.a. .ko. Exactly. Plastic doesnt mean bad

If the “plastic” interior is solidly screwed together and doesn’t creak then its all good. Also, I don’t spend time stroking the dashboard.

Id follow you if you make a review

+Franco Guarasci kinda like the car

All reviewers hate suzuki bcoz they never pay them

You can thank GM for that!!

Yes. That's not a complain but a myth busted.

+ronaldov09 I also thought about that but, you know what? I'm not going to sit on the plastics and I'm not driving with my hands on them so it just doesn't matter. I bought one yesterday and will be getting it in two weeks. yeeeeaaa!!!jajaja

+ronaldov09 cheap and scratchy plastics quickly become rattly and creaking plastics which is why people care about it.

ossa60 you keep telling yourself that.

well,m I've owned quite a lot of cars with those plastics and unless it's a real bad car made with very bad materials and plastics then you MIGHT be right but it is a fact that rubber, plastics and steel made in japan is just the best and almost flawless. You can't say the same of any other in the car industry so don't worry about that cause it really isn't an issue.

***** yes, you're right. And when they crack and need to replace it you'll regret buying a car with those plastics...like it happed to me with a merc 280c.

it has no spare tyre

Triyono Hendry no spare tyre. Only repair kit. Great sounding audio system with auto volume adjust. Has apple carplay

im a bit late for this but i test drove 2 2015 vitaras today and the boot closed perfectly fine in the first attempt, every time on both of them.

+Jez Stokes It's the poor craftsman who blames his tools (there was nothing wrong with the car).

+nadamejazenterprise nadam Simple adjustment is all that is required

nadamejazenterprise nadam absolutely nothing wrong with the boot, this guy must be an idiot if he is unable to close a car boot 😂

as of April 1st 2017, you will find most manufactures will start to put spare wheels back in cars.

Then you should bring one every time you buy a new car.

Yes. Mine gets 4-4.6 l/100 km, the engine turning at 1500 revs.in 6th gear.

No. Mine is consistently 55mpg.

@@W42PZ what 😂 6 years later

agreed

mcbalzer thats pretty common...

i prefer M/T than A/T is boring, when you drive M/T you can feel the powah

I sat in one of these a few days ago and the interior is just awful. It's light years behind any modern equivalent in just about every way. To even compare it to a Qashqai or Yeti is laughable. This is a budget alternative which is placed slightly above the Dacia Duster - nothing more. People will buy it because it'll be reliable - but there's no other reason to choose a Vitara over any of it's rivals.

Matt Russell Any other comments besides the interior?

Matt Russell I agree. Sizewise this is quite similar to the new Fiat 500X. But it is almost 200 kg ligther, and, if you compare the petrol models, more fuel efficient. Plus it comes with japanese simplicity and reliability. But its really hard to argue, that this is in any way as exiting or feel as upmarket as the 500X. So yeah it is the budget choise for those, who are mostly just looking for a compact, reliable and reasonably priced family mover. And nothing wrong with that actually. Not having a turbo on the engine for instance also mean, that there is no turbo to go wrong and cause an expensive repair somewhere down the road. And unlike Dacia, which you mention, at least they have not skimped on crash safety. And probably also not on NHV insulation to the same degree, as Dacia does.

MS Suzukis are cheap but very reliable. And are very popular in Asia, which is more important than Europe.

MS "Cheap build materials" is just something that reporters seem to love to mention, even if it's not true. Plastic is plastic and Suzuki's choices aren't so different. I bought a new Swift four years ago. It also was supposed to have "cheap-looking dashboard". What a lie! The dashboard is way better looking than most of the dashboards at the time in any normal car! For example, Corolla had very cheap looking dashboard couple of years earlier (and I'm a Toyota fan, so it's hard for me to say). What also keeps Suzuki "in business" is unbelievable reliability in these days when even Toyota has had some problems. Swift, for example, was the MOST reliable car in my country's inspection statistics. Almost zero percent problems at first inspection (at three years age, later annually), the worst models having over 40% fails. For me it's just fine if Suzukis are more rare. Where I live you see maybe couple of Suzukis in a week and thousands of Toyotas in the same time, but so what! Being a former (and also a present) Toyota owner I'm just glad that Suzuki is not a mass car everywhere.

MS I bought my first Suzuki 1,5 year ago, after serveral Toyota's, Daihatsu's and a Subaru and I am happy with it. I considered a Toyota, Mazda but fell for the value for money of the Suzuki SX4 S-Cross. I can say that it amazed me with its excellent seats, practical interieur, lots of equipment and willing and very economical drivetrain (1.6 petrol with CVT). I would rather buy a Suzuki again then opting for an other brand.

My Suzuki Grand Vitara is in its 15th year and 250,000 kms including a lot of extreme off-roading. Still going strong, does everything well, cheap to maintain, a great car. Dreading eventually having to change it for a modern box full of useless technology that will just go wrong or become out of date.

91keno it is a bit longer

Actually yes it is a little longer

Yes. Strangely but surely.

+uphillfreewheeler Too big for what exactly? For carrying 5 adults in comfort for any distance further that the nearest city city center?

+TRPG pilot Too big for sharing on traffic-congested streets normally with only one occupant.

uphillfreewheeler Has it ever occurred to you that a vehicle must be able to cover many different purposes? So today its carrying 1 person, tomorrow its dad and his 3 children, tomorrow its mum and the shopping. On the weekend its the green waste to the tip, etc.

+TRPG pilot Has it ever occurred to you these vehicles are rarely necessary and are an unwarranted extravagance and a blight on society?

Did you even read what I just wrote? Rarely necessary by YOUR judgement? So because you have no use for something and don't need it does that mean others who have different circumstances are to be conscripted by YOUR idea of what YOU think is necessary or not?

Rover lol, that's the funniest thing I've seen today

only a few problems with a Dacia, they don't tell you want the deprecation value is when you come to sell it, its nearly as bad as a MG, Suzuki make crap cars, clearly you don't know what you talking about, ...about statement tells you only you need to know what you know about cars, Suzuki are currently rank number 2 behind Honda as the most reliable cars on the road, they are ranked as 1st in terms of repair costs, but you sing the praises of a Romanian manufacture, with quality French build know how lol (guaranteed to fall apart after three years) with Italian electronics, you fill your boots sunbeam

Hey nice choice, I bet your love driving it

PS most French cars go wrong after three years, so you dodge a built, my story, 21 years in the car industry....

The Duster looks better, seriously? if you aren't wearing glasses, may I suggest you get your eyes tested soon.

21 years in the industry

maurizio aschero its japanese.... Do your research before you say something incorrect

why incorrect)) it is my opinion. it is a sad car, it lost the personality the previous model had. This looks like any corean, chinese, japanese sad car. But, again, it is my ITALIAN opinion. Enjoy!

maurizio aschero clues in the name! It's a Japanese car not Chinese you oaf 😂