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.
Four Trim Lines, Two Engines, Three Drivelines
The 2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara four-cylinder model is offered in four trim
levels: Base, Premium, XSport and Luxury. The base model is RWD only, but its
list of standard equipment is far from basic ...
Grand Vitara in the Market
Despite building some solid cars, like the fun-to-drive SX4 compact and the
midsize Kizashi, which earned third place in Cars.com's recent $25,000 Family
Sedan Shootout, Suzuki has a consideration ...
Ignition Switch
The ignition switch has the following four
positions:
LOCK
This is the normal parking position. It is the
only position in which the key can be
removed.
Manual transaxle
• Manual transaxl ...