Suzuki Every

Suzuki Every: generations: what actually changed

The catalogue lists three Suzuki Every generations (keys 4 generation, 5 generation, 6 generation — three separate eras, not one label repeated). Body type is Microvan throughout.

The catalogue lists three Suzuki Every generations (keys 4 generation, 5 generation, 6 generation — three separate eras, not one label repeated). Body type is Microvan throughout.

4 generation (1999-01-01 to 2005-07-31) is the only era with a 1299 cc engine: two 1.3 AT versions at 86 hp (63 kW) at 6000 rpm and 115 Nm at 3000 rpm, Inline 4, 4 valves per cylinder, boost No, 4-speed Automatic, 1040 kg either AWD or RWD, 155 mm clearance, 40 l tank. That is 66.2 hp per litre — the lowest specific output in the whole model — but 12.09 kg per horsepower, the best weight-to-power figure here. The same generation’s 658 cc Turbo peak is 106 Nm at 3500 rpm, the highest torque among all 0.7 versions. Naturally aspirated 0.7 peak is 62 Nm at 4000 rpm. Ground clearance on 0.7 versions is 145 mm. Engine location is recorded as Central on the 49 hp 0.7 and both 1.3 AT versions; it is not measured on the 64 hp 0.7 pair.

5 generation (2005-08-01 to 2015-01-31) drops the 1.3 AT entirely. Turbo torque on 0.7 falls from 106 Nm to 103 Nm at the same 3500 rpm. The naturally aspirated 0.7 Automatic is still 3-speed. Tank stays 40 l. Clearance is 150 mm on seven of eight versions; the 0.7 AT 64 hp Turbo RWD is the odd one at 145 mm. Two 5 generation Turbo AWD versions (0.7 AT 64 hp AWD and 0.7 MT 64 hp AWD) specify fuel 95; every other 0.7 in the model specifies 92. Rear suspension is Independent, spring on the two 49 hp 0.7 AT versions and on those two 64 hp AWD versions; it is Dependent, spring on the rest of 5 generation. Kerb weight is not measured on both 49 hp 0.7 AT versions (AWD and RWD). Compression is 10.5 on the 49 hp engines that list it, not measured on the 49 hp 0.7 MT AWD, and 8.4 on all 64 hp Turbo versions. Bore × stroke on listed 0.7 engines is 68 × 60.4.

6 generation (2015-02-01, still in production in this catalogue) is the only generation with 0.7 AGS (Robotic, 5 speeds). The naturally aspirated Automatic becomes 4-speed instead of 3-speed. Turbo torque falls again, from 103 Nm to 95 Nm at 3000 rpm (500 rpm earlier, 8 Nm less than 5 generation, 11 Nm less than 4 generation). Compression on the 49 hp engine rises to 11 (from 10.5); Turbo compression rises to 9.1 (from 8.4). Peak power rpm on 49 hp moves to 5700 (from 5800) and on 64 hp to 6000 (from 6500). Bore × stroke becomes 64 × 68.2. The tank is 37 l (−3 l versus 40 l). Clearance is a uniform 150 mm. Rear suspension is Dependent, spring on all ten versions. Engine location is not measured. This is also the lightest Every in the file: the 49 hp 0.7 MT RWD at 840 kg.

Engines and specs

All 0.7 versions: 658 cc, Gasoline, Inline 3, 4 valves per cylinder, Distributed injection (multi-point). Both 1.3 AT versions: 1299 cc, Gasoline, Inline 4, 4 valves per cylinder, Distributed injection (multi-point), boost No, fuel 95.

Identical names must be split by power, drive and gearbox: a 6 generation 0.7 MT is either 49 hp or 64 hp, and each of those is either RWD or AWD. A 5 generation 0.7 AT is 49 hp with a 3-speed Automatic or 64 hp with a 4-speed Automatic.

Performance and economy (mpg)

0–100 km/h: not measured on all 28 versions. Top speed: not measured on all 28. City, highway and combined fuel consumption: not measured on all 28. CO2: not measured on all 28. Eco class: not measured on all 28.

What can be compared instead is the load the engine is asked to move. On 6 generation, kg per horsepower runs from 13.91 (0.7 MT 64 hp Turbo RWD, 890 kg) to 20.00 (0.7 AT 49 hp Automatic AWD, 980 kg). That is a 43.8% heavier load per horsepower on the heaviest 49 hp Automatic AWD than on the lightest 64 hp Manual RWD. The 4 generation 1.3 AT at 1040 kg and 86 hp is 12.09 kg/hp — lighter per horsepower than any 0.7 Turbo (best Turbo is 13.91 kg/hp). Turbo on 658 cc adds 15 hp (+30.6%) and, depending on generation, 33 Nm (6 generation: 95−62), 41 Nm (5 generation: 103−62) or 44 Nm (4 generation: 106−62).

Fuel grade is 92 on every 0.7 except the two 5 generation 64 hp AWD versions (0.7 AT Turbo AWD and 0.7 MT Turbo AWD), which specify 95 — the same grade as both 1.3 AT versions. If the buying question is “which fuel am I locked to,” those four 95 versions are the exception set.

Dimensions and weight

Gross weight: not measured on all 28 versions. Wheel size: not measured on all 28 versions.

Kerb weight, where measured, spans 840 kg (6 generation 0.7 MT 49 hp RWD) to 1040 kg (both 4 generation 1.3 AT). The heaviest 0.7 is the 6 generation 0.7 AT 49 hp AWD at 980 kg — 140 kg above the lightest Every, and 30 kg above the 6 generation 0.7 AT 64 hp Turbo AWD at 950 kg. Turbo on 6 generation does not always add mass versus the matching 49 hp box: 64 hp 0.7 MT AWD is 930 kg versus 880 kg for 49 hp 0.7 MT AWD (+50 kg); 64 hp 0.7 AT AWD is 950 kg versus 980 kg for 49 hp 0.7 AT AWD (−30 kg).

AWD versus RWD, same generation / power / box:

• 6 generation 49 hp 0.7 MT: 880 vs 840 kg (+40 kg)
• 6 generation 49 hp 0.7 AGS: 930 vs 890 kg (+40 kg)
• 6 generation 49 hp 0.7 AT: 980 vs 940 kg (+40 kg)
• 6 generation 64 hp 0.7 MT: 930 vs 890 kg (+40 kg)
• 6 generation 64 hp 0.7 AT: 950 vs 910 kg (+40 kg)
• 5 generation 49 hp 0.7 MT: 920 vs 880 kg (+40 kg)
• 5 generation 64 hp 0.7 MT: 920 vs 930 kg (−10 kg; AWD is the lighter of the pair)
• 5 generation 64 hp 0.7 AT: 920 vs 940 kg (−20 kg; AWD is again lighter)
• 4 generation 49 hp 0.7 MT: 940 vs 890 kg (+50 kg)
• 4 generation 49 hp 0.7 AT: 950 vs 900 kg (+50 kg)
• 4 generation 64 hp 0.7 MT: 950 vs 900 kg (+50 kg)
• 4 generation 64 hp 0.7 AT: 970 vs 920 kg (+50 kg)
• 4 generation 1.3 AT: 1040 vs 1040 kg (0 kg)

Ground clearance: 145 mm on all 4 generation 0.7 versions and on 5 generation 0.7 AT 64 hp Turbo RWD; 155 mm on both 1.3 AT; 150 mm on every other listed Every. Tank: 40 l through 4 generation and 5 generation, 37 l on all 6 generation (−7.5%). Front brakes Ventilated disc and rear Drum on all versions. Front suspension Independent, spring on all versions.

Which version to choose

If the job is payload and hills with a 0.7 engine: take Turbo 64 hp. The extra 15 hp and (generation-dependent) 33–44 Nm is the largest on-paper split in the 658 cc family. Within Turbo, 4 generation still has the most torque (106 Nm). 5 generation is 103 Nm. 6 generation is 95 Nm — 11 Nm below 4 generation, a 10.4% torque cut for the same 64 hp label. The 6 generation Turbo also peaks 500 rpm earlier (3000 vs 3500). Buy 4 generation Turbo if Newton-metres are the criterion; buy 6 generation Turbo if you want the current body, 4-speed Automatic on the AT (not the old 3-speed), and 9.1 compression instead of 8.4.

If you want the least mass per horsepower in a current Every: 6 generation 0.7 MT 64 hp RWD at 890 kg and 13.91 kg/hp. The matching AWD 0.7 MT 64 hp is 930 kg and 14.53 kg/hp. The Automatic Turbo RWD 0.7 AT 64 hp is 910 kg and 14.22 kg/hp.

If you want the least mass in the whole catalogue: 6 generation 0.7 MT 49 hp RWD, 840 kg. That is 17.14 kg/hp — fine for flat urban work, 23.3% more kilograms per horsepower than the 64 hp Manual RWD in the same generation.

If you refuse a clutch but still want five ratios on a 49 hp engine: only 6 generation 0.7 AGS (Robotic 5). RWD is 890 kg; AWD is 930 kg. There is no 64 hp AGS in the data, so Robotic buyers stay at 49 hp / 62 Nm.

If you want a conventional Automatic on 49 hp: 6 generation 0.7 AT is 4-speed (940 kg RWD, 980 kg AWD — the heaviest Every 0.7). 4 generation and 5 generation 49 hp 0.7 AT are 3-speed. The 4-speed costs 100 kg versus the 6 generation 49 hp Manual RWD (840 → 940) on RWD, and 100 kg versus the 6 generation 49 hp Manual AWD (880 → 980) on AWD. That is the clearest “what the extra hardware buys” figure in 6 generation: +100 kg and −1 gear count versus Manual, in exchange for Automatic.

If you want Automatic and Turbo together: available in every generation. Lightest measured: 6 generation 0.7 AT 64 hp RWD at 910 kg. Heaviest: 4 generation 0.7 AT 64 hp AWD at 970 kg. 5 generation 0.7 AT 64 hp AWD is an outlier at 920 kg with Independent, spring rear suspension and fuel 95.

If you need AWD and Independent, spring at the rear: only 5 generation 0.7 AT 49 hp AWD (kerb not measured), 5 generation 0.7 AT 64 hp AWD (920 kg, fuel 95), and 5 generation 0.7 MT 64 hp AWD (920 kg, fuel 95), plus both 4 generation 1.3 AT. Every 6 generation Every uses Dependent, spring at the rear.

If displacement is the buying rule: the only non-0.7 choice is 4 generation 1.3 AT (AWD or RWD, both 1040 kg, 86 hp, 115 Nm, 4-speed Automatic, 155 mm clearance, 40 l, fuel 95, Central engine). Versus 6 generation Turbo 0.7 AT RWD: +22 hp, +20 Nm, +130 kg, +5 mm clearance, +3 l tank. Versus 4 generation Turbo 0.7 AT RWD (920 kg, 64 hp, 106 Nm): +22 hp, +9 Nm, +120 kg. Power per litre is worse (66.2 vs 97.3); kg per hp is better (12.09 vs 14.22 on the 6 generation Turbo AT RWD). There is no 1.3 Manual, no 1.3 Robotic, and no 1.3 after 2005-07-31 in this file.

Reliability as a spec sheet: this catalogue does not measure failure rates. What it does measure that affects upkeep arithmetic is fuel grade (92 vs 95), gearbox type (Manual / Automatic / Robotic), drive (RWD / AWD), and whether Turbo is fitted. Robotic exists only as 6 generation 49 hp 0.7 AGS. Turbo exists in all three generations. The 3-speed Automatic exists only on 49 hp 0.7 AT in 4 generation and 5 generation.

A practical shortlist from the numbers only

1. Daily 6 generation city van, lowest kerb: 0.7 MT 49 hp RWD, 840 kg. 2. Same era, better kg/hp without a clutch pedal: 0.7 AT 64 hp Turbo RWD, 910 kg, 14.22 kg/hp, 95 Nm. 3. Same era, AWD and five gears without a conventional Automatic: 0.7 AGS 49 hp AWD, 930 kg — knowing you give up the 64 hp tune. 4. Maximum 0.7 torque in the catalogue: 4 generation 0.7 MT or 0.7 AT 64 hp Turbo (106 Nm); RWD 900 / 920 kg, AWD 950 / 970 kg. 5. Only larger engine: 4 generation 1.3 AT 86 hp, 1040 kg, RWD or AWD at the same mass.

Prices are not in the data, so “extra money” here is extra mass, extra ratios, extra driven wheels, extra boost and extra displacement — all of which the table already prices in kilograms, Newton-metres and horsepower.