Safety Certification Label
This label contains important safetyrelated information about your vehicle. The label is located on the driver’s door lock pillar.
Modification Warning
WARNING:
Do not modify this vehicle. Modification
could adversely affect safety,
handling, performance or durability
and may violate governmental regulations.
In addition, damage or performance
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Cargo & Towing
As noted, the Grand Vitara's maximum trailer weight is 3,000 pounds — twice
that of the CR-V and four-cylinder Escape, but less than the Escape V6, which
has car-based construction and better mi ...
Basic Power
This year's four-cylinder engine gains some guts — it makes 150 horsepower,
up from last year's 143 — and it works through either a stick shift or a new
continuously variable automatic transmi ...