The 2003 Suzuki Grand Vitara. It's the Vitara…in luxury
mode. Whether you're in mall-approach or in the mood for
a little off-road, the Grand Vitara will serve you effusively.
Suzuki has completely re-styled the cabin this year, so
read on to take a peek. Rugged, powerful, and confident
are just some of the words that may pop to mind when experiencing
the driver's seat of the Grand Vitara.
Available Models
The 2003 Suzuki Grand Vitara offers two 4-door power-packed
trims: JLS or LTD. Choose 2-wheel drive or 4-wheel drive
to complete the package.
Interior Features
Settle into the 4-wheel drive LTD trim and prepare to stay
a while: air conditioning, micron air filtration system,
leather seats, leather-wrapped steering wheel, power tilt-and-slide
sunroof, power windows, locks and mirrors, AM/FM stereo
with in-dash CD player, heated front seats, heated mirrors,
tilt steering wheel, cruise control, cargo cover, and below-seat
storage bins (big inhale). If you prefer the JLS trim, minus
off the heated leather seats, sunroof, heated mirrors, and
16-inch aluminum wheels. Interior volume: 112.6 cubic-feet.
The rear seat is split-folding so grab a configuration and
load it up.
Exterior Features
Expect nothing less than 16-inch alloy wheels, privacy glass,
rear wiper/washer, roof rails, front fog lamps, and multi-reflector
halogen headlamps.
Performance
This is where the 2003 Suzuki Grand Vitara can really blow
your hair back. A generous 2.5-litre V6, 24 valve, quad-cam
engine churning out 165 horsepower @ 6500 rpm and 162 lb-ft
of torque @ 4000 rpm ensures you can accelerate with conviction.
Estimated fuel consumption is 19/21 (city/hwy) mpg on the
5-speed manual transmission, and 18/20 (city/hwy) mpg on
the 4-speed automatic transmission.
Safety and Security
If you haven't already raced out to try a Grand Vitara for
yourself, we can now tell you about the standard safety
and security features. These include second-generation dual
front airbags, height-adjustable shoulder belts, rear door
child-safety locks, child seat LATCH system, energy-absorbing
steering column, daytime running lights, and remote keyless
entry. Structural safety manifests with reinforced side-impact
beams, a steel-reinforced passenger compartment, and integrated
front and rear crumple zones to reinsure impact safety.
Four-wheel ABS brakes come standard on the LTD trim, and
optional on the JLS trim.
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2003 Suzuki Grand Vitara
Highlights
 The
Grand Vitara's interior has been updated with a completely
new dashboard and console design and other refinements
including new colors and fabrics and a powerful new
in-dash CD player with seven speakers including a
subwoofer, automatic climate control, center armrest
with storage, overhead storage console, brushed aluminum
dash trim and ambient temperature display.
Standard
equipment is extensive and includes important items
like a V6 engine, air conditioning, power mirrors,
windows and locks, in-dash CD player with a seven
speakers, remote keyless entry, air conditioning with
a micron air-filtration system, cruise control, tilt
steering wheel, rear wiper/washer, remote audio controls
on the steering wheel, privacy glass and a lot more.
There are also plenty of safety and convenience features
such as cargo cover, rear wiper/washer, split-folding
rear seat, cargo-area light, rear window defroster,
and Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH)
child seat system.
In
four-wheel-drive mode, the Grand Vitara system offers
both high-range and low-range gearing -- a major advantage
over the single-range all-wheel-drive systems offered
on many car-based SUVs. When the terrain demands that
you slow to walking speed -- or even down to a crawl
-- to work your way over a particularly tough section,
the Grand Vitara is happy to oblige with a full set
of low-range ratios that keep the powerful V6 engine
spinning right in the heart of its powerband. So the
wheels keep turning, and you have the best chance
of getting through. Single-range all-wheel-drive vehicles
don't offer this low gearing, so the engine bogs down
at low forward speeds and there may not be the torque
available to keep the wheels turning. In this case,
traction isn't the problem, but available torque at
the wheels most assuredly is. Advantage: Grand Vitara
four-wheel drive.
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| Fast Stats
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$18,599
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| Engine |
2.5L DOHC V6
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| Horsepower |
165 hp @ 6,500
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| Transmission |
4-speed auto
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5-speed manual
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| MPG:
City/Hwy |
2WD man.: 19/22
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4WD man.: 19/21
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