The Suzuki Vitara has been named in the Sunday Times Top 100 Cars list for 2016, winning the award for “Best Compact Crossover”.
Since its launch 9 months ago, the new Vitara has been a huge success story for Suzuki, with excellent sales levels and great feedback from customers.
The car was road tested by The Sunday Times Editorial Team against 4 other models from the segment, including one costing £16,000 more for its lowest-price derivative.
“Squint — hard — and you might mistake the new Vitara for a Range Rover Evoque. That’s because Suzuki’s crossover has morphed from a cheap and cheerful off-roader into a primped, well-equipped vehicle that’s top of its class. This has a lot to do with the low starting price” comments the the article.
The Vitara, which is available from just £13,999 OTR for an SZ4 model, is incredible value, which extremely high-levels of specification even at the lowest price, including automatic air conditioning, cruise control with speed limiter, DAB digital radio, USB, Bluetooth connectivity and front/rear electric windows. There are petrol and diesel engines to choose from, as well as the option of Suzuki’s trademark ALLGRIP four-wheel-drive system.
Also recently added to the range is the top-spec Vitara S, which features a powerful but economical 1.4-litre BOOSTERJET Turbocharged petrol engine, which generates 140PS of power and 220Nm of torque but only emits 127 g/km of CO2 (manual version) or 128 g/km (automatic).
