ROAD TEST
REVIEW: Hybrid Suzuki Grand Vitara is versatile but thirsty
The all-wheel drive SUV has decent off-road skills but is let down by price and fuel consumption
Suzuki has become one of SA’s best selling brands by punting budget vehicles to cost-sensitive buyers, so the Grand Vitara 1.5 Hybrid GLX AllGrip is an outlier with its R542,900 price, making it the most expensive Suzuki by quite a margin.
Compared to the brand’s usual carefully curated approach to speccing cars, this flagship Grand Vitara comes loaded to the brim with luxuries like a panoramic sunroof, synthetic leather upholstery, head-up display and 3D parking camera. Add the hybrid powertrain and all-wheel drive and you have a model that costs R195,000 more than the entry-level R347,900 Grand Vitara 1.5 GL...
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