SV650 was introduced in 1999 as a budget entry in the naked bike market,[32][33] and since 2001, offered both naked and fully faired.[34] In 2009 the naked bike version was redesigned and renamed the Gladius in keeping with the sword motif Suzuki established with the Katana.[35] The Gladius motorcycle won a Good Design Award (aka G Mark) from the Japan Institute of Design Promotion.[36]