Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Maruti Grand Vitara Review

Maruti Grand Vitara is an off-road vehicle introduced by Maruti Suzuki in 1988. This car didn't create much hype like other Maruti cars but it is one of the best car model and is sold in different names throughout the world. In India it was introduced long back, recently the company had launched its new version with lot of modifications.

Maruti Grand Vitara is a completely built unit (CBU) exported from Japan, the cost is pretty expensive when it comes to Maruti Suzuki, the price ranges between 17 lacs and 19 lacs. However, it successfully competes with popular cars like Ford Endeavour, Hyundai Tucson, Toyota Fortuner and Honda CR-V. The available colors are silky silver, pearl white, nocturnal blue, bluish black, clear beige and phoenix red.

It is equipped with 2.4 Liter DOHC powerful engine with the displacement of 2393 cc with 4-cylinder, 16-valve petrol engine. Vitara is available only with petrol engine in India but it comes with both five speed manual gearbox transmission and six speed automatic transmission options. The engine has the capacity to churn out peak power of 163.5 bhp at the rate of 6000 rpm and maximum torque of 225 nm at the rate of 4000 rpm. The car comes with VVT (Variable Valve Time) technology and MPFI Fuel distributing system that play great role in fuel economy and helps to produce better torque. As a result this great off-road vehicle, Maruti Grand Vitara mileage stands at 7 km per liter in the city and 10 km per liter in highways.

The exterior is pretty wide and muscular but it gives presentable and attractive look. The body colored bumpers, halogen projector headlamps, honey-comb front grille with chrome finished Suzuki logo on it all that beautifies exterior. It measures 4500 mm length, 1810 mm width and 1695 mm height and 1570 rear track and 1540 front track. The wheelbase measurement of this car is 2640 mm and it has the ground clearance of 200 mm. Maruti Grand Vitara interior is classy and elegant as it has the combination of modern and classy look. It is loaded with innovative features like multi-information display, centralized A/C vents, audio system with AUX terminal and CD charger, digital instrumental panel, odometer, cruise control and many more. Apart from that it comes with power steering with tilt adjustment, silver coated door opener and shift knob and so on. All that features are very well subtle with its exterior, making the interior impressive and luxurious.

Coming to the safety features, it is fully equipped with innovative safety features like anti-braking system with electronic brake force distribution, sure stop braking system, brake assist, rear and front crumple zones, side impact beams, dual airbags, head restraints, collapsible steering column and many more. Overall is one of the best cars of its segment. The price is slightly high that is because it is available as a CBU, but it is value for money.

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