The base 2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara gets an estimated 19/26 mpg city/highway, which is poor for a compact SUV, but also slightly better than what more powerful off-road SUVs like the 2012 Nissan Xterra and Jeep Wrangler get. Some reviewers called the Grand Vitara’s handling unrefined and noticed body lean, but others wrote that a small turning On a hard surface, there will be, at most, 50% of the available tread in contact with the road surface - this reduces adhesion on both wet & dry surfaces. On a softer off-road surface, where the ground can conform to the tire tread, you can have 80~90% of the tread in contact with the road. Mud tires work reasonably well in sand & gravel. Suzuki Vitara – $3,500. Also goes by several other names such as the Sidekick, Grand Vitara, Geo Tracker. The second generation (1998–2005) is a competent low-budget overland vehicle. There are plenty of these available. Very reliable. Ever since its market launch in 1988, the Suzuki Vitara series has earned high acclaim, it was compact, easy to drive and had good on-road performance and genuine off-road capability. Then, a couple of years ago Suzuki got rid of their superb Grand Vitara (click here to read our review) and replaced it with, in my opinion at the time, a softer The Grand Vitara's cost approaches that of the Land Rover Discovery ($1083) and the Lexus RX300 ($861), both luxury sport-utes. Something isn't quite right here. It's a damn good thing the Suzuki Here is the first drive video of upcoming Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara's AWD variant and we tested out the capabilities of this SUV on a off-roading track in U Cost to Drive Cost to drive estimates for the 2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara JLS 2WD 4dr SUV (2.5L 6cyl 5M) and comparison vehicles are based on 15,000 miles per year (with a mix of 55% city and 45% 3. It's fuel efficient - if you don't have a heavy foot. The Grand Vitara is powered by a 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated 4-cylinder engine known for its fuel efficiency. With a combined (claimed) fuel consumption of 6.1 litres per 100km, new drivers can benefit from cost savings on fuel expenses as they adapt to driving in the real world. .

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