Suzuki Vitara SZ5 2019 Review & Road Test

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Suzuki Vitara - the family crossover with AWD and funky styling. Powered by a 1.4 litre booster jet turbocharged petrol engine. Ours is the SZ5 and has the optional black roof. Comes with a 6 speed manual gearbox and we achieved between 40 and 45 miles to the gallon.
Stylish and very family oriented, it’s a great place to be.
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@paulchippendale5227 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, you asked what the automatic gearbox was like for driving. After having the car for 8 months I'm delighted with it. The 6 speed auto gearbox is really good a bs smooth. You hardly notice the gear changing either up or down the box. Normal driving it changes at about 2000 revs, with instant acceleration if you put your foot down for overtaking. The auto stop start function works well in traffic. If you select the sport mode, it unleashes a completely different beast. Fast acceleration with gear changes at 4000 revs a d with the 50/50 front and rear drive, it corners like it's on rails! Really good fun on bendy roads! As for the hard plastic that people seem to moan about, as I'm not a plastic fondler it does bother me and it's really easy to keep clean. The boot space with the seats down is plenty big enough, I can fit my complete drum kit in there no problem. Finally, a top of the range car for under 25000 euros with all the bells and whistles,,,, brilliant.

@PlanetautoUK 3 жыл бұрын

My word, it suits you down to the ground, thank you for your 8 month review, great to hear it’s still as good as when you got it, thank you Paul *B

@ianfaulds8799 3 жыл бұрын

Picking up one of these sat, it'll be great for the wife in the snow here, looking forward to it

@PlanetautoUK 3 жыл бұрын

Great news, update us on how it copes, we'd love to experience some snow in this, thank you Ian

@heikohehn7619 3 жыл бұрын

Versatility is the key word! Thank you for this review.

@PlanetautoUK 3 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome, and yes it is.

@mariojager43 4 жыл бұрын

I've got one. The review is pretty much spot on. The engine economy gets better once you get around 6k on the clock. On an economy run I can get the MPG into the mid 50s.

@PlanetautoUK 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that’s good to know, a great vehicle, I love the peppy engine. *ben

@kyjo72682 3 жыл бұрын

With the 4x4 or 4x2 version?

@mariojager43 3 жыл бұрын

@@kyjo72682 4x4.

@DerVogelMann36 4 жыл бұрын

I own this car, in this model and I love it I have the galactic grey and black roof, u forgot the sunglass holder in front of the roof controls, the adjustable floor and the 12 socket in the boot.

@PlanetautoUK 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, 3 things isn’t bad 😆

@mattsbeamer 5 жыл бұрын

A really cool car, I really hope they do the wideboy version thou. The older one was a very cool car, so a new version would be even cooler

@PlanetautoUK 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thoughts, bring back the wide boy 😎 *ben

@tomaszgolebiowski5321 Жыл бұрын

I was testing this car today ,2019 1.4 auto and I was surprised how good this car is,very punchy,good acceleration and it feels like you got more BHP for sure 😏 time to change my Volvo V40 cross country for this one 😏

@PlanetautoUK Жыл бұрын

Yes, they’re impressive not bad economy either, Tomasz keep us posted and thank you

@EllisBurton3339 3 жыл бұрын

Picking my 2017 1.6 SZ5 Friday , watched all the vids n read what there is to read and I might have made a good choice 😀

@PlanetautoUK 3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed, what colour is it?

@EllisBurton3339 3 жыл бұрын

@@PlanetautoUK Its in Silky Silver with black trim arches , it wasn't the color I was hoping for but the spec and condition sold it , 15k miles Full Suzie service history , its as new not a mark on it any where .

@PlanetautoUK 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds fantastic, good colour combo too, it’s worth having a decent look around, enjoy it and thank you Ellis

@andyakarudolfhessiansack7936 5 жыл бұрын

Decent review guys! I only have eyes for my new Suzuki jimny. Everything else pales in comparison A Jimny Vs. Vitara comparison video would be an awesome and massively popular..... "almost viral video". You may want to do such a video, I for one would be glued to my screen, as i'm sure others would. On another note, have you noticed the complete "disconnect" regarding reality vs reviewer with the new suzuki jimny?? Only your channel, and a handful of others have portrayed the new jimny in its true light. The wild variations in opinion on the new jimny has been shocking. It really got my goat how at least 80% of reviewers got the jimny totally wrong! Shocking it was.

@PlanetautoUK 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, we know your true love is your Jimny, that’s an idea, we’ll see what we can do.

@paulchippendale5227 4 жыл бұрын

What was the headroom like for a 6' 3" guy with the sunroof?

@PlanetautoUK 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul. Ben is 6’ 3” and he had plenty of headroom - hope this helps 👍

@paulchippendale5227 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it does, thanks a lot. I've just ordered one and was a bit worried about the headroom, I'm 6feet tall so should have no problems. Really good objective review thanks.

@PlanetautoUK 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! When do you get yours?

@paulchippendale5227 4 жыл бұрын

@@PlanetautoUK Sometime this week. We're in Spain, so I ordered one from Barcelona, 4wd automatic. They are like rocking horse droppings over here!

@PlanetautoUK 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoy it, it’s amazing what’s rare in other countries.

@swamituisihaka2552 3 ай бұрын

I don't see the spare Tyre. Doesn't have it?

@PlanetautoUK 3 ай бұрын

I’d say this has an inflation kit however a wheel may be optional extra

@mrraybanman 4 жыл бұрын

...nice review, I test drove the Vitara yesterday, a fun small Suv but too much hard plastic for my taste🧐

@PlanetautoUK 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, yes there are a few nice touches but there are quite a few harder finishes.

@honeylongwood 3 жыл бұрын

I wasn't that fussed about the plastics coming from a swift. The 1.4 engine with the 6 spd manual box is a gem and (if you want to chuck it about) handles much better than you'd think a car of its size could do. It really is a lot of fun!

@PlanetautoUK 3 жыл бұрын

That's true - we found it to handled well. What do you think of the S-Cross?

@honeylongwood 3 жыл бұрын

@@PlanetautoUK it's a different form factor than the Vitara, so maybe a little less capable over rough terrain, but there's probably not that much to separate the two. Just depends on what type of styling you prefer (although I wasn't a fan of the s-cross headlights, and I needed a bit more ride height for when it snows in Wales, which is why I opted for the Vitara). There are other equally capable all wheel drive vehicles, but I liked the look of the Vitara (sort of a mini old school range rover look) and it's not as pretentious as other suv's. Plus Suzuki have a habit of chucking in a lot of kit that you'd normally end up have to spend a lot more money on to get with other manufacturers. It just put a huge smile on my face when I test drove one!

@PlanetautoUK 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, we’d agree with that, the most capable we’ve experienced is the Jimny, we love everything about it, and had it cross axle in our off-road video.

@tudalvc 4 жыл бұрын

Moast of the reviews is for the top of the range of the so called low budget plastic interior cars?....if you have about 25k to spend on a car, you definitely won't spend them top of the range Suzuki unless you are a brand enthusiast. ..I'm very curious how is the 1.6 petrol/ 5 speed manual ? Thx

@PlanetautoUK 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, we’ll have a look and get back to you and thank you *ben

@edgariredale7062 4 жыл бұрын

Silverdale beach car park is a lovely place But it isn't a place to display the off road credentials of that Vitara - at least not if you avoid the grass and the sand and stay on the stones. An old fashioned Issigonis Mini could do all that you showed (I've done it there). I don't doubt that this new Vitara is off-road capable to some good extent and it would have been nice to see something that tested its capabilities. Maybe you didn't show the difficult bits that would defeat an ordinary family car. Edgar

@PlanetautoUK 4 жыл бұрын

True, this is to show it can cope with uneven terrain, If you want to see off roading check out the Jimny in Grizedale, this vehicle is capable enough for light off-roading.

@edgariredale7062 4 жыл бұрын

@@PlanetautoUK Thanks for the quick response. The point I was trying to make was that I didn't see anything there that I'd consider uneven terrain - it's just a rough car park of the kind to be found in the countryside. A place like that is simple in pretty well any car. Go again on a busy weekend and see the cars that can cope. I'd be surprised to find anything that couldn't unless it had extremely low ground clearance. It would have been really extraordinary if that Vitara couldn't get about there. That's not "off-road capable". Nevertheless I enjoyed your video! It was nice to see that beach again. Thank you

@PlanetautoUK 4 жыл бұрын

Edgar Iredale this location is also 300 yards from our house, the far end of the beach near the Fisherman’s cottages is more rough, high ground clearance is needed, the Jimny was close to hitting a few large rocks, thank you - the X Class was also driven on there as was ZS EV, it’s a beautiful location and breaks the norm of terrain.