Suzuki Alto Works 5th generation (HA36S)

When the Alto Turbo RS was being developed, there were no plans at all to build a Works. But when the Turbo RS was offered only with the AGS transmission, people asked for a manual too, and many said, "If you're going to offer a manual anyway, make it a Works spec." For people who had driven the old Works, the Turbo RS suspension, set softer for ride comfort, was not enough. Mizushima felt that if they were going to do it, it had to be not an extension of the Turbo RS but something responsive that could be driven hard, so he revised the suspension, tuned the engine for torque, gave the transmission close ratios and reworked the shifter, and fitted Recaro seats.

The Alto Works engine is not a different unit from the Turbo RS; its character was changed through ECU tuning. The curve was shaped to extend the peak upward while also lifting the low end slightly, so that it pulls well when overtaking in fourth or fifth gear. The old Works did not make power unless you revved it to around 5000 to 7000 rpm, but this one also has thicker low-end torque, making it easier to drive. Yamamoto says it became the engine a Works would have if built with today's technology.