Suzuki Grand Vitara Facelift

Guna · 12th July 2012, 12:39

Came across this report about the face-lifted GV. Very cosmetic changes and IMO the current one is better looking.
Suzuki Grand Vitara facelift | Gallery | Autocar India

naveen.raju · 12th July 2012, 12:46

On the outside, the subtle facelift brings a newly designed front grille with twin-bars in the shape of wings, a tweaked bumper that gains black trim, black headlamp bezels and new alloy wheel styles, while Suzuki also discarded the spare rear wheel on the tailgate and moved the license plate holder.

The only changes to the interior are the new materials and colors for the seats and door panels.

There's also a new special edition model named "X-Adventure" that comes in a bespoke 'Bison Brown Pearl Metallic' finish, 18-inch wheels, a chrome front grille, privacy glass, a rear spoiler, additional standard equipment such as the sunroof and a suede interior with red accents on the seats, steering wheel and gear shifter.

Suzuki did not say if these changes will be applied on the Grand Vitara sold in markets outside of Japan.

rohanjf · 12th July 2012, 15:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by naveen.raju

Suzuki did not say if these changes will be applied on the Grand Vitara sold in markets outside of Japan.

Then Indian Grand Vitara is imported from Japan, right?
With this facelift, I guess MSIL will have to go through the homologation process again, at a huge cost. I don't think MSIL will be interested in launching this in India to sell one or two units every month. So, we might see the end of Grand Vitara in India soon.

suhaas307 · 12th July 2012, 15:17

I don't know what's stopping Maruti Suzuki from bringing the Vitara here, assembling it and giving it with a larger version of the famed Fiat Multi-Jet engine.

But the few Marutis that sported price-tags above 10 lakhs never really did too well. The Kizashi is an rare as a Ferrari and I've seen more Audi Q7s than Vitaras to be honest. Shame, because it's a brilliant car.

figo_mba · 12th July 2012, 15:19

It is written Escudo in the front. Why?

If this were to make it into India and be a success story then it has to have a diesel engine. I am guessing that they would need the 1.9 or 1.6 MJD

naveen.raju · 12th July 2012, 15:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by rohanjf

Then Indian Grand Vitara is imported from Japan, right?

Yes, but dont think the guys will be interested in bringing this to India. Will have to wait and see MSIL's approach.

Quote:

Originally Posted by figo_mba

It is written Escudo in the front. Why?

If this were to make it into India and be a success story then it has to have a diesel engine. I am guessing that they would need the 1.9 or 1.6 MJD

Vitara is sold as Escudo in Japan. That's why the name in the front.

BTW, some pics.

Scorcher · 13th July 2012, 03:03

Here are the complete set of 2013 GV/Escudo pics.

Source

mayankjha1806 · 13th July 2012, 05:00

Looks more muscular to me, better than the current one. Even if brought to India GV will not set the sales chart on fire for obvious reasons, and for this reason MSIL has never pushed the GV and Kizashi with any serious effort.

What i wonder is, if they already have a Diesel heart for European markets, what stops them to launch the same one in India (Or better assemble the same one here, to bring the costs down).

volkman10 · 13th July 2012, 07:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by naveen.raju

Suzuki did not say if these changes will be applied on the Grand Vitara sold in markets outside of Japan.

The facelifted GV will be available for the US markets too. Other markets yet to be confirmed.

Quote:

Suzuki's American PR staff has confirmed to Autoblog that we will be getting some of the updates here as well, in the form of a facelifted 2013 Suzuki Grand Vitara.

Suzuki Grand Vitara getting facelift for 2013

jkdas · 13th July 2012, 09:18

Is it just me? Looks like a XUV to me!

This along with Kizashi was a bad move with petrol engine options. They could have priced it good atleast.

VeyronSuperSprt · 13th July 2012, 09:47

The fact that Hyundai's Santro was redesigned so as to have it's front resemble the earlier model Grand Vitara was more than just a coincidence in the ongoing war between the Koreans and Japanese. Indirectly Hyundai got it's cheapest car to resemble Suzuki's flagship. This sent Suzuki scurrying to the drawing boards to redesign the Vitara and the result was the model before the one we see on these pages.

Let's see wait and see whether Hyundai comes up with another similar move. At best we could have a better looking Santro, another version of the Vitara and a few disgruntled customers ?

CARDEEP · 17th August 2012, 13:25

Suzuki Grand Vitara 2WD is released in Australia @ AU$26990. Here is the link to Carpoint Australia's article on the same:

Suzuki releases 2WD Grand Vitara

TRANSAM · 17th August 2012, 15:13

hope they bring the GV 2013 here a s well, with a diesel heart. Would do well in the under 20L segment..

scopriobharath · 17th August 2012, 15:41

Is it just me. The front looks little like a TFORT.

A good diesel and a Sub 14 lac price tag(Yes 14 lac) should see it sell for Maruti. XA Alpha could compete around the 10 mark and Vitara around the 14 mark.

ksaurabh21 · 5th September 2012, 20:05

http://www.cartrade.com/car-bike-new...ia-118300.html

Looks like new Vitara will come to India in 2014 and will be positioned against XUV500, Yeti.

12th July 2012, 12:39	#1
Guna Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,010 Thanked: 4,202 Times	Suzuki Grand Vitara Facelift Came across this report about the face-lifted GV. Very cosmetic changes and IMO the current one is better looking. Suzuki Grand Vitara facelift \| Gallery \| Autocar India Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Guna : 12th July 2012 at 12:53.
	(3) Thanks

12th July 2012, 12:46	#2
naveen.raju Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Cochin Posts: 4,834 Thanked: 8,921 Times View My Garage	Re: Suzuki Grand Vitara Facelift On the outside, the subtle facelift brings a newly designed front grille with twin-bars in the shape of wings, a tweaked bumper that gains black trim, black headlamp bezels and new alloy wheel styles, while Suzuki also discarded the spare rear wheel on the tailgate and moved the license plate holder. The only changes to the interior are the new materials and colors for the seats and door panels. There's also a new special edition model named "X-Adventure" that comes in a bespoke 'Bison Brown Pearl Metallic' finish, 18-inch wheels, a chrome front grille, privacy glass, a rear spoiler, additional standard equipment such as the sunroof and a suede interior with red accents on the seats, steering wheel and gear shifter. Suzuki did not say if these changes will be applied on the Grand Vitara sold in markets outside of Japan.
	(1) Thanks

12th July 2012, 15:17	#4
suhaas307 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 8,830 Thanked: 12,251 Times	Re: Suzuki Grand Vitara Facelift I don't know what's stopping Maruti Suzuki from bringing the Vitara here, assembling it and giving it with a larger version of the famed Fiat Multi-Jet engine. But the few Marutis that sported price-tags above 10 lakhs never really did too well. The Kizashi is an rare as a Ferrari and I've seen more Audi Q7s than Vitaras to be honest. Shame, because it's a brilliant car.
	(3) Thanks

12th July 2012, 15:19	#5
figo_mba BHPian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Jersey City, NJ Posts: 467 Thanked: 214 Times View My Garage	Re: Suzuki Grand Vitara Facelift It is written Escudo in the front. Why? If this were to make it into India and be a success story then it has to have a diesel engine. I am guessing that they would need the 1.9 or 1.6 MJD
	() Thanks

13th July 2012, 03:03	#7
Scorcher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Trivandrum, KL Posts: 4,918 Thanked: 7,124 Times	Re: Suzuki Grand Vitara Facelift Here are the complete set of 2013 GV/Escudo pics. *Source* Attached Thumbnails
	(5) Thanks

13th July 2012, 05:00	#8
mayankjha1806 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,160 Thanked: 978 Times View My Garage	Re: Suzuki Grand Vitara Facelift Looks more muscular to me, better than the current one. Even if brought to India GV will not set the sales chart on fire for obvious reasons, and for this reason MSIL has never pushed the GV and Kizashi with any serious effort. What i wonder is, if they already have a Diesel heart for European markets, what stops them to launch the same one in India (Or better assemble the same one here, to bring the costs down).
	() Thanks

13th July 2012, 09:18	#10
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Re: Suzuki Grand Vitara Facelift Is it just me? Looks like a XUV to me! This along with Kizashi was a bad move with petrol engine options. They could have priced it good atleast.
	() Thanks

13th July 2012, 09:47	#11
VeyronSuperSprt BANNED Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Chennai Posts: 818 Thanked: 1,721 Times	Re: Suzuki Grand Vitara Facelift The fact that Hyundai's Santro was redesigned so as to have it's front resemble the earlier model Grand Vitara was more than just a coincidence in the ongoing war between the Koreans and Japanese. Indirectly Hyundai got it's cheapest car to resemble Suzuki's flagship. This sent Suzuki scurrying to the drawing boards to redesign the Vitara and the result was the model before the one we see on these pages. Let's see wait and see whether Hyundai comes up with another similar move. At best we could have a better looking Santro, another version of the Vitara and a few disgruntled customers ?
	() Thanks

17th August 2012, 13:25	#12
CARDEEP Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NCR Posts: 3,248 Thanked: 2,522 Times	Re: Suzuki Grand Vitara Facelift Suzuki Grand Vitara 2WD is released in Australia @ AU$26990. Here is the link to Carpoint Australia's article on the same: Suzuki releases 2WD Grand Vitara
	() Thanks

17th August 2012, 15:13	#13
TRANSAM BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 705 Thanked: 247 Times	Re: Suzuki Grand Vitara Facelift hope they bring the GV 2013 here a s well, with a diesel heart. Would do well in the under 20L segment..
	() Thanks

17th August 2012, 15:41	#14
scopriobharath Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 3,617 Thanked: 1,330 Times	Re: Suzuki Grand Vitara Facelift Is it just me. The front looks little like a TFORT. A good diesel and a Sub 14 lac price tag(Yes 14 lac) should see it sell for Maruti. XA Alpha could compete around the 10 mark and Vitara around the 14 mark.
	() Thanks

5th September 2012, 20:05	#15
ksaurabh21 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Bangalore Posts: 58 Thanked: 26 Times	Re: Suzuki Grand Vitara Facelift http://www.cartrade.com/car-bike-new...ia-118300.html Looks like new Vitara will come to India in 2014 and will be positioned against XUV500, Yeti.
	() Thanks