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.
Safety
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gives the Suzuki SX4 a Good rating
in frontal-offset and side-impact crash tests. In addition to its standard front
airbags, the SX4 has side-impact and ...
Off-Road
We drove an RMZ-4 Equator around several trails at Knibbe Ranch, about 55
miles north of San Antonio. The ranch, consisting of 2,000 acres of Texas hill
country, is mostly covered with scrub oak a ...
Cruise Control (if equipped)
Cruise Control (if equipped)
The cruise control system allows you to
maintain a steady speed without keeping
your foot on the accelerator pedal. The
controls for operating the cruise control
sy ...