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Published on July 23rd, 2019 | by BajaBusta

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1996 GEO Metro Test Drive

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The GEO Metro, Suzuki Swift and Pontiac Firefly, built under the same roof in an Ontario plant owned jointly by General Motors and Suzuki, began 1995 in a new guise.  Redesigned and with a slight mechanical revision, they maintained their pocket size and mini price.  The three-cylinder base versions also continued to be the uncontested fuel economy champions, with a spectacular 49 mpg.  Even the Suzuki Swift, which had first dibs on the Metro’s optional four-cylinder engine, used only a fraction more fuel on the highway.  So these minis obviously complied with the primary requirement of their target customer group, composed mainly of younger consumers and single people, 60% of whom were women and all of whom had a limited budget or their first car.  Aesthetically the three-door hatchbacks were quite cute, even if too-small wheels and tires made them look as if they were perched on stilts.



1997 GEO Metro Commercial – Amy Smart

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