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Suzuki Vitara vs GWM Haval H6

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Suzuki Vitara
Suzuki Vitara

$19,880 - $33,990

2021 price

GWM Haval H6
GWM Haval H6

$33,990 - $45,990

2024 price

Summary

2021 Suzuki Vitara
2024 GWM Haval H6
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 1.6L

Turbo 4, 1.5L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

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Fuel Efficiency
5.8L/100km (combined)

5.2L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • No AEB availability in this grade
  • Stiff ride
  • Too much road and engine noise intrusion

  • Technology isn't as good as rivals
  • Misses out on features that its rivals have
  • Driving experience is a mixed bag
2021 Suzuki Vitara Summary

Suzuki invented the modern compact SUV. It’s funny how quickly people forget.

Yes, the pioneering Vitara of 1988 rode on a ladder-frame chassis so was not car based, but it was successful enough to show the way for others to follow. Chiefly, Toyota, with the seminal Corolla-derived first-gen RAV4 of 1994.

Fun fact: this earliest Vitara was also known as the Suzuki Escudo (Japan) and Sidekick (North America), as well as the GMC/Geo/Chevrolet Tracker and Pontiac Sunrunner (USA), Asüna Sunrunner (Canada), and perhaps most evocatively, Wanli WLZ5020XLD and Guangtong GTQ5020XLZ (China).

So, respect to the Vitara, especially since it has evolved over four redesigns, eight different badges and 33 years, from fashionable 4x4 leisure machine to 4x4 off-roader (1998 FT and 2005 JT Grand Vitara) to 2015’s monocoque-bodied JY-series small SUV.

How does the 2021 JY Series II Vitara 1.6 auto stand up? Keep on reading.

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2024 GWM Haval H6 Summary

This week I'm road-testing the new GWM Haval H6 Ultra Hybrid, which is the flagship model, and it offers the convenience of a hybrid engine and the space of much larger SUVs, despite only being mid-sized.

But that's not what should worry rivals like the ever-popular Toyota RAV4 hybrid, Nissan X-Trail e-Power and Kia Sportage - it's its price tag.

This Chinese competitor is shaking things up and in this review I'll unpack if it's as good in real life as it is on paper.

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