Suzuki Landy (R90C/95C/A90C/A95C)

The Suzuki Landy is basically a Nissan Serena borrowed by Suzuki for people whose nearest dealership is a Suzuki. While waiting for the next-generation Nissan Serena to arrive, it seems the Suzuki Landy went for an abrupt full model change without waiting for the original Nissan equivalent? Why's this happening?

2023 Suzuki Landy

2023 Suzuki Landy

There's a clear explanation why Suzuki regenerated the Landy without waiting for its Nissan Serena equivalent, mainly because Suzuki stopped borrowing cars from Nissan due to Nissan's connections with Mitsubishi Motors. For this new model, Suzuki borrowed the fourth-generation Toyota Noah minivan, making it the first Suzuki-fied Toyota vehicle to be sold in Japan, although Suzuki's record of borrowing Toyota vehicles can be traced back overseas, mainly from Europe to India.

2023 Suzuki Landy interior

While seeing a Toyota with a Suzuki badge is nothing new, Japanese families will have their dibs on the first Suzuki-badged Toyota vehicle sold at home for people whose nearest dealership is Suzuki. Using the base variant of the Toyota Noah as the basis, the all-new Landy is surprisingly bigger than its Serena-derived predecessor, meaning it's a big win in the interior space as well, which fits up to seven or eight passengers. Like the Noah, the all-new Landy comes with a Power Back Door Switch, which is located on one of the slides, and the Free Stop Back Door which can be manually held in the middle position.

The all-new Landy comes with two powertrains to choose from. The M20A-FKS 2.0L Dynamic Force engine with Direct Shift-CVT produces 170PS of power, 202Nm of torque, and up to 15.1kmpl of fuel economy. The hybrid variant, meanwhile, uses a combination of a 2ZR-FXE 1.8L petrol engine, CVT, an electric motor (one for FF, two for 4WD), and a Li-ion battery. This setup promises 23.2kmpl of fuel economy based on WLTC Mode standards.

In terms of safety, the all-new Suzuki Landy uses Toyota's Safety Sense, a suite of advanced driving aids, as well as the Advanced Park feature.

With the new Landy making the switch from being a borrowed Nissan Serena into a borrowed Toyota Noah, looks like its abrupt regeneration paid off slightly big dividends in terms of space and efficiency. If you want a new Noah but your nearest dealership is the Suzuki dealership, this is the one for you.

Photo: Suzuki Motor Corporation.

Suzuki Landy SGC27

Of course, with the collaboration between Nissan and Suzuki is slowly killing following Nissan's control of Mitsubishi Motors that spurs more than just kei cars, it seems that the last car of the Suzuki-Nissan partnership, the Serena-based Landy, is the only one left. Sure, Suzuki wanted to kill off the Landy from their lineup but with a little spark from their nearly extinct partnership, Suzuki decided to borrow a base-spec Nissan Serena C27 for their all new Landy minivan, just to see if their is little left for their partnership that is about to end soon.

2017 Suzuki Landy

2017 Suzuki Landy

Using a base-spec Nissan Serena C27 as its foundation, the new Suzuki Landy is an MPV that is well-fit for the working-class Japanese families in a multitude of prefectures everywhere and it's hard to tell the difference between the original and the borrowed one, the new Landy is still the same story as what others expected from the latest Nissan Serena.

2017 Suzuki Landy interior

Being an MPV, the new Landy offers anything what an MPV should offer. Dual sliding doors, a choice of six or seven seats, loads of compartments to store your stuff, different seating arrangements, USB ports to attach your gadgets, climate control, plasmacluster, there's even that signature dual back door as seen from the latest Nissan Serena; the one that can open either in half or in whole. Perfect for tailgating parties, camping trips, or anything you want to do on your day off or weekends with your family or friends.

2017 Suzuki Landy

Because the Landy is basically a base-spec Nissan Serena C27 borrowed by Suzuki for their last-ditch effort to preserve their wilting partnership, the new model comes with the improved S-HYBRID powertrain with total energy management that takes charge to the sub-battery unit, eco motor, idling stop, the MR20DD 2.0L petrol engine, and the CVT, capable of delivering just 16.6km/L. That's it.

For safety, because this is just a base-model Serena with no features as well as the ProPILOT tech from the high-end models, the Landy offers a host of driver assist features such as the Emergency Brake feature that halts the car by itself when it spots a moving object upfront at slow speeds as well as Lane Departure Warning, Around View Monitor with Moving Object Detection,

Parking Assist, Hill Hold Control, and Auto Light System, among many others.

The new Landy starts at 2,500,200 Japanese Yen (around $22,000 or 1,100,000 Pesos) and with a very reasonable pricing for a Serena-based minivan, it's a clear reminder that while it may be the last car that was part of their Nissan-Suzuki partnership that's about to be declared extinct following Nissan's takeover of Mitsubishi Motors, the Landy is an ideal family car that wants to be taken very seriously with care. It may not have most of the sweet spots as the latest Serena but the new Landy's reasonable pricing, fuel efficiency, and family-friendly features will make it yours.

Photo: Suzuki Motor Corporation

Suzuki Landy (C26) 2014 Minor Change

2014 Suzuki Landy

2014 Suzuki Landy

The Nissan Serena-derived Suzuki Landy, currently on its C26 generation, gets a minor change and what can you expect on the latest minor change? To find out, let's look back at the Nissan Serena C26 minor change because just in case someone had an amnesia for no reasons. However, this is no time to looking back because here are the details:

Thanks to the Nissan Serena C26's minor change last month; Suzuki managed to borrow one of these and for the latest version it inherits what just the Serena C26 did; new headlamps, a new front grille, new alloy wheels, and new LED rear combination brake lamps with an S-shaped design. On the inside, it still looks intact to me. The 2014 Landy is available only as an 8-seater and with that, it comes with 14 seat configurations to choose from depending on the scenario the user faces.

Again, like the Nissan Serena C26 minor change, the 2014 Landy's MR20DD engine along with its smart and simple S-HYBRID system, now has an improved fuel economy of 16kmpl under Japan's JC08 Mode standards.

For added safety, the latest update now comes with Emergency Brake, Lane Departure Warning (LDW), AVM (Around View Monitor) with MOD (Moving Object Detection), Emergency Assist for pedal misapplication and Driver Attention Alert.

The entry level 2.0S model with 2WD layout starts at 2,241,750 Japanese Yen while the top-end 2.0G with 4WD starts at 2,995,650 Japanese Yen.

Photo: Suzuki Motor Corporation

20 years of Nissan Serena

Nissan Vanette Serena (1991-1994)

Nissan Vanette Serena

1st Generation Nissan Serena (C23, 1994-1999)

Nissan Serena C23

2nd Generation Nissan Serena (C24, 1999-2005)

Nissan Serena C24

3rd generation Nissan Serena (C25, 2005-2010)

Nissan Serena C25

4th generation Nissan Serena (C26, 2010-onwards)

Nissan Serena C26 Highway Star V Selection

For twenty years, the Nissan Serena became a favorite among Japanese families. Now, in celebration of the Nissan Serena's 20th anniversary, a special variant was released under the banner "Nissan Serena Highway Star V Selection". (日本名：日産セレナハイウェイスターVセレクション)

The special edition Serena offers one-touch auto sliding doors, full auto dual air conditioning, "Relax Mode" headrests on the second-row seats, and loads of extras!

It costs 2,653,350 Japanese Yen for the 2WD variant and 2,887,500 Japanese Yen for the 4WD variant. It's our way for saying thanks for supporting the Nissan Serena for two decades!

Scoop: http://carview.co.jp/news/0/152774/

Suzuki New Landy (SC26/SNC26)

2011 Suzuki Landy

2011 Suzuki Landy

Following the launch of the new Nissan Serena C26 since November 2010, it seems that others might think that Suzuki may not get the OEM version of the Serena that is the Landy, which was launched in 2007, the same year when the Nissan Serena C25 faced a minor change. However, Suzuki never forgot the memo that the new Landy will follow and it was based on the Nissan Serena C26.

Based on the Nissan Serena C26, the second-generation Suzuki Landy is now made even more economical and ecological, giving a status of a true eco car just like other Japanese eco-cars do thanks to the equipped MR20DD engine with idling stop system. The idling stop system allows the new Landy to automatically shut off the MR20DD engine while the car stops. This system provided a maximum fuel efficiency of 15.4km/L and it's approved for Japan's Eco-Car Genzei system, which gets a tax cut of 75% off.

My thoughts about the Landy:
Since the new Landy is now based on the Nissan Serena C26, every eco detail remains the same except the badging from Nissan to Suzuki because the Landy is the OEM of the Nissan Serena.

Both the new Landy and the new Serena toppled the Noah, Voxy, Stepwgn, and Stepwgn Spada in terms of fuel efficiency, but not enough against the Mazda Premacy.

Photo: Suzuki Motor Corporation