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Pavel | 27 Apr

Greetings to everyone reading my review! The story will be about two wonderful managers, Valery Nikolaev and Dmitry Alekseev, as well as about the TS appraiser Nikita Andreev...

Marina | 8 Feb

Good afternoon, I would like to say thank you to Autogermes for quality work and service provision. Separately, senior manager Alexander Zakharov for his professional...

Kritskov Mikhail Yurievich | 13 Sep

Hello everyone! We purchased a Suzuki Vitara S. An amazing car. We would like to express our gratitude to NIKOLAI TURBIN, who oversaw this issue and...

Alexey | 6 Sep

Hello. I would like to thank the manager of the Suzuki salon on sh. Enthusiasts Nikolai and manager Victor for their help in purchasing a Suzuki Vitar...

Elena | 20 Aug

Good afternoon everyone! On May 6, 2018, I bought a Suzuki Vitara at a showroom on the Enthusiasts Highway. My managers were Alexandra Kuznetsova, and Ale Devyatkov for trading...

Irina | May 8

I have lived a long time and the SUZUKI VITARA I recently bought was my thirteenth. And I bought it on April 13th. But the refutation of “unhappiness”...

Olga | 17 Apr

Hello. I recently bought a Suzuki Vitara from this dealership. I can say that the salon is good, the people working in it know their business.

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Greetings to everyone reading my review! The story will be about two wonderful managers, Valery Nikolaev and Dmitry Alekseev, as well as about the TS appraiser Nikita Andreev! Guys, thank you. It seemed to me that transactions such as trading in your car and buying a new one were impossible quickly. But we managed it almost in a day. The car you need was in stock, a test drive was carried out, all the little things were selected and the transaction was carried out - all for top level! I'm happy with the car, the Suzuki Vitara is a dream ️ Thank you! I will recommend to friends! You are best!

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Good afternoon, I would like to say thank you to Autogermes for the quality work and provision of services. Separately, senior manager Alexander Zakharov for his professional work in organizing the sale of the Suzuki Vitara. It is very pleasant to work with professionally trained specialists who know the product they are presenting on the market. Good organization, result-oriented work, consultations and assistance in choosing additional options. Success in business and further development Autohermes. Best regards, Mikhail Kritskov.

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Hello everyone! We purchased a Suzuki Vitara S. An amazing car. We would like to express our gratitude to NIKOLAY TURBIN, who oversaw this issue, and to DMITRY ALEXEEV. Thanks guys! We were pleased with your work! During the process of buying and waiting for a car, we had questions to which we always received answers. I especially note the fact that when choosing additional options, Nikolai did not try to impose anything on us, all his suggestions and advice were balanced and interesting. There were no difficulties or problems at the time of the transaction, the prices in the salon were fair, optional equipment Installed on the car quickly. Our impressions were positive. So I recommend it to everyone who wants to buy a Suzuki. Alexey and Maria

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Hello. I would like to thank the manager of the Suzuki salon on sh. Enthusiasts Nikolai and manager Victor for their help in purchasing a Suzuki Vitara car. Thank you for coming to the meeting. This is the second car from this showroom. Remain as attentive to your clients.

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Good afternoon everyone! On May 6, 2018, I bought a Suzuki Vitara at a showroom on the Enthusiasts Highway. My managers were Alexandra Kuznetsova, and Alexey Devyatkov for trading. I wanted to thank them very much for their work. Alexandra is simply smart, she tried to meet everyone halfway in everything, she is a very nice girl. Alexey is also a competent specialist; my car, which I rented out, was thoroughly inspected and adequately assessed. I was very pleased to communicate with them and the purchasing process was a pleasure. We kindly ask management to find an opportunity to reward these employees. Thank you.

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I have lived a long time and the SUZUKI VITARA I recently bought was my thirteenth. And I bought it on April 13th. But the refutation of the “unluckiness” of the number THIRTEEN began with the first steps when visiting the HERMES car dealership on Red Pine Street. Friendliness, desire and ability to answer any question from a potential buyer, high professionalism, knowledge of the car down to the smallest detail... The list of positive things you get in the salon is endless. I have something to compare with! And I observed a similar attitude in HERMES on Red Pine towards other customers, young and healthy. This was not compassion for an old woman, a disabled person. This is the SUZUKI HERMES dealer's working style. Unfortunately, not all SUZUKI dealers are SO HELPFUL AND COURTESY. I will not name the dealer where I booked a SUZUKKA car on April 12. But, having bought the car I needed at a more favorable price for me at HERMES, it cost me a lot of work and nerves to return on the 13th the material funds left with the company when making the reservation. Only the “threat” of writing a complaint helped me receive money on the day of arrival. And HERMES on Red Pine to this day maintains the positive that I received when buying a car from them: I have repeatedly received and am receiving advice by phone, because an old lonely woman has many questions about operating a new car. Although my trade-in JIMNY and VITARA are similar. But all sorts of buttons, keys - everything is unusual, unfamiliar. Once I find the time, I’ll open the book and stop tormenting the charming Alexey (Alexey Sergeevich Eltovsky), the brutal Sergei (Sergey Dmitrievich Lepilin) ​​with questions. You will laugh, but I will also service the car at Red Pine, even though it’s not a low beam from my house. I hope that the personnel selected by the management of SUZUKI MOTOR RUS for the service station will turn out to be as professional, friendly and positive as the sales department employees. JIMNY was my friend, serving faithfully for almost 11 years. I hope that VITARA will not disappoint. And buying on the THIRTEENTH will be a happy one! Thank you SUZUKI MOTOR RUS both for the SUZUKI cars and for the competently selected staff. Take care of them - they are the key to your success in our Market. Semenenko Olga Vsevolodovna

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From the history of the model

• On the conveyor: from 2005 to 2014
• Body: 3- or 5-door station wagon
• Russian range of engines: petrol, P4, 1.6 (106 hp), 2.0 (140 hp), 2.4 (169 hp); V6, 3.2 (233 hp)
• Gearboxes: M5, A4, A5
• Drive unit: full
• Restyling: 2008 - new engines 2.4 and 3.2 became available; the front bumper, fenders and grille have been changed; The turn signal repeaters were moved to the exterior rear view mirrors, dashboard built in multifunction display. 2012 - wheel design updated, front bumper and radiator grilles
• Crash tests: 2007, EuroNCAP; protection for the driver and adult passengers - four stars (30 points); protection of child passengers - three stars (27 points); pedestrian protection - three stars (19 points)

To the delight of connoisseurs Japanese assembly Our market was officially supplied with cars assembled only in the Land of the Rising Sun. In general, the quality of the paintwork is good - even on the first production cars there are no obvious areas of corrosion. Except that for some reason the manufacturer saved money on painting the doorways. This is especially noticeable on cars produced after 2008.

Sealing rubber bands the doors are wiped down pretty quickly paintwork in places of contact with openings. And the seal on the trunk opening leaves a mark on the inner door panel.

Grand Vitara - popular car. But, despite this fact and the need of the spare parts market for used body parts, it does not attract the attention of hijackers. With one exception: the spare wheel cover on the tailgate is stolen on an almost industrial scale. A new casing costs 25,000 rubles and you will have to pay another five thousand if you want the Suzuki inscription on it.

The long life of the car on the assembly line was enhanced by two restylings. However, both did not bring significant changes to the design: technically the machines recent years releases are almost identical to copies from ten years ago. old horse will not spoil the furrows!

Along with the most common five-door version, there is also a shortened three-door version. Its version with a 1.6 engine is in definite demand, only manual transmission gears and truncated transmission - without blocking center differential and a low range of gears in the transfer case. The remaining modifications have a full-fledged off-road transmission.

• With age, it is inevitable that the tailgate will sag a little due to the weight of the spare tire. The issue is resolved with minor adjustments.
• The optics do not cause any trouble: they do not fog up or melt. The exception is the modification with xenon low beam, which is equipped with a mandatory headlight washer system. Its motor is located at the very bottom of the tank, located behind the front bumper, and is not covered by anything. Two or three years are enough for the terminals coming out of the housing to rot due to road dirt. The motor costs 6,000 rubles.
• The engineers clearly miscalculated by making the honeycombs of the engine radiators and air conditioning too small. The gap between them quickly becomes covered with a coat of mud, which interferes with cooling. It is the engine that sounds the alarm first (especially versions 2.4 and 3.2), the arrow of the antifreeze temperature indicator goes into the red zone. Service technicians recommend flushing radiators at least once every two years. To do this they need to be dismantled.
• At the location engine compartment block power fuses, on the right side of the compartment, moisture constantly accumulates. On every fifth car aged seven to ten years, this leads to serious rotting of the internal contacts. The disease can be seen: the block is transparent. But it is non-separable, so it needs to be replaced as an assembly. Typically, oxidized contacts cause problems with transfer case. The system warning lights light up on the panel all-wheel drive and modes stop switching.

Automobile Suzuki Grand Vitara began to be produced in Japan in 1998, and later the assembly of cars for the American market began in Canada. Unlike most crossover competitors, it was real SUV- with frame structure, continuous rear axle, all-wheel drive transmission with a rigidly connected front end and a reduction gear.

IN model range there were versions with a three-door and five-door body, and in some countries it was possible to purchase a short-wheelbase open version with a fabric top rear seats. In Japan, this model was called, and in North and South America it was also sold under the name.

Suzuki Grand Vitara was equipped gasoline engines 1.6 and 2.0 with a power of 94–140, as well as a 2.5-liter V6 engine developing 142–158 power. There was also a two-liter diesel engine (87–109 hp) in the range of engines. Transmissions were a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic. All Grand Vitars for Russia and Europe were exclusively all-wheel drive, and on American market Rear-wheel drive options were also offered.

He debuted in 2001 SUV Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7 - with a wheelbase extended by 320 mm and seven-seater saloon. This version was equipped only with a V6 2.7 engine with a power of 173–185 horsepower. In 2003, the XL-7 modification was restyled and received a different front design, distinguishing the car from ordinary SUVs.

In 2005, production of the first generation Grand Vitara was completed.

Suzuki Grand Vitara engine table

The first generation Suzuki Grand Vitara crossover was officially introduced in 1997, and then it went into production. The model was produced until 2005, after which it was replaced by a second-generation car.

The first generation Suzuki Grand Vitara is compact crossover, which was offered in a three- or five-door body version.

Depending on the body type, the length of the car ranges from 3905 to 4215 mm, width – from 1695 to 1780 mm, height – 1740 mm. Between the axles of the Vitara there are from 2200 to 2480 mm, and under the bottom - 195 mm. When equipped, the crossover weighs from 1235 to 1405 kg.

The “first” Suzuki Grand Vitara was equipped with three petrol atmospheric engines working volume from 1.6 to 2.5 liters, delivering from 94 to 144 Horse power. A 2.0-liter turbodiesel was also offered, the output of which was 87 “horses” and 216 Nm of torque. The engines were combined with a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic. The all-wheel drive system on the car is implemented according to the Part-Time type, that is front axle hard-wired manually.

The first generation Suzuki Grand Vitara has an independent spring suspension at the front and a dependent spring suspension at the rear. The front wheels are equipped with ventilated discs brake mechanisms, on the rear - drums.

The advantages of the “first” Suzuki Grand Vitara include good off-road capabilities, attractive and solid appearance, overall design reliability, low consumption fuel, good brakes, fairly powerful and torquey engines, acceptable dynamics, quite spacious interior for the five-seater version. Disadvantages: expensive Maintenance at official dealers, poor stability on high speeds, poor security engine compartment from dirt, little space on rear seats and a small trunk volume for a three-door crossover.

This car was bought not only, and, strictly speaking, not so much for me, but for my friend. I have always been a car enthusiast, completely indifferent to the magic words “all-wheel drive”, “rally trophy” and “SUV”, I sincerely considered the B-class hatchback to be the optimal city car and dreamed of Renault Clio Sport, Daihatsu YRV, Mazda 3 MPS and similar “lighters”. But my friend said sternly: we are looking for an SUV! Or at least a crossover. Well, we found it.

Since we are, after all, city dwellers and go off-road (and even then very relatively) several times a year, the need to buy something real, large, framed, thank God, disappeared when this circumstance was popularly explained to my friend. After which we finally decided on the type of vehicle we needed - it should be a crossover, an all-wheel drive mechanism (permanent/plug-in) and other allroad gadgets like a lowering vehicle do not matter, but the price and condition of the specimen are what really matter. For this reason, the Honda CR -V and Nissan X -Trail (expensive) were dropped. Of course, I wanted a turbocharged Subaru Forester, but it also didn’t fit into our limit. I read a lot of bad reviews about the Qashqais of the first editions. A friend hinted at the UAZ Patriot (why, “so big!”), to which I replied that the car was domestic or made in China she will choose, buy and register on her own, after which these conversations immediately stopped. I don’t know why, but our choice didn’t even come down to the Mitsubishi Outlander when we leaned towards an alternative of two options: Toyota RAV 4 or Suzuki Grand Vitara. For some reason, my friend was more impressed by the RAV4 (for my taste, the SGV design is much more attractive). But, having become more familiar with the market for these cars, I determined that for the same amount you can get a Suzuchka significantly better condition and more recent years. In addition, there is a huge selection of three-door bodies, which, in principle, is ideal for us, because... We don’t have children yet, and we also don’t carry building materials to the dacha yet.

We bought the third of the cars we looked at. The first one, I think, will be sold for a very long time for the money they wanted for it. The second was okay, the price was adequate, but it was very scratched all around - too much for a 3-year-old car, plus it was embarrassing for a large number of previous owners. But the third, red, well-groomed and elegant, won first my heart, and then my friend’s. We also liked the hosts, and in a few days all the formalities were settled.

The condition of the car is close to ideal, considering its age of 5 years and the fact that it is still not new car. At both services where it was driven (before the purchase and after, when they picked it up from my friends), the verdict is clear: everything is OK, the insides correspond to the external gloss, and there’s nothing to break here, the design is simple and reliable, like a Kalashnikov assault rifle. Immediately after the purchase I changed the oil, filter, spark plugs and brake fluid. I installed a normal alarm, so life in our residential area will be calmer.

The car has: ABS, 6 airbags, climate control, heated rears and even a little spin, CD changer for 6 discs (MP 3, however, does not read) with controls on the steering wheel.

The drive is full, permanent on all 4 wheels, without any fussy electronics. There is no lowering or differential locking on the three-door model; these things are designed for the “older” 2.4-liter engine. Now, about the sad stuff. We have 1.6 liters, and this is an unequivocal death sentence for any driver’s ambitions. There are no dynamics here. That is, no, in principle. This is such a heavenly slow-moving vehicle that puts you in a philosophical mood and contemplating the beautiful landscapes along the way. What else can you expect from a car with an impressive weight, permanent all-wheel drive and an engine power of 106 horsepower? Yes, and not strength, but strength, strangled by European environmental standards. Here, the presence of a manual transmission does not help, turning the engine is useless, the slow-moving vehicle remains slow-moving. I console myself with the fact that after a while my friend will finally learn to drive and will ride an SGV without haste, and I will change to something more fun.

Actually, nothing more bad can be said about Suzuchka. Well, if you don’t find fault with little things like missing sound insulation (and what kind of Japanese car is it worth as much as a lemon?), a shamelessly vibrating manual transmission knob (like on a Zhiguli, honestly) and the spine-tingling sensations of driving on Russian roads (a logical consequence of the short wheelbase and stiff suspension, but for me this is rather a plus). However, for some these shortcomings may be decisive, then it is better to look at European-made cars.

So in all other respects, SGV so far, pah-pah-pah, only makes me happy.

1. Still, I appreciated the advantages of all-wheel drive. Now, I’m afraid, it will even be difficult to change back to the “underdrive”. When real snowfalls began in the capital, and the new mayor, like his predecessor, found himself completely helpless in the first days before the unexpected forces of the December elements, many drivers drove very carefully, risking at any moment rolling sideways or even going into an uncontrolled skid. So for the SGV it doesn’t matter what’s under the wheels – whether there is snow there or not, asphalt or ice. It goes where the front wheels are pointing. Dot. No, of course, if you overdo it with the gas pedal sharp turn, the car swerves capriciously rear axle. But skidding is 100% predictable and can be corrected easily and naturally by releasing the gas and corrective movement of the steering wheel. By the way, the mechanics of entering/exiting rotation here are fundamentally different than on front wheel drive, but this has been repeatedly and in detail described, told, drawn and even shown on the Internet, where I address those interested. Once at the monastery on Danilovsky Val (there is such a sharp bend in the road) I was driving myself, my girlfriend and 2 comrades home, everyone was very tired and cold, I completely forgot about this sharp turn and ended up taking a turn (and the road is slippery) with at such a speed that I would have already flown off the roadway if I were in front-wheel drive. Suzuchka, at least give a damn, she went exactly along the trajectory. But still, it’s not worth driving this car, that’s not what it’s for.

2. Quite decent ground clearance, 17 radius, short wheelbase and overhangs make overcoming curbs, snowdrifts and holes a very easy and enjoyable task, which I often use, to the envy of the owners of shorter cars.

3. Considering my attempts to still drive at an adequate speed relative to the flow, I expected the enchanting appetites of the engine. However, measurements show 12-13 liters, which is quite a bit, in my opinion, considering the frost, the type of car and driving style. By the way, the consumption indicator on this model is completely useless, because it only shows instantaneous consumption, so I immediately turned it off so as not to get upset during sudden accelerations.

4. B long journey Roof rails will come in handy.

5. The short length and excellent visibility (you can see everything like from an aquarium) will make maneuvers and parking in the city elementary even for a complete teapot.

In general, it seems to me that for a city lady, especially a beginner, especially without any special driving or off-road ambitions, this is the ideal crossover.

There's not much else to say about this car right now. For the New Year holidays we are going to Finland on it, 2000 km one way, perhaps after this voyage there will be a continuation. Or maybe a friend will somehow get ready for a review when she gets behind the wheel of this small Japanese “almost jeep”.