The second best-selling model in France from Suzuki, the Vitara is as small a crossover designed for the city as it is real Moving 4×4 able to overcome steep places. It is one of the rare models in this niche (along with the Dacia Duster) that has all-wheel drive “AllGrip” and several driving modes that alternate between 2 and 4 drives: Auto, Snow, Lock and Sport. Like the entire Suzuki range in France, it is offered exclusively with a hybrid engine: microhybrid SHVS 1.4 Boosterjet with a capacity of 129 horsepowerAND “real” battery car hybrid 1.5 Dualjet with a capacity of 115 horsepower. To increase sales of its model (3,086 units sold last year, 3377 from January), today Suzuki offers a new limited edition…

Vitara with a desire to escape

It invites you to breathe fresh air and breathe in the good iodized air of the French coast: a a version called “Grand Large”, it’s an ode to the marine environment! It doesn’t come out of nowhere because Suzuki France partner of several boat races this year (La Solitaire, La Route du Rhum), the brand offered itself a little wink operation! So what’s new in this Vitara Grand Large? Its color is already unique “Sphere Blue Pearl”, dark blue colortopped with a silver “Grey Metallic” roof and decorated specific rims and shield. Pretty chic and stylish Vitara, based on Privilege processing. It comes standard with a 7-inch touchscreen compatible with Apple Car Play/Android Auto, a rearview camera, automatic air conditioning and heated front seats (among other things).

Only 750 copies

Under the engine, nothing new is on the horizon. The Grand Large offers the two hybrid engines already on the Vitara, one with a manual transmission, the other with an AGS robotic automatic transmission (details above). Both are associated with an all-wheel drive system AllGrip, and offer 4 driving modes. Reserved for France, this limited edition Grand Large can be exchanged for €26,590 which is slightly more expensive than the Vitara Privilège (€26,190). It is already on the network, it will not be found for everyone, because only 750 copies are planned ! He is collected in Hungaryat Magyar-Suzuki, alongside the standard Vitara and S-Cross.

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