One shouldn’t laugh. Dogs have feelings, too. But the miserable look on the face of my boerboel, squashed into the luggage compartment of the Suzuki Vitara on the way to the park for his regular walk, was priceless.He’s used to plenty of space in my own stationwagon, so being unable to move and having things sticking into his sides was not his idea of fun. He does not like the Vitara.Which is a shame, because I do. It’s not perfect. The 1.6l engine on the GL+ version I tested is not designed for excitement; in third and fourth gears, you need surprisingly high revs before the engine “takes” and acceleration kicks in. And Suzuki is guilty of the same sin as many other manufacturers by fitting compact sun visors. They offer inadequate protection against the dazzle of the midwinter SA sun, particularly in the early morning.But enough of the negative stuff. There’s a sense of fun about the Vitara — starting with the dashboard clock with Japanese numerals (I assume they’re Japanese: my k...
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