Chicago 2011: Suzuki is sofa king awesome

Suzuki is proud of this in his motorized sofa "at the Chicago Auto Show. The chugging car appears in its new Kizashi Kicks "advertising campaign, a TV spot comparing the Kizashi sedan, an Audi A4 2.0T and the well-worn sofa. We let them tell you Suzuki before we provide the technical insight:

    The 1970s-era sofa from American Suzuki contract retains its original synthetic fashion in a tan and brown plaid motif ready to trim. The sofa is completely covered with small cracks and frayed seams to be Suzuki overall design intent requirements. The sofa also offers a variety of loose coins, cookie crumbs, and Pocket Lint rests just below the seat cushion. The steering wheel is positioned conveniently in the middle of the sofa, so that entry and exit for passengers looking slightly to accompany the driver on casual travel. The accelerator is clear that it has its own bare foot shape finished in chrome-plated metal with black accents.
The three-person secretary is powered by a single-cylinder Subaru (doh!) "Robin" SP170 engine. With a displacement of only 169 cc, air-cooled four-stroke gas engine overhead cam to a whopping 5.7 hp at 4000 U / min. No word on top speed, but the self-propelled furniture supposedly gets about 40 mpg. Braking is via a hydraulically operated single-achieved on the rear axle and steering rack and pinion. The tires are in accordance with gnarled, size 14.5x7 front, 16x8 rear and hidden beneath tattered fabric skirting. We asked for a test drive of course.