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| | Maruti Suzuki - Grand Vitara | | | | | | | | Grand Vitara MT - Auto Car | | |
If you remember the last Grand Vitara - the gargantuan XL-7 - prepare to have your perceptions altered with the new version. Launched internationally in 2005, the new Grand Vitara is leaner, sharper and more car-like than its predecessor, which is what more customers now want from their SUV. More importantly, it costs a whole lot less.
Looks are subjective, but all of us who looked at the new Grand Vitara really liked what we saw. There is a wonderful balance between the straight lines of a traditional SUV and more modern flowing lines and curves. It looks particularly striking from the front the chisel-like snout, clear wraparound headlamps and straight-cut clamshell bonnet looking crisp. The good old Gypsy has come a long way.
Departing once again from the XL-7, the new car is built on a monocoque chassis, but Suzuki is very serious about off-roading, so the Vitara has ladder-like chassis rails and cross-beams pressed into the bottom of the monocoque body for greater rigidity. |
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