Suzuki Grand Vitara 3 Drive Test drive since 2010 SUV
Winning quality without losing the pace
From the universal all-terrain vehicle, the Grand Vitara turned into a SUV. Moreover, the change of orientation benefited her. feel the difference
Frankly, for the first time when I saw her, I did not believe my eyes. Is that someone's rally? The recognizable features of Toyota-Rav4, in some places covering with plastic panels, decorated with branded Litera S. on the radiator grille and the inscription of Suzuki on the spare wheel casing. Who had the idea of \u200b\u200bToyota to cross in Vitar? Just wiping your eyes and focusing your eyes, you understand that in front of you is not a tuning RAV4, but really something else.
More precisely, a completely new Grand Vitara. Yes, yes, the same thing that should become the world premiere of the Frankfurt salon in a month! This is not a dream, we really managed not only to see and feel, but also to try the novelty of Suzuki even before the thunder of the official fanfare.
And right away, the Japanese did not deceive. This is a completely new car. From the acquaintance of the alternate, he, no matter how trite it sounds, is only a name. Is this good or bad? Let's in order.
We will wait for October
The Russian presentation of the new Grand Vitars was held at the Moscow Motor Show on Krasnaya Presnya. However, official sales will begin only after the end of the exhibition in Frankfurt, where the world premiere of Suzuki is outlined. Well, already in October, the first cars will appear with Russian dealers. The price for a 3-door Grand vitar with a 1.6-liter engine starts from $ 25,300. A five-door with a 2-liter engine will cost $ 29,000.
By the way, the top complexation of the previous XL-7 model is not removed from production. A 7-seater Grand will be produced for at least another two years.
The enemy is good And what, in fact, was the Grand Vitara bad? After all, this all -terrain vehicle is one of the most popular in Russia. Reliable, hardy, quite comfortable and relatively inexpensive, he is the third in sales among compact all -around. A car with such an enviable set of positive qualities still look. But his cockroaches were undoubtedly present.
First of all, a faceless salon, not in comparison with the elegant RAV4. Further, by no means exemplary behavior on the asphalt, say, the same Outlander two heads higher. We will not forget about the limited possibilities of transforming not a CR-V or X-Trail couple. Finally, the main minus is the absence of a constant all -wheel drive, which deprived the grand -winning universality. Weeds got, as we see, pretty. And the Japanese managed to uproot everything to one. Moreover, they began with the most obvious.
Personally, I really liked the good teddy design of the previous model. The new Suzuki became completely different. Having lost his toy charm, he absorbed aggression, emphasized the sports style and somewhere even raised severity. At the same time, what a cute dash! Pay attention to the hood, or rather, the place where in the area of \u200b\u200bthe front rack of the roof, it comes with the wing. A characteristic rectangular air intake of tribute to Vitars of the 1988 model. It was with that machine that the off -road glory of Suzuki began.
Cleanly, non -bad
But it is the new Grand Vitara that will become the first all-terrain vehicle Suzuki, to which no bit is ashamed of the interior. The decor experts did not come up with anything fundamentally new. But this was not required. Is the interior of each apartment you need to be a sample of a high style? It is enough that inside the Grand Vitara is attractive, almost a racing dashboard, the hi-Tekov central console, a successful combination of finishing materials, a tasteful color scheme with taste.
It is even more important that, having transformed in appearance, the salon has become also much more convenient. No matter what, whether it is a climate control control unit or a six discs built-in in the front panel, everything works without complaints and does not require reading instructions. Longer and more comfortable now the front chair pillow. In general, the interior of the Grand Vitara is in no way inferior to the same Toyota-Rav4.
The front panel of the new Grand Vitara from purely functional turned into a design thing
The remote ashtray occupied one nest of the cup holder
Adjusting the driver's seat in height is included in the basic configuration
And in capacity and carrying capacity, it is completely ahead of the Rafik. For my eighty -five meter, I could sit on my foot. The sofa is quite convincing and the third passenger here will not feel like an uninvited guest in width. Anyway, in the new Granda, the desire to resemble compactivena is noticeable in the new Grandian. For example, the back of the rear seat can be adjusted along the angle of inclination. And the sofa itself is instantly thrown back, freeing the whole meadow for luggage. In this case, the loading height compared to the predecessor has significantly decreased.
With visibility of the Grand Vitara, everything is in order
The rear sofa leans close to the front chairs, freeing up a place for luggage
Suzuki sofa pleases with the spaciousness, it is a pity that the doorway is narrow
However, we will put down the roulette. We will still have many opportunities to thoroughly measure the salon and evaluate the suitcase of the trunk of Grand. Now I want to try the car as soon as possible. Ignition, selector to position D, control look in the mirrors ... forward!
With the wind Under the hood of changes, as it turned out, no less. Both gasoline fours, which equipped the Grandes, although they retained the previous working volume of 1.6 and 2 liters, respectively, but were developed by Suzuki engineers from scratch. Which becomes obvious at least by noticeably smaller noise level. Yes, and pulls a 145-horsepower two-legged, reserved for a 5-door vitara, is very dashing. A thoughtful automatic machine, and he is not able to hide the combat potential of this motor. And his brisk character is very useful and changes for the better in terms of controllability.
In this sense, the old and new vitar shares the abyss. To begin with, the newcomer completely outlined such an unpleasant feature of his predecessor as the clinks during sharp braking. The difference in corners is even more noticeable where the old Vitara was already scared and, panic, began to straighten the trajectory, our young Grand Know for himself writes an arc drawn by the driver. But the main thing he fell in love with high speed.
The asphalt straight line extends to the horizon Silver Suzuki in the left strip, strictly laids the speedometer arrow in 150 km/h. And holds on a glove. The suspension quietly swallows the flaws of the roadway, not allowing a hint of buildup. The old Grand Vitar at best succeeded in the mark of 120 km/h.
The secret of such noble manners is simple, unlike its predecessor, the new Suzuki has a carrying body and an independent suspension. But if something increased in one place, then in another Lomonosov should not be enough about this in another. So it is, because formally, having lost the frame and the dependent rear axle, the Grand Vitara turned into a SUV. What has become with the cross -country ability of one of the unconditional advantages of the previous car?
Honest exchange I don’t want to get jeans getting down! And without measuring the road clearance, do not make up the idea of \u200b\u200bgeometric cross -country ability. And the victims were not in vain. Under the protection of the crankcase, as well as under the levers of the rear suspension, honest 20 cm. For the SUV, it is simply excellent. Yes, and the bottom is composed very competently: short overhangs, highly suspended elements of the exhaust system. So you won’t tear off too much.
Compared to most competitors (CR-V, RAV4, Outlander), the Grand Vitars has the possibility of a rigid connection of the rear axle and even a reducing gear. No, this does not mean that Suzuki is asking for an off -road route, but on a broken lane of Grand there will be much more chances to get to the goal without the help of a tractor.
The main thing here is not to overdo it. Still, an independent suspension does not differ in large moves, so catching diagonal hanging in a deep rod is simple. Yes, and the same thin levers must be protected from contacts with soil, without which the sortie rarely costs the real off -road.
Nevertheless, we admit the obvious: in terms of off -road endurance, the newcomer loses the former model. But he has his own, no less obvious plus. From now on, at your disposal, a constant all -wheel drive. Its advantages are difficult to overestimate, especially in Russian conditions, remember about the winter lasting five months a year. But on the old Grand VITAR, all-wheel drive was recommended to be included only on the off-road. Constant riding with a rigidly connected ass led to premature wear of tires and transmission. So, in the chess tongue, the engineers Suzuki donated a rook to grab Ferzy. It is probably not necessary to explain that such an exchange is justified.
Something will be ... It turns out that the new Grand Vitara has no shortcomings at all? Well, why ... a thoughtful automatic machine we have already mentioned a soft hydrotransformer does not contribute to intensive acceleration. In addition, we did not like the smoothness too much. The main culprit that the SUV thoroughly repeats the relief of the road, luxurious 17-inch wheels. You yourself see a strip of rubber on them that a bikini ribbon on a sultry beauty from the southern beach.
But you must admit, these are details. The newcomer has no definite punctures really. The main problems of the previous generation model is a boring salon, unimportant handling on the asphalt, the lack of a constant full-wheel drive on the new Grand Vitar was eliminated. At the same time, apparently, the car managed to preserve the virtue of accessibility.
PER
Good controllability, the presence of a constant all -wheel drive, an attractive and convenient salon, good geometric cross -country ability
VS
Unimportant smoothness on 17-inch wheels, thoughtful automatic transmission
Suzuki Grand Vitara
general information
Equipped mass, kg
1580
Length x width x height, mm
4470x1810x1610
Base, mm
2640
Road clearance, mm
200
Engine
Speed, km/h
175 (170)
Acceleration time 0100 km/h, with
12.5 (13.6)
Location
The front is longing
Design
In-line, 4-cylinder
Working volume, SMZ
1995
Power, L.S. at rpm
140/6000
Torque, kgsm at rpm
28.8/4000
Chassis
Drive unit
On all wheels
Transmission
5-st. mechanical (4-st. Automatic)
Suspension:
Independent, with stabilizers of anti -resistance stability
Steering
rack type with amplifier
Front/back brakes
disk, ventilated/drum
Mikhail Medvedev, photo by Andrei Coltun
A source: Magazine buy a car [15/2005]