Suzuki’s cute and cuddly Vitara SUV is getting a facelift, bringing with it a pair of new engines and a number of new safety features underneath its mildly revised exterior.
It’s just the one new engine, actually, as only the 1.0 litre Boosterjet turbocharged petrol engine has yet to be seen on a Vitara before; introduced on the facelifted S-Cross, it makes 115 PS and comes standard on the SZ4 and SZ-T trims. The larger 1.4 litre unit on the range-topping SZ5 variant was previously reserved for the sportier Vitara S and it produces 140 PS and 220 Nm of torque from 1,500 to 4,000 rpm.
Transmissions have yet to be detailed but expect them to follow the S-Cross, with a standard five-speed manual for the 1.0 litre, a six-speeder on the 1.4 and a six-speed automatic option for both. AllGrip four-wheel drive is available on the SZ-T with the manual gearbox.
The Vitara also gets a big hike in safety kit, with the SZ5 receiving Dual Sensor Brake Support (autonomous emergency braking), Lane Departure Warning and Prevention, Traffic Sign Recognition, a Blind Spot Monitor and rear cross traffic alert.
Elsewhere, not much has changed – the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it changes include a new upper grille with six vertical bars, along with chrome surrounds for the LED daytime running lights. These lead into the lower grille, which has also been redesigned and ditches its silver surround. There are also new LED tail lights, a new alloy wheel design, a soft-touch upper dashboard on the inside and a new colour multi-info display.
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I hope suzuki coming back in future
Suzuki Msia taken too long to bring in this one.
even the 1.0 engine more powerful than a myvi. P2 must buck up in their powertrain.
P2 is using Toyota cum Dahatsu obsolete and dinasour engine technology with less moving parts to built reliability and hence at the expense of less power and efficiency. That why Toyota engines consumed more fuel and less power than others of the same capacity.
Design seems attractive enough but DOES THE RIDE COMFORT AND HANDLING BEHAVE LIKE A SAMPAN ( SUZUKI SUV/4WD are famous for this ) ?????
1.0L, SUV chassis. Enjoy your anemic SUV during stop and go, creeping traffic.
With 170 Nm/125 lbs from 2000 to 3500rpm, it would hardly be anemic.
Power only at 2000rpm and above. When you’re creeping in traffic, it barely hits 1500 rpm at low speeds… Hence, anemic.
Unless you drive poorly; rev and stop, rev and stop, rev and stop.
This minor facelift looks much better, too bad rumours saying that proton will rebadge it but seems like no hope to be happened..
Seems outdated when compared with Boyue StarTrek specs.
I was really hope proton would rebadge this than the boyue. This can gerenti sell well.
Dun wan Jepunis dinosars.