We interviewed the owner who fell in love with the 2nd generation C series AltoWorks
At the “Alto Festival” in May 2024, where more than 200 Alto, Suzuki’s proud light car flagship, were gathered, there were a variety of old and new Alto models, with different styles and styles of modification. The second generation “Alto Works”, which debuted in 1988 at the end of the Heisei era, is now a fine young-timer classic, but we found one that was still in beautiful condition. When we talked to the owner, we found that he is a deep fan of this model. What is its charm?
The best attraction is its appearance, and of course, its speed!
Mejiro Tigger has been driving only Suzuki’s second generation C series “Alto Works,” and the 1991 Alto Works RS-X he was attending the event was already his fourth car. The reason why he switched to his current car is simply because he likes this type of AltoWorks and his previous car was in poor condition. Incidentally, he bought his current car from X (old Twitter), which was for sale, and although it was used for a track day, the body was clean.
“The charm of Alto is its appearance. The old ones look cool, and even with the stock body, it is fast and has good acceleration. The attraction is that it is fast enough to chase modern cars on the race circuit.
The red-letter gauges were a key factor in the purchase of the car
The body has not been changed much since the purchase, but the suspension has been changed to HKS HIPERMAX coilovers, KYB shocks, and modified axles, and the wheels are Watanabe 8-spoke. The interior has been changed to a MOMO Veloce φ33mm steering wheel, CHARGE SPEED full bucket seats, and WILLANS 4-point seatbelts. The rear seats have been removed to create a two-seat configuration, and a roll cage has been assembled, a work done by the previous owner.
The engine is not tuned, but rather overhauled and fitted with an external front pipe, suction pipe, air cleaner, and TAKE OFF’s Bakunon-kun 2 muffler. Although most of the modifications are related to driving, he says that his favorite part of the car is the gauges.
“The gauges are genuine, but the gauges for the early CN models are different from the later ones, and the twin cam models have red gauges. So I’m buying for this year’s model.”
From now on, he will focus on maintenance rather than customization
Mejiro Tigger also drives his car on the circuit, but will he be tuning it in that direction in the future?
“I’ve only been to the track a few times, so the body is still a bit dirty, so I’d like to clean up the body and the wheels. I don’t think much about modifying it. Even if I repainted the body, I would keep the color the same as now. I like the stock color so much that I kept the stock color on the other three cars.”
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