Safety
The Grand Vitara received the highest-possible overall score, Good, in Insurance Institute for Highway Safety frontal-offset crash testing. It received the second-best score, Acceptable, in side-impact and roof-strength tests, but earned just a Marginal for its protection against whiplash injuries in rear-end collisions.
Standard safety features include antilock brakes, side-impact airbags for the front seats, side curtain airbags for both rows of seats, and an electronic stability system. Check out the Standard Equipment & Specs page for a full list of safety features.
See also:
Towing a Disabled Vehicle
Emergency Towing
If your vehicle is disabled, it may be towed
by a tow truck using one of the following
methods:
1) Tow the vehicle with two wheels lifted
by the tow truck and the other two
whee ...
Ride & Handling
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quite comfortably. I felt more pavement disruptions when I had three passengers
on board. In some cars it's the opposite. ...
Grand Vitara in the Market
American automakers get a lot of criticism for their bad decisions in the
sport utility arena. There was too much emphasis on the truck-based type, and
they're paying the price. Suzuki proves with ...