Suzuki Vitara 2015 review | TELEGRAPH CARS
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- The Suzuki Vitara has its sights set on the Nissan Juke and Renault Captur. Chris Knapman puts it to the test.
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Suzuki knows their market - reliability, affordability and fun to drive!
Horrid and super annoying background music.
+Franco Guarasci kinda like the car
it is a great car. We have the 1.0 boosterjet and the turbo on it combined with the low weight can blast the thing down the street, far faster than the 0-60 would make you believe. It has value in spades over pretty much all its competition from what I can see. I would probably say the screen on radio looks a bit naff but the cluster for the driver is easily better / more neutral than the latest likes in a C or E class Mercedes. Puts a smile on my face or rather is just so easy to drive in the city. And I say this as somebody also with an M3 ! It is a great car that has so much value compared to others because a lot of people don't really know Suzuki and so don't bother to consider it
ive driven this car for 3 weeks now as a rental and i must say the interior is not at all cheap it is, i would say robust, easy to clean and it doesnt scuff up easily so there is a huge difference between cheap quality and simplistic robust materials.
.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
1:05 Shuts boot perfectly, pushes boot release,shuts boot,pushes boot release,shuts boot, takes hand away from boot release and closes boot properly! ......scam...shame on you telegraph!
All reviewers hate suzuki bcoz they never pay them
Bland?? It looks really good, especially with the two tone design. Nissan Juke is ugly af
I have a 2015 Vitare DDiS Allgrip since 2017, it has been a very reliable and comfortable motor. Excellent in snow and off road environments and very frugal on fuel. Anyone scratching the plastic interior of their car needs to see a shrink!! FFS
The captur is a bloated Clio (as in bigger but almost less room) and the juke looks like it has elephantiasis too. The Vit on the other hand looks like a mini Range Rover. What's the matter with you people?
Look at the streets!! You can see 1960-1970 models of Suzuki cars still going. You cant usually see other low priced cars resisting as much as a suzuki
Always wondered about the 'cheap scratchy plastic' comments reviewers always mention...who the f@#k caresses and rubs the dash and side panels??? I wouldn't even know what my current car is like, and I have had it for 6 years. I guess for some it is a big deal.
+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.
I agree with the boot door closing issue until I decided to close and apply a slight pressure to the base of the door. I closes with a click almost as if it were meant to use with an automatic tailgate. Definitely something worth looking into in terms of modifications.
Thanks for this, a very fair review. Here in the United States, we can't get new Suzukis anymore, as they pulled out of the country a few years back. I myself drive a 1996 Suzuki Sidekick (for you, Vitara) JLX Sport. I love it, and I have it modified for offroading, but it is a GREAT trip vehicle because it rides so well compared to other offroaders! I wish they were still over here in the US!
You can thank GM for that!!
For everyone exploding saying that he pressed the button at 1:06... Go to 1:11 and press the back arrow on your keyboard, you can notice that there is a difference, it was sticking out more at 1:06... U can keep going back and forth to see it... So it was actually hard to close...
GREAT REVIEW MATE AND BTW WHATS THE NAME OF THAT SONG PLAYING?
its not a bad car. drove one at a suzuki dealers on a test drive and really liked it. honda hrv and mazda cx3 coming soon.the suzuki is miles cheaper.if on a budget,the vitara would not be a bad buy.
OMG !!! Is he opening and closing the Boot ? ( 1:02)
I mean why would you try to close the boot with your fingers in the *open button* ?
Yes. That's not a complain but a myth busted.
it's looks are very good compared to the others as opposed to what you said early in the video. It has a much tougher look than the others....more like a land rover evoque. It has the best value for the money and I can bet it will be a best seller no doubt.
nice review..
Wow, this is a very nice car.
Suzuki Vitara excellent
Do you know the song used in the new commercial??
Nice no nonsense review. Car is pretty good but in Russia it looses in fierce competition to Hyundai Creta (localized assembly) which in half a year managed to take 8th position of total 2016 SUV sales. Hyundai really pushes hard with marketing of mass models.
Lol if this reviewer had any idea about Suzuki history the dashes are built to last and withstand water it's about owning something that lasts, this trumps or others in its class for build quality I test drove one and there's nothing wrong with the boot either the car buyer review is a lot more realistic 👍
What's the soundtrack behind?
the front like a range rover
Vitara is our car (Made in Hungary) but unfortunately it's too expensive for us...
I love Vitara gen-1 and gen-3 (which is bigger than the latest here).
This 2015 Vitara loses its appeal to attract off-roader warrior, but it manages to get better grip on the road which is a very good evolution jump. Nowadays SUV is getting better to drive in the city and on the corners. It is a big leap indeed. But speaking of the sales, doesn't Vitara eat a portion of its sibling S-Cross? Canibalism in Suzuki body?
Make Vitara great again!
Very Nice Vitara S
it's a bit odd to say that if you fully spec the suzuki, it's similar in price to a base-spec Yeti or Qasqai. Maybe so, but spec will be very different. an equivalent spec yeti or Qasqai will be a lot more money.
and what's the obsession with soft-touch plastics these days? I'd have thought the harder easy cleaning hard plastics would suit a baby suv perfectly.
should i buy the black or turquoise color?
It's sad that Suzuki got away from the Off Road capability on the Vitara. That is what made it different from the other competition. And if it has like he said cheap interior I might as well go with a Jeep Wrangler.
YOU'RE A SHINING STAR# HEY HOW'S IT GOINH? FORK WELL-TO-DO !!!
I knew they were gonna struggle.to get the new vitara just right. They pretty much nailed the design of the old one. But i agree, the back is tap water bland
nice
Your review is not complete yet. Where is spare tyre? Under body or inside under seat? How about audio system?
it has no spare tyre
Triyono Hendry no spare tyre. Only repair kit. Great sounding audio system with auto volume adjust. Has apple carplay
I like the front, but I'm not too sure about the back
nice car.
suzuki vitara memang tangguh
Disappointing that Suzuki has ditched the traditional 4x4 drivetrain for this new model.
What ? Was hoping for...but is not will skip
You're sooo not Rebecca. Good review. But you're not Rebecca.
Wow. Vitara has completely lost its essence. Outgoing gen was perfect.
Is this same vitaraa breeza which is about to launch in India in March?
Suzuki is an honest brand. It doesn't flatter you with soft touch plastics to deceive you with unreliable mechanicals underneath like ford and vw. They invest the savings from plastics to give you light weight high tensile steel and robust mechanicals. No wonder suzuki does so well in reliability surveys. In 2018 what car? reliability survey Suzuki was placed 1st. Vw, ford, audi, mazda , the soft plastic specialists , were way down on the list
agreed
All reviewers hate suzuki bcoz they never pay them...
his i Am Mohan baby the Vittra car was very beautiful
Reliabilty is maybe something the reviewer needs to comment upon While he tries to close the boot perhaps?.
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.
a friend of mine had the ignis with the plastic dash,it's right I scratches up like a smudged I pad you need to drive it in cotton gloves !!!
That fuss trying to shut the boot lid is terrible, there's something wrong with that test car
+Jez Stokes It's the poor craftsman who blames his tools (there was nothing wrong with the car).
just the boot not locking problem is a big turn off...
+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 😂
The Nissan Juke is fugly, and has a smaller boot. The Vauxhall Mokka isn't much better. I would definitely prefer the Vitara over those vehicles. However, how does it compare with the Dacia Duster and Skoda Yeti.
disappointed. only because suzuki finally updated the vitara after they closed their automotive division in north america =(
Baby Pram missing from the car.
Does it have a spare wheel? I will never buy a car without one!
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.
Not sure what this guy is on about?...this vehicle is head and shoulders above any Mokka, Qashqai or Skoda and as for the review on interior plastics, well may i suggest you start taking apart a german car and compare the quality, i'm sure you'll fin it is of equal if not exceeds quality of material!....If you do intend on reviewing cars and giving opinions maybe you should end your review with "my opinion"...rather than suggesting fact?...
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.
Ohhhh man! Get rid of that annoying background music!!
five gears manual? are they nuts? hello, 21th century is here...
mcbalzer thats pretty common...
i prefer M/T than A/T is boring, when you drive M/T you can feel the powah
70mpg in the diesel????
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
the Nissan juke for me the ugliest car in production, what a trout!!!!!!
Japanese duster
Sod baby buggies, does the boot have enough sound dedening to stop the police hearing when people shove screaming kids in? ;o)
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How does Suzuki keep in business? Im not against Suzuki and some of their cars over the years are not bad. But always cheap build materials and also cheaper price but you dont see them in the streets of europe more than your Nissans, Toyotas or Hondas of same model range. You really dont. I know there are bikes, Suzuki makes lot of motorcycles and all but their cars are so cheaply made, all of them, apart from maybe some japan only models and that one thing they did Kizashi or smth but those are not found much in europe either.
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.
Who gave this bloke a car review job
Implying that the Juke looks good......
Where the f is the roof thing and why is it not on the car could you not afford it or something
hello thjre, just amezing snotty promise ! 11
Disappointed with the review as it is misleading:
Diesel version is not faster than petrol. The top speed is same acceleration is same for 2wd models and petrol is faster for 4wd. The reviewer failed to address the real differences and advantages/disadvantages of diesel and petrol models.
It is misleading to say that prices are comparable, comparing the top-line 4x4 Vitara with the lowest spec Yeti and Qashqai. Need to compare like for like - £19,500-£21,000 for a top-spec Vitara 4x4, £28,000 for Qashqai 4x4, £24,300 for Yeti 4x4.
The exterior look of the car is very subjective. I personally find the rear of Vitara quite proportionate and looking OK.
The rear lock failure is a shame for the dealer who allowed this car to leave the dealership. Has nothing to do with the actual quality of the lock I’d think.
The plastic inside indeed looks (and is) cheap, which is not good.
Suzuki s cross is bigger than vitara? No way!
91keno it is a bit longer
Actually yes it is a little longer
Yes. Strangely but surely.
THE review is ok but for the boot its not true. it easy to close . its something wrong with yours.
Rebecca gone bald , she looks totally different
Please get rid of music. Sounds like a old bad video game!
id get a renegade over this
the worst vitara since 98-2005 models, the last version is so much perfect for me
Car sussfull for under 16 lac in indian markit
It may be smaller but it's still too big.
+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?
his i Am Mohan baby the Vittra car was very beautiful ftyujhgftiojhdtuijb
Won't even consider trading my '93 jlx for this wannabe...
A bit soul-less
You should not compare a Japanese car to a French one. Just check out how much French cars worth when they get about 5-6 years old, and how much Suzukis worth when they are 8-10 years old. It's because the market prices them by reliability. We have a 9 years old Suzuki Splash 1.2 petrol. No one ever touched the engine, it is a chain cam (like the 1.6 petrol Vitara) and will last forever. We only spend on oil and filter changes yearly. And one more thing Nissan does not advertise; they use the same French engines like Renault and Dacia, because Nissan is owned by Renault for a few years now. They even sell the Dacia Duster called Nissan Terrano in the Far East where Dacia is not known. It is a joke.
سوزوكي فري قد بس المشكله قطعها غالي على الفاضي سلملي على الكوري 😡
nao gostei por quer a apresentaçao do veiculo é em ingles
The Vauxhall Mokke is ugly af all round
What do you mean? lmao
poms.. bla bla bla...
WHO ever checks plastic in cars?
It's not better
Are we sure that Suzuki didn't launch the wrong car? Did they accidently send a forgotten file from 1999 to the factory? That's what this car seems like?
Thanks jason statham
People bought Vitara as it was rugged and decent off-road. Why buy one now? It's just another wafer-thin, soul-less tin box.
Cheap looking car.
I'm amazed that a manufacturer would allow a car out of the factory with a lock like that on the rear.
the Dacia Duster is twice the car for less money, it also looks better too. Suzuki make crap cars.
Their original LJ series of Jeeps were really something, unpretentious and functional.
Their modern cars are nondescript and bland, like they were designed by accountants.
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
the British should get some balls and make passenger cars. they were leading in the motorbike arena back in the 40s and 50s. since then, got sloppy and lazy and lost their lead to germany and japan.
Rover lol, that's the funniest thing I've seen today
horrible, id prefer the juke or even the captur
badly let down. the sidlights look rubbish and also no ptojector headlights.
al
What an awful review
Ugly, design department is one step behind the competition
Stupid music and such a bland looking car
Sounds like all the weak sauce fake 4x4's that the companies are producing. Where is someone going to produce a light weight, mid size SUV with 50% of what a Land Rover can do?
what a sad car became. No personality, no character. A flat chinese sad car.
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 😂