually work out. The Tracker let me do a very fun gig for the US Census that would have otherwise required a big, lifted, off-road vehicle. My Metro's run came to an end when a drunk driver broadsided me going 50+ MPH. It was crushed like a soda can, but I made it out with only some bruises. I appreciate that, because it could have been much worse. The Tracker met it's fate off-roading, which was a fitting end for it. I tried to cross a "puddle" that ended up being 4 feet deep, and it sunk down to level of the hood before getting stuck. After a long walk I found someone kind enough to help pull it out. I was even able to drive it home that day. But being submerged in muddy water for several hours (with the engine still running for much of the time) took it's toll. Components failed one by one over the next few days and weeks, until I had to accept it was done for. Being older now I would not buy either of those cars as a daily driver. But as a second vehicle? Hell yeah!

Spiritual predecessor to the BMW X6 as stupidest 4x4 ever.

I had a turquoise one of these in 2006. Lovely city car; great in the winter; vinyl/leatherette interior was slick/comfy. I just wish it had a larger gas tank.

It is a Mazda 121 of the era on stilts ;)

There’s a purple X-90 parked in my local Lidl which has been there since the dawn of time I now see why it has been deserted

I had a brand new Geo Tracker in 96 95 hp with a 5 speed. I bent the Unibody offroad. It was so slow and still great fun. I always thought the X-90 was cool looking

Still enjoy mine😃 I'm in the Canadian Rockies and it loves the snow and offroad

My girlfriend had one of these back in the day. Absolutely dreadful! I remember if it had more than about 20-25 psi in the tyres it would feel like it was going to bounce off the road!

Jeremy Clarkson is truly a legend, no one can do it better than him

i like how he is making fun of bad hair cuts.

At 03:55 was anyone else thinking "Go on, drive into it!" Can't think why... but that was yet to come

My 85-year old mother owned the Suzuki X90 for many years. She loved it! 🙂

It would be a cool/funny Grand Tour special if the three of them picked a vehicle (like in this video) they gave a good review to 30 years ago and see how well the car has or has not held up.

You've got to love it when car designers share the creative process behind their masterpiece!

4:47 that's Hammond, isn't it?

love the fax. bring it back.

Saw one TODAY for the first time ever - thats why I'm on this video. It's a bit ridiculous - but expect this shape to make a comeback in the next three years. They are doing all sorts of weird crap these days - my money is on BMW making something like this.

My friend had one, I agree with most of.what Jezza said, except to quote James May "it was a plucky little car" it got along great on the road.

The young version of Clarkson...... What a legend

3:26 I thought that was going to break into the Postman Pat theme

We owned a Suzuki SX4. That thing was a beast! Unstoppable in the snow

I saw an X-90 the first time in my life today. I didn’t know what it was, I open KZfaq to watch people fails, and this video is a suggested video!!🤯 speak about coincidence!

The show is amazing Car shows these days are so devoid of humour

Saw one of these on my street the other day. Bit rusty around the wheel wells but looked solid. It’s a shame there aren’t more left

Combines the performance, handling and roadholding of a small SUV with the practicality and load-carrying capacity of a small sports car.

Someone at Suzuki saw the Honda DelSol and thought "We *must* make a dune buggy like this!"

On the 2002-2015 series of Top Gear, after the two other presenters (Richard Hammond and James May) mention the X-90, Jeremy says that they filmed the last part of the review at night because he wouldn't be seen in it.

The designer did a good interview, she articulated how it came to be.

“In a fax they sent me today” 😂

This is officially the coolest episode of any automotive TV show EVER! And the car is actually not bad either. They were quite well built (it is a damn Vitara underneath!), they have developed a cult following AND THEIR PRICES ARE GOING UP! I would love to have one, it would be the sensation of the office parking lot. Something like a Civic Del Sol, I reckon.

I once drove one when my swift was in for maintenance. Had lots of fun in it but the chance of tipping the car was very much a possibility when going through the corners a bit too fast. I enjoyed the swift Gti-loner even more. Suzuki had some crazy cars that time.

I had a x90 in 2002 and i really miss it. It was a real 4wd. And su0er fun to drive. Specially in winter. Also in trafic.

waited to watch this AFTER i bought mine, still love it. 1997 purple RWD 5 speed with 16k miles

I just got an x90 from my brother. Plan to lift it for offroad fun! Parts are hard to come by, so I plan to check for sidekick/tracker parts and my kids lego collection.

Real men eat their quiche with chips and salad.

Always liked the 'look' of these, you couldn't help but notice when one drove by! Maybe too ahead of it's time. Remember this pre-dates the 'wacky' designs of the Smart car, the Cube, the iQ etc. With some updates/revisions (electric even?) it might be much more accepted today!

You don't see many of these around and for that we should all be grateful!

Put Ford Crown Victoria springs and shocks on it and you can fit some nice large tires under it. A tough little 4x4. Always wanted one of these ever since I first saw one. It's just the answer to a question nobody asked.

Ive had a baleno gtx from 2002 now dead but i was stunned that almost every interior piece is the same as that old car

I have owned 3 suzuki x90s .it's a convertible in the summer and a 4x4 in the winter...suzuki make a very reliable vehicle. I've never been left on the side of the road....my 2006 grand vitara is the best .....id buy a new suzuki before a Honda or toyota....

Say what you want, this car design's had balls that we wish modern cars had.

They worked great in the snowy Catskills. Cheap on gas and no having to shovel it out of your driveway in the morning when snow fell overnight. Also the designer was super cute.

I had a Subaru Brat (Loved it) when in College ... the X-90 would be just fine for a College student as well.

This car has a bigger engine then most of the modern cars in this price range (1,6l Vs 1l)

4:32 that's exactly why I'm watching this video right now.

I had one of these, I "inherited" from my brother. At first |I was embarrassed to be driving it as it was the only car I had at the time but in a few short months I came love that little thing. You took the roof off put it in 4WD and while underpowered overall GD that thing would go anywhere.

now i want one...

I love T-top removable roofs. They persist in certain iterations. Had a Honda DelSol, too briefly. idk. it is badass.

Even the old old Top Gear is more entertaining that the current one.

I miss when the world wanted small cars that aren’t just eco boxes but fun too. Mini coupers aren’t mini anymore, 500 are no longer rear engine/rear drive, and Honda discontinued the Fit. Not to mention any small car made after the 2010’s are all hatchback hippy eco boxes. People keep wanting big boring gas guzzling SUV’s and wonder why gas prices are so high.

I saw one of these a few days ago, with the badges removed. It looked familiar, but I couldn't remember what it was.

Wanna feel old? The car design just got married

Just picked up a 4x4 one for some Winter hacking (if it gets bad). Is in Silver, too :D

Is that his real daughter ?

now im glad that i own one

My dad used to own one. His was manual. He said if you got over the looks it was actually kinda fun,

KZfaq recommend me this in 2020 August!

On Top Gear, when Richard Hammond turned a Vitara into a police car, Jeremy called it a hairdresser's car.

I was thinking this was mid 80’s but it was 97’! Man, Jezza aged quickly!

Man without that video i would have never found out how i can open the trunk 😂

I actually really want one of these. Rwd, manual, just slide around on dirt roads at the speed limit. I like that it has no roof. I like that it isn't very fast. And I like looking at it. It makes me smile. If James May can love a Fiat Panda, I can love the x90. But hey, I'm glad no one else does because they aren't easy to find.

Ah that was Jeremys daughter! Just realized that now :-) @4:37

Easily one of the best Jeremy Clarkson TM reviews 😂 I love it!

They had these as Red Bull promotional cars in the late 90s at my college

I loved it when cars had those Technicolor interior incerts. 1:43

I owned an X-90; I loved it, and hated to have to sell it for a more practical ride. I still miss that little sucker, even after all these years.

Top Gear had very funny car tests in the early years of Jeremy Clarkson. This one reminded me of some.

I remember when these came out, very quirky little cars, my mom's coworker at the time bought one new in red

Now I want one.

How much he transformed in the five years between this and the 'new' Top Gear!

After seeing one for the first time at the car dealership I worked at I said. What the hell is that? All Suzukis at the time had plastic coverings across the rocker panel that were nearly impossible to remove.

i have the 4x4 version in red.. very fun car to drive on the road.. driving it with the roof off is very fun as well

I'm quite disappointed that Initial-D didn't feature this car.

As a 25 year old in 2024, I need one of these.

I've only seen them re-registered into tractors here in Sweden

0 - 0:13 I wonder how much help some 1 or 2 inch wheel spacers, creating a wider stance would be? Put on 4, two inch thick steel (not aluminum) wheel spacers for a wider stance and do the same test....Or a combination of wider offset wheels with wheel spacers and just add some fender flares.

I saw one of these for the first time in I don't know how long the other day. It had been so long it took a second for me to realize what I was seeing.