Suzuki Grand Vitara DDiS 1.9
permanent all-wheel drive gearbox, all-terrain acceptable levels and good road manners. With these four cards, four aces, playing the new Suzuki Grand Vitara a complicated game: dominate the market for all light field. No need to be a gambler to know that it takes clear advantage. But also keeps a hidden card: a tough interior to match.
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In recent years they have proliferated what we call SUV or, more castizamente, all light soils. They are cars that combine all-terrain features, such as aesthetics, dimensions and all-wheel drive. However, everyone far to go to be authentic 4×4. Or are short on trialeras qualities, or no reducing or motor are short …
Faced with this competition, the renewed Suzuki Grand Vitara has a comfortable forward position: his combination wheel drive gearbox and it binds to a good chassis and engine to stand an achiever just one step behind the big 4×4 cigars.
With this car, Suzuki takes an enormous effort to recover positions in a market beginning to big quedársele. Now, the Japanese firm has again a top model, able to fight with those who, so far, led the SUV category.
We wanted to try the Grand Vitara with 1.9 turbodiesel engine of 129 hp, possibly more implementation variant achieves the audience, and the JLX-EL finish five-door body. Try to see how it has evolved this Suzuki Grand Vitara with respect to its predecessor and, above all, what it offers its rivals can not give.
In this new stage, the first thing that catches the eye of the Grand Vitara is the name Grand is more than justified. With its 4.47 meters long, the Suzuki is 28 centimeters longer than its predecessor.
This larger is underlined by a body which, far from any complex, bet on the strong forms, on the line so beloved in the United States, with large and sharp features, huge muscled planes, gigantic wheel arches and well rebranded angles. Are for the classic taste of home front, as “samurai"And the rear, a large gate of hanging the spare wheel.
This bold aesthetic jacket leaves far behind the calm and discrete forms of the previous generation. It seems an attempt to make it clear that there is nothing to envy to competitors.
Inside, however, Suzuki designers have wanted to be more conservative. Instead of betting on a modern and groundbreaking interior, they have proposed a compromise where the shapes and sober colors with fairly advanced practical elements are mixed.
Thus, in the unit we tested, we have a dashboard and upholstery in very dark and serious tone combined with a center console that, besides going framed by two metallized strips includes unusually large knobs for the air conditioning and other equipment They are handled from there. As well highlight the great watches dashboard, also framed by silver rings.
Beyond that, the interior is remarkable for the good work of Suzuki ergonomics experts, who have placed the controls always close to hand and have been able to give them a good feeling at all.
Too bad the effort has not reached to mount front seats with better regulation: interlocks are fixed costs and adjust quite a good driving position.
Moreover, finishes, without being excellent, they are at a good level. The materials are good and the bill, more than acceptable. In the finish we tested, with leather trim and shiny black finishes, even we would have liked a less elegant materials: mountain mud leaves no trace once.
But despite these details must be resolved discovered at how good is a vital point of the interior: the habitability. With its 4.47 meters long, the Grand Vitara can afford a battle of 2.64 meters, a very generous distance results in a very interior heights above the Suzuki enjoyed in its previous edition.
These measurements include nine centimeters long earning the front seats and, above all, seven centimeters more than they enjoyed in the rear, where, in addition, there are 92 centimeters free to ceiling.
With this gain, the Grand Vitara now offers a very well-proportioned interior. Five people can travel without any trouble and without comfort being compromised ever.
Of course where more than reformatting notice is in the trunk. If you previously had a respectable 325 liters capacity, now it reaches some more than enough 505 liters. It is undoubtedly one of the best porters size category. But additionally also is well finished, it is very regular and takes a compartment under the floor to hide small objects. Too bad you have a great shadow: the gate. Although it is spacious and offers good access, It is extremely heavy and very bad subject. If the car is tilted to one side or on a downhill, it will cost us much effort to keep the door open. An easy fix that Suzuki detail has been neglected and is common in SUVs.
By 32,895 euros for the Grand Vitara JLX in its finish is five-door Suzuki offers a standard equipment that brings a new trick for the car to play this particular game with its rivals.
Thus, with four-wheel drive and the gearbox, ABS, dual front airbags, stability control, cruise control and alloy wheels are mounted 17 inches. There are also on-board computer, but has very few functions.
Paragraph comfort features air conditioning, stereo with CD player and steering wheel controls.
In addition, in our unit they rode almost all the extra comfort and luxury, which are also standard: sunroof, leather steering wheel …
Watch video |
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In recent years they have proliferated what we call SUV or, more castizamente, all light soils. They are cars that combine all-terrain features, such as aesthetics, dimensions and all-wheel drive. However, everyone far to go to be authentic 4×4. Or are short on trialeras qualities, or no reducing or motor are short …
Faced with this competition, the renewed Suzuki Grand Vitara has a comfortable forward position: his combination wheel drive gearbox and it binds to a good chassis and engine to stand an achiever just one step behind the big 4×4 cigars.
With this car, Suzuki takes an enormous effort to recover positions in a market beginning to big quedársele. Now, the Japanese firm has again a top model, able to fight with those who, so far, led the SUV category.
We wanted to try the Grand Vitara with 1.9 turbodiesel engine of 129 hp, possibly more implementation variant achieves the audience, and the JLX-EL finish five-door body. Try to see how it has evolved this Suzuki Grand Vitara with respect to its predecessor and, above all, what it offers its rivals can not give.
In this new stage, the first thing that catches the eye of the Grand Vitara is the name Grand is more than justified. With its 4.47 meters long, the Suzuki is 28 centimeters longer than its predecessor.
This larger is underlined by a body which, far from any complex, bet on the strong forms, on the line so beloved in the United States, with large and sharp features, huge muscled planes, gigantic wheel arches and well rebranded angles. Are for the classic taste of home front, as “samurai"And the rear, a large gate of hanging the spare wheel.
This bold aesthetic jacket leaves far behind the calm and discrete forms of the previous generation. It seems an attempt to make it clear that there is nothing to envy to competitors.
Inside, however, Suzuki designers have wanted to be more conservative. Instead of betting on a modern and groundbreaking interior, they have proposed a compromise where the shapes and sober colors with fairly advanced practical elements are mixed.
Thus, in the unit we tested, we have a dashboard and upholstery in very dark and serious tone combined with a center console that, besides going framed by two metallized strips includes unusually large knobs for the air conditioning and other equipment They are handled from there. As well highlight the great watches dashboard, also framed by silver rings.
Beyond that, the interior is remarkable for the good work of Suzuki ergonomics experts, who have placed the controls always close to hand and have been able to give them a good feeling at all.
Too bad the effort has not reached to mount front seats with better regulation: interlocks are fixed costs and adjust quite a good driving position.
Moreover, finishes, without being excellent, they are at a good level. The materials are good and the bill, more than acceptable. In the finish we tested, with leather trim and shiny black finishes, even we would have liked a less elegant materials: mountain mud leaves no trace once.
But despite these details must be resolved discovered at how good is a vital point of the interior: the habitability. With its 4.47 meters long, the Grand Vitara can afford a battle of 2.64 meters, a very generous distance results in a very interior heights above the Suzuki enjoyed in its previous edition.
These measurements include nine centimeters long earning the front seats and, above all, seven centimeters more than they enjoyed in the rear, where, in addition, there are 92 centimeters free to ceiling.
With this gain, the Grand Vitara now offers a very well-proportioned interior. Five people can travel without any trouble and without comfort being compromised ever.
Of course where more than reformatting notice is in the trunk. If you previously had a respectable 325 liters capacity, now it reaches some more than enough 505 liters. It is undoubtedly one of the best porters size category. But additionally also is well finished, it is very regular and takes a compartment under the floor to hide small objects. Too bad you have a great shadow: the gate. Although it is spacious and offers good access, It is extremely heavy and very bad subject. If the car is tilted to one side or on a downhill, it will cost us much effort to keep the door open. An easy fix that Suzuki detail has been neglected and is common in SUVs.
By 32,895 euros for the Grand Vitara JLX in its finish is five-door Suzuki offers a standard equipment that brings a new trick for the car to play this particular game with its rivals.
Thus, with four-wheel drive and the gearbox, ABS, dual front airbags, stability control, cruise control and alloy wheels are mounted 17 inches. There are also on-board computer, but has very few functions.
Paragraph comfort features air conditioning, stereo with CD player and steering wheel controls.
In addition, in our unit they rode almost all the extra comfort and luxury, which are also standard: sunroof, leather steering wheel …