New Suzuki Vitara Spotted in India

While it has already been on sale in the international market for some time now, the first pictures of the Suzuki Vitara in India have been making their rounds on the internet. Unveiled at the 2015 Paris Motor Show, the Vitara will be Maruti Suzuki’s flagship model in India.

The new Maruti Suzuki Vitara gets a twin slat chrome grille up front flanked by horizontally stacked sharp looking headlights. The long sloping bonnet blends into the grille to give it a Land Rover kind of appearance. The large bumper has integrated circular fog lamps and vertical Daytime Running Lights. Being an SUV the Vitara also gets skid plates at the front. The blackened out pillars and the gunmetal finished alloy wheels make the profile look good. From the back, the Vitara looks extremely similar to the S-Cross thanks to the wraparound taillights.

The cabin of the Vitara looks typically Maruti Suzuki thanks to the steering wheel and the clocks. The dashboard is washed in black with a strip of orange highlight. The centre console gets a large touch screen infotainment system that sits above the electronic climate control.

In the international market, the Vitara comes with a 1.6-litre petrol and diesel unit. The gasoline as well as diesel unit makes 120 horses. The torque figures, though, stand at 156Nm and 320Nm respectively. After the S-Cross, the Vitara will be the second car to get the 1.6-litre oil burner.

Just like the Baleno and the S-Cross, the Vitara too will be sold at Maruti Suzuki’s premium Nexa dealerships. The Vitara SUV is expected to make its debut in India at the 2016 Auto Expo.