Maruti Suzuki to unveil new version of SUV (New Vitara) EDIT: Now Launched

BUSA · 7th June 2007, 17:12

I am dead sure the rear's have discs as well.

sgmuser · 7th June 2007, 18:42

Great effort and good shots!

Btw any insider tip off on pricing front? Iam spoilt nowadays as Maruti always hits the sweet spot on any new model pricing from Swift P on wards. Moreover, they need a hit model in this price as they have managed to give a success under 10l range.

Also Iam a bit comprehensive for two reasons:
1. This is a CBU! Nothing much there to cut prices
2. They have given a hit for sure just now (SX4!) and that should not make them complacent! ;-)

speedzak · 7th June 2007, 18:52

WOW! Nice pictures, Monkey!
Hope you didn't get into trouble shooting for us.

Hmmm.... So another car to make others think.

Ricky_63 · 7th June 2007, 19:54

Maruti is surely getting it's act together........first the SWIFT then the SX4 & now the new VITARA........Cheerio Maruti - Competition watch out !!!!

GeekSrik · 7th June 2007, 20:11

great work monkey !! nice snaps, the black looks a beauty/stunner! its got clean lines, and looks more or less like x-trail from nissan. the interiors look a bit crappy, but they atleast arent horribly beige. i do see the sx4 kinda steering out here too with audio controls and the like. maruti, good job.

Trapezio · 8th June 2007, 16:53

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Originally Posted by devarshi84

If its the same as American version, I wasnt impressed by the quality. Interiors and exteriors are certainly good though.

This is not the American one. Had checked this vehicle. Interiors though look good are behind the CR-V in quality feel by some margin.

cooldude1988765 · 9th June 2007, 09:47

Any news on the diesel variant

cheap_deal · 9th June 2007, 13:17

wow its looking great, maruti sure has come a long way from the baleno design

GTO · 9th June 2007, 15:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by devarshi84

If its the same as American version, I wasnt impressed by the quality. Interiors and exteriors are certainly good though.

I remember Steeroid stating that the new Vitara left a better impression on him that the much-awaited (and dead) Toyota Fortuner?

Raja · 9th June 2007, 16:43

This is my impression of driving the Grand Vitara in UK.
I had driven the 5DR 2.0l petrol models.
I found the Manual gearbox to be very notchy. It would never fall into gear smoothly like a Honda CRV or Toyota Rav4. The automatic gearbox was extremely slow to kick-down when you needed power. Box gearboxes left me unsatisfied. The engine was smooth and very capable of moving the car around. It never felt underpowered, though the gearboxes left you frustrated as you couldn't use the power. The interiors were pleasant and available in any colour you like as long as it was black. Upholstery fabric was smooth and felt very durable. Plastics for the dashboard and door trims were OK; similar to the Swift.

Where Suzuki UK really scored was PRICE. It was priced at £14-£15,000 depending on manual or auto transmission. A similar spec Toyota Rav4 would cost £20,000 plus and Honda CRV £19,000 plus. With at least £5000 saving (approx 25% savings) one would over look any imperfections like gearbox, trim plastics etc…

I would look at buying a Grand Vitara in India as long as they priced it comparably to the Honda CRV as they do in UK. Any smaller price difference and I would want to find the extra cash and buy the Honda (just my personal opinion).

rahul_intlad · 10th June 2007, 02:05

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Any news on the diesel variant

CBU from Japan so I doubt there is anything happening on that front soon.

sgmuser · 10th June 2007, 08:44

I dont think GV can be compared with a Fortuner in terms of anything except both are SUVs! GV is a 2l petrol and the Fortuner only avlble in D4D 3l manual/auto option. Look at the price difference here in brunei.

Fortuner 4WD Auto D4D OTR 50k Sing dollors (x26)
GV 2l Petrol Auto : 33000 (x26)

But Fortuner interior spacewise is almost like GV in the 2nd row and it has two 3rd row facing seats.

Its fair to compare RAV4 with GV but still there is almost 12000 Sing dollors difference!

AlokSriva · 13th June 2007, 00:56

Folks, finally there is some activity officially from Maruti -
Check this out - Untitled Document

This is an indication of things to heat up a lot sooner than we expect - I remember the same happening in case of SX4.

Also, all new Endy is expected to be launched on 22nd June - seems to be a pretty confirmed date.

AlokSriva · 13th June 2007, 01:05

Folks, this is my first post on this forum, have been a visitor here since last couple of months. But the info that I gathered earlier today motivated me to sign-up to this forum (how else could have I shared this bit with you all)

If the pre-launch experience of SX4 is an indicator, here we have something for new Vitara Untitled Document

Though unconfirmed, Vitara date is around 25th June, new Endy would beat it by a few days (on 22nd June).

Alok

nirav · 13th June 2007, 12:13

wow looks good... hopefully they will price it in the sub-17L range... definitely a winner then!
with the way MUL is going right now (from the swift to the SX4 and now this)all i can say is: buy MUL stock asap!(apart from their cars, of course)

7th June 2007, 17:12	#106
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	I am dead sure the rear's have discs as well.
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7th June 2007, 18:42	#107
sgmuser BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 752 Thanked: 1,120 Times View My Garage	Great effort and good shots! Btw any insider tip off on pricing front? Iam spoilt nowadays as Maruti always hits the sweet spot on any new model pricing from Swift P on wards. Moreover, they need a hit model in this price as they have managed to give a success under 10l range. Also Iam a bit comprehensive for two reasons: 1. This is a CBU! Nothing much there to cut prices 2. They have given a hit for sure just now (SX4!) and that should not make them complacent! ;-)
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7th June 2007, 18:52	#108
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	WOW! Nice pictures, Monkey! Hope you didn't get into trouble shooting for us. Hmmm.... So another car to make others think.
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7th June 2007, 19:54	#109
Ricky_63 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,885 Thanked: 518 Times View My Garage	Maruti is surely getting it's act together........first the SWIFT then the SX4 & now the new VITARA........Cheerio Maruti - Competition watch out !!!!
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7th June 2007, 20:11	#110
GeekSrik Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,281 Thanked: 22 Times View My Garage	great work monkey !! nice snaps, the black looks a beauty/stunner! its got clean lines, and looks more or less like x-trail from nissan. the interiors look a bit crappy, but they atleast arent horribly beige. i do see the sx4 kinda steering out here too with audio controls and the like. maruti, good job.
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9th June 2007, 09:47	#112
cooldude1988765 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,041 Thanked: 187 Times	Any news on the diesel variant
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9th June 2007, 13:17	#113
cheap_deal BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: unknown Posts: 465 Thanked: 8 Times	wow its looking great, maruti sure has come a long way from the baleno design
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9th June 2007, 16:43	#115
Raja BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 419 Thanked: 69 Times	Driven Grand Vitara in UK This is my impression of driving the Grand Vitara in UK. I had driven the 5DR 2.0l petrol models. I found the Manual gearbox to be very notchy. It would never fall into gear smoothly like a Honda CRV or Toyota Rav4. The automatic gearbox was extremely slow to kick-down when you needed power. Box gearboxes left me unsatisfied. The engine was smooth and very capable of moving the car around. It never felt underpowered, though the gearboxes left you frustrated as you couldn't use the power. The interiors were pleasant and available in any colour you like as long as it was black. Upholstery fabric was smooth and felt very durable. Plastics for the dashboard and door trims were OK; similar to the Swift. Where Suzuki UK really scored was PRICE. It was priced at £14-£15,000 depending on manual or auto transmission. A similar spec Toyota Rav4 would cost £20,000 plus and Honda CRV £19,000 plus. With at least £5000 saving (approx 25% savings) one would over look any imperfections like gearbox, trim plastics etc… I would look at buying a Grand Vitara in India as long as they priced it comparably to the Honda CRV as they do in UK. Any smaller price difference and I would want to find the extra cash and buy the Honda (just my personal opinion).
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10th June 2007, 08:44	#117
sgmuser BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 752 Thanked: 1,120 Times View My Garage	I dont think GV can be compared with a Fortuner in terms of anything except both are SUVs! GV is a 2l petrol and the Fortuner only avlble in D4D 3l manual/auto option. Look at the price difference here in brunei. Fortuner 4WD Auto D4D OTR 50k Sing dollors (x26) GV 2l Petrol Auto : 33000 (x26) But Fortuner interior spacewise is almost like GV in the 2nd row and it has two 3rd row facing seats. Its fair to compare RAV4 with GV but still there is almost 12000 Sing dollors difference! Last edited by sgmuser : 10th June 2007 at 08:45.
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13th June 2007, 00:56	#118
AlokSriva BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fremont Posts: 486 Thanked: 72 Times	Folks, finally there is some activity officially from Maruti - Check this out - Untitled Document This is an indication of things to heat up a lot sooner than we expect - I remember the same happening in case of SX4. Also, all new Endy is expected to be launched on 22nd June - seems to be a pretty confirmed date.
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13th June 2007, 01:05	#119
AlokSriva BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fremont Posts: 486 Thanked: 72 Times	Launch dates round the corner Folks, this is my first post on this forum, have been a visitor here since last couple of months. But the info that I gathered earlier today motivated me to sign-up to this forum (how else could have I shared this bit with you all) If the pre-launch experience of SX4 is an indicator, here we have something for new Vitara Untitled Document Though unconfirmed, Vitara date is around 25th June, new Endy would beat it by a few days (on 22nd June). Alok
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13th June 2007, 12:13	#120
nirav BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore, Singapore Posts: 162 Thanked: 32 Times	wow looks good... hopefully they will price it in the sub-17L range... definitely a winner then! with the way MUL is going right now (from the swift to the SX4 and now this)all i can say is: buy MUL stock asap!(apart from their cars, of course)
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