Suzuki Vitara 1.4 Boosterjet Allgrip AVT. review 2016
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- It's true the Suzuki Vitara - all the way from its beginnings in 1988 - was transforming into a more sporty, flashy SUV which we have today, but its offroad capabilities were never diminished. That's also why our test car here is so dirty...
I have to say I like the modern looks of the Vitara - which the Japanese know as the Suzuki Escudo. The vehicle got rid of the square shapes and put on a rather more dashing dress for the times.
I own this version Vitara. I've previously owned a Defender for ten year's. I would categorise it as a soft roader . I no longer need a vehicle to climb up mountain tracks but a vehicle that can get me home in comfort if the weather turns. If you want an off roader this isn't it. If you want a comfortable everyday drive with a decent 4 wheel drive system when the snow falls ,it's an option.
Just sold my 1994 vitara for spares ,it was so rusty underneath it failed the MOT bigtime I had it 15 years and it never broke down....... I loved that underpowered bumpy noisy 4x4 with wide wheels... lot of fun .still grieving...
This car is really a good "all roads" car ; don't hope to climb a wall but you can drive nearly everywhere as I do for photography. I own a Vitara 1.4S manual gear Allgrip and my wife has a Vitara 1.6 benzin, these two cars are perfect and pleasant to drive !
My 1st one was the 2014 Grand Vitara. Recently we traded for the 2019 Vitara GLX metallic orange. Absolutely love it.
I like you reviews! They are very informative and fact oriented. Well done! Keep up with good car reviews...
Much appreciated!
So Sad Missing in Toronto, Canada please come back miss you Suzuki !
Absolutely breathtaking sceneries. Great review. Suzuki Vitara is always great and it is a highly under rated vehicle. I do own a fully loaded 2011 Grand Vitara and it is amazing to drive around in any weather conditions. Vitara all the way!
My Suzuki Swift would go through that water ! Was out driving in the hills today, and a road was flooded on my side of the road, and all the cars in front went on the wrong side to avoid it. I just slowed down and went straight through. No problem. Too many drivers have no idea how to drive, or what their car is capable of. We had bad floods in the Bowland area of Lancashire a few months back. A river had burst its banks and flooded the road just before an old stone bridge crossing. I was in a Swift and came down to where it was and had a look at it. A Ford Transit van was waiting in front of me, and yes it looked quite bad but I said to the driver he would get through it easily as I used to have the same model of van, and knew how deep you could wade. He got through with no problem driving slowly. I followed and I admit it probably did look scary to the drivers sat waiting behind me as it was at least a foot deep, and there was a hell of a lot of water coming across the road. Its was quite fast moving and my other half was a bit worried but she knew I had experience of this type of situation many times before, I went slowly, didn't create a wave and no fuss and bother. I waved to the cars behind to come across and they said they wouldn't have tried it if I hadn't gone first. It was a rather long detour to go any other way, so we had no option really. The best bit was a woman sat in a big SUV on the other side, just sitting there in a state of panic. She had a proper AWD expensive car, more than capable yet she didnt have a clue what to do. Thats my point. I had a new diesel Panda 4x4 a few years ago, and you wont believe how deep you can wade in that. Seriously, I had water on a flooded tidal road go half way up my doors, and hitting the front of the bonnet. I just put it in first gear and let the drivetrain pull me along with hardly any pressure on the accelerator to keep the speed as slow as possible and it was a LONG stretch of road, quite nerve racking actually and half way through I did think it was probably a bit stupid, but it got through with no problem at all. That was a fun day :)
Simple but strong!True value 4 money, Enchanting Suzuki than any others in the same range is the wonderful combination and outstanding Style!!! All credits goes to Suzuki... Thanks a lot!!
Yes, great review. Love that car, unbeatable value for money.
@Emery Ezekiel wtf does that have to do with a car review? and no I don't give a shit and you should not be hacking your girlfriends password you dickhead.
Great review! The landscape is so beautiful.
Regards from México!
Thank you!
Great review !!! in what country is the review shot
We're happy you liked it! This was shot in Slovenia.
Obviously the reviewer does not know much about off roading. No, this modern Vitara does not have as good capabilities as the older versions. Because the new version is made to be better and more comfortable on road, its ground clearance is also less than before thus, diminishing its off road capabilities when it comes to water wading and going through very rocky tracks.
In its category it remains fairly capable if you get the AllGrip version and it will bring you occasionally off the beaten tracks to your camping site in the nature. However, for frequent and serious off roading, better get a real off roader.
Don't get me wrong, this is still a very good all around car that has decent on and off road capabilities and a good level of equipment regarding the price. I don't see any better car in this category of compact SUV at this price range. Dacia Duster is very good off road too, slightly cheaper but less equipped. Compact SUVs from VW group are good too if you get the AWD versions (but Suzuki's AllGrup system remains better), but are much more expensive. And most of other brands just don't propose an AWD system in this category (and when they do, it's not as capable).
True. Unfortunately I was given wrong information about the cars at the time.
Very good review.Hope this car gets available in India.
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Bravo momci, super review!
Very good review.
Not really off-road but the location a nd the car look really pretty
A thing of Beauty
I liked this review! And when looking the pize tag of vitara, i think there is a lot of car and quality.
It is indeed pretty good value and a lot of car.
is it an four wheel drive???
great review, živio!
will it be availablr in india
What country are you in?
how much is it in your country? here in brazil euro 26.31 k
Heated seats? Is this available as standard on the S in UK?
Sorry for the question, what accent he's got?
Thank you!
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If Japan is a full-fledged manufacturing company, if India is manufacturing something, then it will
Off road?
"and its off road capabilities were never diminish"... STOP RIGHT THERE!!!
You can say it is "good" off roader and that kind off stuff. I would believe you. But when you lose approach angle for THAT much and when you lose LOW GEAR BOX, you can NEVER say it have the same capabilities. It doesn't. Because physics...
No low, no ladder frame, no solid real axle.... And the lock button locking only the center diff and not then diffs! I would choose an old vitara for offloading all day long.
This is not off road track. This is for 2xFW crossover modern cars...
what about 7 seats from suzuki(miss the xl7)?
Outside the e-lsd the new vitara is much worse than the old one off road. And the lock button locks the CENTER DIFF, NOT THE DIFFERENTIALS. an awd has 3 diffs. Center, front and back. On a 4wd vehicle the transfer case has no DIFF. That's why the old vitara was part time 4wd. Locking the center diff makes this vitara behave like the old one.
There is no center diff in current Vitara, it uses clutch-pack.
I have a vitara brezza zdi plus and there is no difference between this one and mine apart from the body model and design and this one has a much powerful engine than mine and this is also suitable for off roading whereas mine is not
There's quite a few more differences between them as well. The Vitara has knee and side air bags as well as disc brakes all around, LED headlights, various electronic stability aids, radar cruise control amongst other things while the Brezza does not. The Brezza, on the other hand, has a bit more ground clearance, which would technically make it more suitable for off-roading.
Ilove you vitara
Wow..1.4 turbo
u call that off road? a bit of water and no mud at all? my honda civic can get through that...
If you watched the entire video, you would see the muddy parts as well.
Yes, but you will have water seeping through the door sills.
try that with your civic as the guy did from 6:35 and please upload it :D
If u could afford a Honda civic
6:35 there is a lot of skippy mud there that your civic will get stuck in
This Vitara 1.4 or 2.4?
Fire Arrow 1.4 turbo
I have a Subaru Forester and such a car, in winter the Forester is better, in snowy northern Europe, Suzuki on AT tires, with additional composite engine protection, is better suited for the forest, for hunting.
Man, you must be kidding, 1st gen is a "small surfer SUV"? Where the new Vitara is stucked, I am driving my 1st gen Vitara easily.
Nice review and voice-over, but please drop the "fake drowning" routine next time and other similar dramatizations because you already have a great personality and charisma on screen...don't ruin it with such childish things :) Keep up the good work! No offense intended btw :)
Preciosa lastima que se fueron de puerto rico ✌
Igual estamos en EEUU y Canada, se fueron y ahora solo podemos admirar lo que reciben otros paises. Sin embargo, en la gran mayoria de Latinoamerica todavia tiene esta marca Japonesa. Ojala algun dia Suzuki vuevla a paises como EEUU, PR, y Canada que si nos hace falta!
suzuki and subaru the only real suv
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I like your review. However this car is poor in philippines. No all wheel drive model.
tama...tas ang mahal pa..2016 model naman...hahaha...imagine 22,000 euro naka AWD na..samantalang ung binibinta sa pinas..rear wheel drive lang 1.1m..
Very nicely equipped and capable car the Vitara, but my god it's comparatively boring to look at on the outside. Despite some redeeming angles, if you gave a kid a crayon and said draw an SUV, it would look pretty much like this shape, generic and blocky. And that dash looks like something from the 1950s, with modern tech jammed in.
It's little wonder Suzuki dried up in North America. Shame too because they're still some of the best bang for the buck you can buy.
The first generation
vitara was more capable offroad than this this generation. If offroading in this price range is important I would buy a Dacia duster 4x4.
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Dacia Duster HA HA HA ! c'est de la pure Saloperie ....De Belgique !
Belgium ???
1.4 turbo petrol?? wow!! Let's see the powerhouse tow a caravan...
I do , an Eriba Touring, no problem
@@jonbennett5291 Are all those models not under a 1000kg?? Nice caravan but I'm talking the average family 4 berth 1250kg. My 2.0 td grand vitara was awful at towing, put me off even considering buying another..
Hi, the Vitara 1.4 algrip auto is about 1250kg while my Eriba Touring is about 1000kg. In the UK the maximum safe tow weight is seen 80% the weight of the car.
I made a mistake two years ago towing north of the Lake District, the satnav took us up the longest highest hills in the area, fortunately the car was brilliant although I would aim to tow anything on that route again!
I think it's nice although it's not something I would buy.
A 30 dollar moped off eBay could handle that track 😄😄
This model shouldnt be called vitara at all
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Sooo where is the off road? Hahaha
In the video.
@@Pit-Stop all I witnessed was a puddle, with a hard bottom, have you ever been off properly off road
@@Pit-Stop a go kart could do that
Be my guest.
@@Pit-Stop where? my driveways rougher than that track you drove down. Theres no low range, no decent gearing, and no "real" off road ability in your review. If you think thats "off road" you're kidding yourself. Thats a smooth track to a picnic area, not an off road test.
I'll stick to my 2013 Grand Vitara with a low range transfer case thanks. At least that can get places.
I hate the looks of this new vitara . The old vitara lookef better .
destroyed the car with technology, and with the reno engine that worst ... !! this is not 4x4 is a jerk ... !! a simple car sun ..... the oldest claimed genuine Japanese cars
What's reno engine?