Carbuyer Magazine – August 2019

THE Vitara name has alonghistory and agood repu tation for

reliab le,ruggedmotoring. Itwasn’t alwaystop of thecharts for

handling,butthe latest version is farbetter than its predecessors.

The exte rior stylingnodstowards the Vitara’s heritage;plenty of

straight linesand flatsurfaces mean it lookslessfussy than some

other modelsinthe class.Thesesimple linesalsomeaninteriorspace

isn’t compromisedby swoopsand curves,sot here’splenty ofroom.

There’splenty of headro om forall occupa nts in theVitara.Rear

legro om is decent,butifyou’rebehind the driver and morethansix feet

tall ,you mayfind space tight.The Vitara hasa375 litreboot.Dropthe

60:40split-f oldingrearseats down and thisexpandsto1,160 litres.

There’sawide openingand asquareshape, andaremovabl efalse

floor meansyou have abit of space underneathto hide valuable items.

The Suzuki feelstough,with ju st somecheap-lookingplasticsinside

showing up itscompetitivepricing. And there’ssubsta nceunder what

youcan see,with Euro NCAPawardin gthe fullfivestars fo rsafety.

Thereare twopetrol engines, 1.0 and 1.4 Boosterjet units, and these

canbehad with Allgrip four-wheel driveand Suzuki ’s autogearbox. The

Vitaraleansalittleinc orners,butitg ripskeenly andcanbefun.Suzuki

has even includeda‘Sport’ button to make it abit moreenter taining.

“The Suzuki Vitaraisaclassstalwart

and the latestversion is affordableto

buy and run, as well asfuntodrive”

Suzuki Vitara

Lotsofequipment,sporty

engines,sharp design

Brittle interior plastics,

artificialsteeringfeel

Da

ta

Sheet

Engines:1.0&1.4 petrol

Trim levels:SZ4,SZ-T, SZ5

Economy:37-47mpg

Road tax:£145

0-62:9. 5-11.5sEuro NCAP:★★★★★★★★★★

Price £16,999 -£25,649

Ourpick

1.0Boosterjet

SZ-T

£18,999

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