Only «traditional» cars have been seen in export markets, while in the production homeland, the model also happens to be a hybrid with installation from Toyota.
Since last year, the name Suzuki Grand Vitara has been borne not by an SUV, but by a compact SUV with the main front-wheel drive: production was launched in India at the Maruti Suzuki plant (a subsidiary of the Japanese company), this country became the debut market for cross-country. As part of the premiere, it was announced that the model would be global; at the beginning of this year, Suzuki announced the start of export deliveries of Indian-made cars. Then it was reported that crossovers were sent to Latin American countries, but the Grand Vitara has not yet appeared in this region. In general, the first major foreign market for the SUV was the “right-hand drive” Indonesia. And now the new Grand Vitara has been announced in the Middle East — left hand drive cars, of course.
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Recall that the five-seater SUV is based on the Global C platform, on which the Suzuki Brezza cross and the current global Vitara are also built. The length of the new Grand is 4345 mm, width — 1795 mm, height — 1645 mm, wheelbase — 2600 mm. That is, in terms of its dimensions, the model is comparable to the Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos. The ground clearance for the Middle East version is 210mm.
Outside and inside, the export version as a whole is no different from the car for India (except, of course, the location of the steering wheel in countries with right-hand traffic). Exterior design features — two-tier head optics, a radiator grille with a massive chrome trim and a shiny “beam”, taillights made in the form of a single die. Cross «stands» on 17-inch wheels.
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The main feature in the cabin is the touchscreen of the multimedia system (7 or 9 inches diagonal) towering above the front panel. As in India, the Middle East crossover also features a panoramic sunroof, head-up display, wireless smartphone charging, six airbags, climate control, surround view cameras and cruise control. But virtual cleaning of the model is not allowed in the Middle East — at least not yet.Cars with aspirated K15C 1.5 petrol (103 hp) are now being exported, which has a starter-generator and is combined with a six-speed automatic. Drive forward or full. In India, you can still buy a “traditional” cross with a five-speed “mechanics”, in addition, a front-wheel drive hybrid with a Toyota installation is presented there: it includes a 1.5 engine (92 hp) operating on the Atkinson economy cycle, an electric motor (80 l .s.) and an electromechanical variator, the total output is 115 hp. Suzuki has yet to say if the Grand Vitara hybrid crossover will be available outside of the Indian market.
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Suzuki is not leaving Russia yet, but the fresh Grand Vitara has not been announced for our market. It is possible that soon one of the dealers will decide to supply this model under the parallel import scheme.
Meanwhile, in India, the Grand has a brother from Toyota — the Urban Cruiser Hyryder SUV. The Toyota model will probably also be exported.
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