Suzuki SX4 S-Cross 2017 Brutally Honest Expert Review.

Suzuki SX4 S-Cross 2017 Brutally Honest Expert Review.
overview 00:00
background 00:41
driving experience 02:41
design and build 08:19
market and model range 15:41
cost of ownership 21:54
summary 26:48
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Suzuki provides one of the widest ranges of compact Crossover models that any brand can offer you. Here's the company's most practical offering in this segment, the SX4 S-Cross, a contender sized mid-way between very small and family-sized contenders in this class. Here, we're looking at the facelifted version of this model produced between 2016 and 2019, in which guise it was smarter and better connected, plus its range included a couple of much more efficient Boosterjet petrol powerplants. It's worth a second look if you're shopping in this segment for an affordable compact family-sized SUV from this period.
History
Suzuki must find it frustrating to see other brands doing so well in the thriving Crossover market. The Japanese maker has, after all, been offering products of this sort for some time, most notably the first generation SX4 model, originally launched way back in 2006, easily pre-dating the original Nissan Qashqai that most people think pioneered this class of car.
That very first SX4 was a little too small, a little too shy and retiring and a little too poorly promoted to set the sales charts alight the way its Nissan competitor did, but Suzuki watched, learnt and came back fighting. As a result, the original version of this SX4 S-Cross model, launched back in 2013, was a much more competitive proposition. To keep its charms current, Suzuki significantly updated this model in the Autumn of 2016, the key change being the adoption of the brand's frugal 1.0-litre and 1.4-litre Boosterjet petrol engines in place of the previous rather inefficient 1.6-litre petrol unit. Buyers also got smarter looks, a higher quality interior and extra equipment. At prices that gave customers a near-Qashqai-sized family-shaped Crossover for the kind of money they'd have expected to pay for a smaller Juke-sized model. The SX4 S-Cross sold in this form until early 2020, when it was lightly revised and given a mild hybrid engine.
Writer - Jonathan Crouch
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[@1anwrang13r]

I got a 2018 SZ-T 4WD with a manual 1.0T engine as a little runabout. Although the engine's tiny the boost is all at the bottom end so it feels surprisingly sprightly, particularly if it's in sport mode. That, and its low weight, made it notably more fun to drive than the Sportage and Qashqai I also had test drives in and was the thing that tipped the balance for me. It's only if you've got it full of adults at motorway speeds that you notice it starting to run out of puff. The worst mpg I've seen around town is 35 but more normally it's 40ish. It'll easily do 50mpg on long runs.
The interior's a bit spartan, bordering on utilitarian. It's ok in the front where you've got pretty much everything you need but the rear lacks charging sockets or vents, and the tinted windows and dark fabrics make it a bit cave-like. Rear passengers get a lot of knee room and headroom (no sunroof on this model) but it is a small car so three adults in the back would be a squeeze. The small size, tight turning circle, heavily boosted steering and parking sensors all round do at least make it really easy to park.
I like it. It's an honest, unpretentious, functional car that's fun to drive. It's no Ferrari, no-one's going to want a poster of one on the wall, but it does what it sets out to do and does it well.

[@66marlinmike]

I don't think it's a CVT automatic, I'm fairly sure it's a normal torque converter set up.

[@stuartgreenfield6302]

I have the 2018 S Cross 1.4 auto. Allgrip. The top of the range and I love it.
It's definitely fast enough has lots of character and you don't see thousands on the road.
I was sceptical of stop start but saw a video explaining how they've engineered it to be almost instant. So I haven't disabled it.
Took me a while to find the top model automatic but glad I did.
Hope it lasts as long as my Honda CR-V did!

[@CarandDrivingCarReviews]

Glad to hear

[@sham27007]

Cannot wait for the Suzuki Swift all grip review

[@mindfreeze0838]

The Scross is a great practical small crossover, alot better than most of its rivals pound for pound. I would have gotten this if it was a option, the 4.2" TFT MID you get in the newer one is the only feature I wish it had(the 360 cam is nice and all but nothing beats a good reverse camera thats properly aligned with good long guidelines is just as good).