Review: 2021 Suzuki Vitara AllGrip
In 2017, the Suzuki Vitara returned as an entrant in the then niche sub-compact SUV segment bringing with it their proven formula of “high equipment, low price.” What other brand could give you an assembled in Europe (Hungary to be exact) SUV with a panoramic sunroof, LED headlights, and 17-inch alloy wheels for about P 1.1 million? This here represents the perfect convergence, and lo and behold: it clicked.
Four years on, Suzuki finds itself in a pickle. How do you respond to the changing market conditions? How do you keep ahead of the deluge of cheap Chinese SUVs? How do you keep the Vitara fresh after a facelift in 2019? The market has certainly changed and whereas sub-compact SUVs were a niche before, today they’re as staple as white rice. Their answer? Give it all-wheel drive.