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:
Off-Road Driving
Your vehicle has specific design characteristics
for off-road driving. When you leave
the pavement, you will encounter driving
surfaces of all kinds which may change
continually as you drive. In m ...
Specifications
NOTE:
Specifications are subject to change without
notice.
M/T: Manual transaxle.
A/T: Automatic transaxle.
2WD: 2-wheel drive.
i-AWD: intelligent All Wheel Drive.
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EXTERIOR
I have to confess to being a little reluctant to drive this car to a first
date. Not that I really care what a stranger thinks about the car I drive, but
I'm more concerned with how the car I driv ...